Scarlett Moffatt has opened up about the struggles of her first trimester after announcing her 'miracle' pregnancy just weeks ago as she prepares to welcome her second child.
Honest Account of Pregnancy
The former Gogglebox star took to Instagram Stories to give a very real, candid verdict about her first trimester, branding it 'hell'. In a post, she shared a picture of herself in bed after waking up and wrote: 'Also for those lovely ones saying I'm glowing, let me tell you the first trimester was HELL lol. I was driving to jobs and having mini sicks, then filming getting hot and cold flushes and migraines. So I'm now accepting compliments lol thank you.'
Baby News Announcement
Scarlett recently revealed she was pregnant with her second child in a sweet video shared on social media. In the clip, her son Jude could be heard talking about being a 'big brother' while Scarlett beamed as she held up a pregnancy scan alongside her fiance, Scott Dobinson. She captioned the reveal: 'We honestly can't believe we're writing this… After everything, we feel unbelievably lucky to be able to say our family is growing. One little miracle gave us Jude, and now he's going to be a big brother. And if there's one thing we know for certain, it's that he is going to be the most amazing big brother. We are so grateful, so excited and still a little bit in shock… our hearts are fuller than we ever thought possible.'
Cravings and Pregnancy Symptoms
In another story, Scarlett posted a poll asking followers to guess the baby's gender, with options for pink or blue hearts. She captioned: 'My bump is very high this time and I started showing early from around 14 weeks. My cravings have been grated cheese, cheese toasties, cheese scones lol (did I mention ha).'
Fertility Struggles and Miscarriage
The baby news comes after Scarlett opened up about experiencing a baby loss following the birth of her son Jude. During the I'm A Celebrity All Stars series, she discussed having a miscarriage with her campmates in South Africa. An emotional Scarlett said: 'When all you want is a family, it's really hard when that doesn't come naturally or easily, you question yourself, is it ever going to happen? It's just really hard. It just makes life feel heavier. After Jude, we tried again and got quite far along and miscarried it and it was just… I remember Scott's mam and dad took Jude for the day and me and Scott just laid in bed crying and it was just awful.'
Devastatingly, Scarlett said losing a baby through a miscarriage means 'mourning a life that you imagined'. 'It's just really sad. We have to just be so grateful that we've got ours,' she added.
Scarlett also revealed she learnt she was pregnant just hours before their first IVF appointment after struggling to conceive for years. She and partner Scott had tried for four years before she got pregnant with Jude, sharing: 'And then the day we found out I was pregnant, the day after we were going to a fertility clinic.'
