CATHERINE Tyldesley has revealed she’s suffering from loss of vision during her pregnancy.
The 38-year-old, who is expecting her second child with Tom Pitfield, admitted that “every days has brought new obstacles”, including terrifying issues with her eye sight.
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In a lengthy Instagram post the actress opened up about feeling “weak” as she explained how different this pregnancy has been from her first six years ago.
She wrote: “Don’t assume your pregnant pals are doing fine. Regardless of whether it’s their second, third, fourth child. I began to see very early on that this pregnancy was COMPLETELY different from my first.
“Not knowing how I am going to feel from one day to the next makes me feel weak. I hate feeling weak- mentally or physically. I hate ‘giving in’ … and certainly don’t like ‘giving up’.”
Catherine continued: “Each day has brought me new obstacles- my hormone sensitivity means- some days I am met with loss of vision at several points during the day through ocular, hormone related migraines.
“I have had to pull over in my car and ride out vision loss, crying on my own till it passes…But baby needs those hormones to flourish. For me it’s an inconvenience- to her its staying alive.”
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“My pregnancy insomnia means that some days , I can barely get out of bed. I can’t ignore my body- it’s doing it’s thing. Yes it’s hard – but my daughter is strong and thriving. That is what matters the most.
“I am grateful beyond words for this pregnancy- please don’t get me wrong, I know how lucky I am. It’s very difficult for me to admit I’m not firing on a cylinders. It’s very difficult for me to sometimes say ‘I can’t’. But when I look back on this section of my life – it will feel like such a short space of time.”
She added: “It is a lesson to me- to always check in with my pregnant friends AND their partners!!!”
The former Corrie star and Tom are due to welcome their little girl in the Spring.
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