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,

Candiace Dillard Bassett is a happy first time mom. The Real Housewives of Potomac alum took viewers on her motherhood journey throughout her six seasons on the show, much of which centered around her hesitations and fears of motherhood due to her own upbringing and sometimes contentious relationship with her mother,

"Real Housewives of Potomac" star Candiace Dillard Bassett and husband Chris Bassett welcomed their first child together on Thursday, Oct. 3 — son Jett Maxwell Lee Bassett. But while sharing their happy news with PEOPLE exclusively,

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.

"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