Lauren Pope underwent a hospital procedure to help turn her breech baby before she gives birth, on Friday.
The former TOWIE star, 39, who is currently expecting her second child with her boyfriend Tony Keterman, detailed the External Cephalic Version (ECV) adding that she felt ‘well and truly poked and prodded’ but the success meant it was worth it.
Taking to Instagram, she shared a video of her bump covered in monitors and explained the procedure to help others who are going through the same thing.
‘I’m feeling well and truly poked and prodded’: Pregnant Lauren Pope, 39, underwent a hospital procedure to turn her breech baby before she gives birth on Friday
Alongside the clip, she penned: ‘To my fellow breach mumma’s… I had my ECV procedure a couple of days ago and it worked!
‘Baby is now head down and I am so relieved! There is a small chance they can turn back before you go into labour but I’m going to stay positive and hope for the best!
‘I’m not going to sugarcoat it, it isn’t the most pleasant experience but if you breath deep through it and try to zone out, it is over before you know it, I think in total it was around 3/4 minutes.’
Success! Taking to Instagram, she shared a video of her bump covered in monitors and explained the procedure, to help others who are going through the same thing
Helpful: Easing the minds of other expectant mothers she added: ‘So for anyone in the same position, hope you sees this and it helps to ease your anxieties’
Easing the minds of other expectant mothers, she added: ‘You and baby need to be monitored before and after to make sure all is ok, so in total I was there a couple of hours.
‘Also had a blood test booked the same day so I left feeling well and truely poked and prodded lol but totally worth it.
‘That evening and since my stomach has felt quite sore, almost like punched but it is totally bearable.
‘So for anyone in the same position, hope you sees this and it helps to ease your anxieties, I felt pretty anxious in the lead up to it and I’m the biggest baby so if I can do it, you can do it!! Now just need to sit and wait for when they feel ready to make an arrival.’
Blessed: Earlier this year, Lauren exclusive told the MailOnline, that she was feeling ‘incredibly grateful’ for her pregnancy
Earlier this year, Lauren exclusive told the MailOnline, that she was feeling ‘incredibly grateful’ for her pregnancy.
Lauren said: ‘I am thoroughly enjoying this new chapter of life being a mother and spending time with my family.’
She welcomed her first child with Tony in July 2020, a baby girl named Raine Anais, shortly after stepping away from the spotlight to focus on family.
Adorable: She welcomed her first child with Tony in July 2020, a girl named Raine Anais, after stepping away from the spotlight to focus on family (pictured with Raine in August)
The couple first went public with their romance in January 2019, with Tony later revealed to be a foreign exchange investor.
Lauren previously admitted that she found motherhood ‘surreal’ after welcoming her first child into the world.
Speaking to MailOnline, the beauty discussed the ‘tough’ birth of her baby girl, but insisted she now feels at her ‘most content.’
Stepping away from the spotlight: Lauren said: ‘I am thoroughly enjoying this new chapter of life being a mother and spending time with my family’
She said: ‘It’s still so surreal that she’s finally here after all these months, I just can’t stop staring at her beautiful little face.
‘The birth was tough of course but she is worth every bit of pain, tears, sickness and exhaustion.
‘I now feel at my most content, I may have painful sore parts of my body and a belly that still looks five months pregnant but I don’t even care, all I care about is being the best possible mum I can be and to soak in every minute of every day with her.’
