Candiace Dillard Bassett tells PEOPLE exclusively that she is 'mourning the loss' her pregnancy weight and misses 'celebrating my thickness.' The former 'Real Housewives of Potomac' star and her husband Chris Bassett welcomed their first child together,

The 37-year-old former reality star announced her exit from the Bravo show in March, revealing her pregnancy news the following month.

Real Housewives of Potomac’s Candiace Dillard Bassett is a new mom after welcoming her first child with husband Chris Bassett. The RHOP alum, 37, tells PEOPLE exclusively that she is “so happy” she left the Bravo reality series after season 8 wrapped to focus on her pregnancy.

"I'm just so content and satisfied with how soft my pregnancy was," says the new mom, who welcomed a baby boy with her husband Chris Bassett last month

Candiace Dillard Bassett says she's not watching RHOP this season and that she has no regrets about leaving the series to focus on being pregnant.

Candiace Dillard Bassett has a lot to sing about! PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the R&B songstress and 'Real Housewives of Potomac' alum, 37, welcomed her first child with husband Chris Bassett, 46 — son Jett Maxwell Lee Bassett — on Thursday,