Giuliana Rancic cried the first time she left her new baby.

The E! News anchor and her husband Bill Rancic welcomed their first child, Edward Duke, into the world via gestational carrier in August and Giuliana has barely left his side since the birth.

Speaking on the 'Today' show about leaving him at home with Bill, she said: "I left last night, it was harder than I thought, I was crying when I left.

"I love spending every second I can with him!"

The emotional star has also admitted to crying at the birth.

She said: "When he came into the world we just started hysterically crying tears of joy."

The couple - who tied the knot in September 2007 - struggled to conceive for four years and during Giuliana's third attempt to get pregnant through IVF her doctor discovered she had breast cancer.

While she is now cancer-free following a double mastectomy, Giuliana revealed their difficulties having a child have even made them relish everything about parenthood, even getting up for middle of the night feeds.

She explained: "We struggled so long to have a baby now that he's here we're not going to complain. You're never going to hear us complaining."