Millie Radford reveals lockdown has stopped her enjoying pregnancy as she shares pic of bare baby bump at 21 weeks
MILLIE RADFORD has revealed lockdown has stopped her enjoying pregnancy as she shared a photo of her bare baby bump at 21 weeks.
The 18-year-old, daughter to mum Sue and dad Noel, is due to give birth to a girl in early September.
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The expectant mother took to Instagram yesterday and admitted she was "gutted" she hasn't been able to "enjoy her pregnancy" due to the social distancing measures in place.
Sharing a photo of her blossoming baby bump, she penned alongside it: "21 weeks down, 18 weeks to go
"I’m gutted I haven’t had the chance to enjoy this pregnancy like I wanted to because of lockdown...
"No baby shopping, no listening to babies heartbeat, no sharing this experience with my friends or family."
Despite her upset at not being able to share every small milestone with her nearest and dearest, Millie revealed that she's starting to feel her little girl kick.
She finished off the post: "... but on the plus side I’m starting to feel little kicks from My baby girl 👣💗".
Millie, who has been documenting her pregnancy journey on social media, conceived her baby during a six-month relationship with a boy around her own age. Although, the pair are no longer together but he has vowed to be a part of his baby’s life.
Speaking to Fabulous in March, she said: "We didn’t use protection. I knew there was a risk of pregnancy but I didn’t think it’d be so easy.
"And I didn’t worry about STIs, as I trusted him. I’d known him for years."
After that pregnancy test in early January, Millie knew she had to tell her parents Sue, 44 and Noel, 49, who run a bakery business, they were going to become grandparents for the fifth time.
Although she was nervous telling them, Millie said they couldn't have been more excited: "My parents have always seen me as the ‘good girl’. They are not strict but I knew that telling them would make it real.
"Thankfully, they weren’t disappointed. They were excited."
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Millie's mother Sue Radford welcomed her 22nd child, a daughter named Heidie last month amid the Coronvirus pandemic.
Sue and Noel are also parents to Chris, 30, who no longer lives in the family home; Sophie, 26, who has also moved out; Chloe, 24; Jack, 22; Daniel, 21; Luke, 19; Katie, 17; James, 16; Ellie, 14; Aimee, 13; Josh, 12; Max, 11; Tillie, nine; Oscar, eight; Casper, seven; Hallie, four; Phoebe, three; Archie, two, and Bonnie, one.
Sadly, the couple’s 17th child, Alfie, was stillborn in 2014.