Lauren Goodger has updated fans on the changes she has noticed to her body – and those yet to come – as she enters the final few weeks of pregnancy.
The 34-year-old reality star is expecting her first ever baby with her 22-year-old boyfriend, Charles Drury – who is a builder and amateur footballer from Chesterfield.
Lauren has been documenting her pregnancy and sharing every step of the way with fans and followers via magazine columns and social media updates.
With just a few weeks to go before she welcomes her baby, Lauren has shared her surprise at the fact her body has not endured stretch marks, and explained her plans for breast milk that has already been produced ahead of the arrival of her bundle of joy.
Taking to Instagram Stories on Monday, Lauren set polls for her followers as she explained she would be giving updates during a rest day.
She declared: “Me and bump have had a day off in bed,” adding that a day of rest was “needed”.
Drawing attention to her bump, she wrote: “My bump has definitely dropped loads. It’s not as high.
“I am very lucky as I don’t have a single stretch mark as yet, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen or won’t after birth.”
She went on to write: “I have this very fain belly line and no hair.”
She described her bump as being: “Quite tight and smoothe [sic]” and added: “One thing I’ve actually been very happy with my bump, the shape, the skin and size.”
During her update, Lauren explained that she has already been producing breast milk – or, as it is known, colostrum.
She wrote: “I am going to ‘hand’ express my colostrum into syringe and freeze.
“I am not due yet, still got a few weeks, so I will use this for when she is here and keep all the goodness.”
The NHS describes colostrum as: “The fluid your breasts produce in the first few days after birth is called colostrum. It's thick and usually a golden yellow colour.
“It's a very concentrated food, so your baby will only need a small amount, about a teaspoonful, at each feed.”
The NHS description adds: “Your baby may want to feed quite often, perhaps every hour to begin with. They'll begin to have fewer, but longer feeds once your breasts start to produce more "mature" milk after a few days.
“The more you breastfeed, the more your baby's sucking will stimulate your supply and the more milk you'll make.”
The NHS, however, makes no recommendation of preserving colostrum ahead of giving birth to give to a baby at a later time.
Meanwhile, Lauren – though evidently enjoying her pregnancy – hinted she is growing tired of carrying her baby.
She posted a quote to her Instagram Stories feed which reads: “Oh yes please continue to whine about how tired you are. Are you growing a human? Didn’t think so. Now be quiet.”
She shared the quote adding: “Hahaha I am sooo tired.”
