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08/10/2019
The actress is awaiting the arrival of her first child with boyfriend Matte Babel, but after her earlier traumatic experience, she was scared to announce the current pregnancy and kept it to herself for as long as possible.
Speaking to maternity lifestyle brand HATCH, Shay opened up on the toll this took on her mental health: "I previously had a miscarriage and that experience gave me anxiety about sharing the news of this pregnancy with anyone outside of our parents. With the first pregnancy, I was elated and told everyone at eight weeks. However, I wanted to be sure that this second pregnancy would be viable before shouting it from the rooftops, so I hid it for nearly six months and became very antisocial.
"Usually, I'm incredibly active and outgoing, but instead, I mainly stayed home to avoid stares and questions. I was extremely lonely."
Due to the secret, the 32-year-old then became paranoid that people may speculate about her weight gain and began suffering from prepartum depression.
She explained: "As long as I can remember, I've heard about postpartum depression. However, to be depressed at the beginning came as a shock. The isolation and anxiety I experienced was crippling. I thought I was going out of my mind and questioned why nobody ever talked to me about this phase.
"I've been fortunate since sharing the news of my pregnancy to have some amazing conversations with other pregnant women and moms and know that all these feelings are 'normal,' so now we just need to normalise them by discussing more openly!"
(JG/MH)
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Shay Mitchell's Pregnancy Angst
Shay Mitchell felt incredibly anxious about sharing her pregnancy news earlier this year after previously suffering a miscarriage.The actress is awaiting the arrival of her first child with boyfriend Matte Babel, but after her earlier traumatic experience, she was scared to announce the current pregnancy and kept it to herself for as long as possible.
Speaking to maternity lifestyle brand HATCH, Shay opened up on the toll this took on her mental health: "I previously had a miscarriage and that experience gave me anxiety about sharing the news of this pregnancy with anyone outside of our parents. With the first pregnancy, I was elated and told everyone at eight weeks. However, I wanted to be sure that this second pregnancy would be viable before shouting it from the rooftops, so I hid it for nearly six months and became very antisocial.
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"Usually, I'm incredibly active and outgoing, but instead, I mainly stayed home to avoid stares and questions. I was extremely lonely."
Due to the secret, the 32-year-old then became paranoid that people may speculate about her weight gain and began suffering from prepartum depression.
She explained: "As long as I can remember, I've heard about postpartum depression. However, to be depressed at the beginning came as a shock. The isolation and anxiety I experienced was crippling. I thought I was going out of my mind and questioned why nobody ever talked to me about this phase.
"I've been fortunate since sharing the news of my pregnancy to have some amazing conversations with other pregnant women and moms and know that all these feelings are 'normal,' so now we just need to normalise them by discussing more openly!"
(JG/MH)
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