Pregnant Love Island star Shaughna Phillips is eagerly anticipating the birth of her first child, after announcing she was expecting a baby in October 2022.
The 28 year old star is officially in the stages of early labour, after making a mad dash to A&E this week. Now back at home, she's experiencing contractions, but there's no sign of the baby just yet.
Shaughna fell pregnant just two months after coming off the pill last summer, and described the moment she saw the positive test as an "out-of-body experience".
The media personality hasn't held back when it comes to detailing her experience of pregnancy, as she prepares to become a mum for the very first time, as she's opened up on struggling with her changing body and regretting not finding out her baby's gender.
This week, Shaughna dishes on everything from her baby shower and a gift that made her emotional, to her anticipation for her baby's birth and breaking down.
In her exclusiveOK! column, Shaughna gives fans and mothers-to-be her first hand, unfiltered experience…
The emotional baby shower gift that made me cry
I had my baby shower on Sunday, and it was so nice to see everyone that came, including my Love Island pals, Paige Turley and Demi Jones.
I was in two minds about whether or not to have one because I'm not good at things that are for me, when all the attention is on me, but I'm so glad I did have one. It was amazing.
My guests got me so many lovely presents and it was great because no one got me the same thing. I sat bouncing on my pregnancy ball for two hours as I opened them all at home.
One particular present that made me really emotional was from my cousin who got me a special charm.
She wrote in the card that she'd got it for me in memory of my dad (who tragically died of cancer in December 2016) which I can attach to my baby's nappy bag, so that my dad will go wherever me and my baby go.
I was just expecting an 'E' for his name, Eddie, but then when I opened it, it was a little picture of him.
It just completely took me by surprise. I was very very emotional. I just wasn't expecting to see it and it was so, so beautiful.
Social media trolls upset me
When social media trolls comment on things like how I look, it doesn't really bother me, but when people comment on personal situations about my pregnancy, it upsets me more.
I had lots of people messaging me about the position of my bump, telling me that my baby might be breech. It's not necessary – me and my midwife know what position my baby is in.
It upsets me because I would love to reply to the trolls and correct them, but there are certain people out there that will always have a problem with you, no matter what you say, no matter how wrong they've got a situation.
That took me a while to accept because I didn't understand why people wouldn't believe me when I corrected them, but now I just don't look at the messages.
I broke down after my scary hospital dash
I was at a shoot on Monday getting my full glam done, and then I noticed that I had a rash on my leg, which I then realised had spread across my bump.
We called 111 and were told to go to A&E, which was really scary, and whilst we were waiting for a taxi, I was sick twice.
I was concerned because people say that itchiness and rashes can be something to do with your liver function when you're pregnant, but the doctors said everything was fine, before telling me that I am in early labour.
When I got home from hospital, I got a really intense pain that felt like it was pushing down, and that's when I really started to get nervous.
My mum came and gave me a cuddle and I was just staring at myself in the mirror like 'what have I done?!'
I'm excited to find out my baby's gender
I haven't found out my baby's gender, and after Monday's hospital dash and knowing I'm in the early stages of labour, I understand now why people say that not knowing whether you're going to have a boy or a girl helps you through it.
When I thought that I was actually in full labour, I thought 'tomorrow I might know if I have a daughter or a son' which made me excited. I got butterflies.
So I think that when it does get hard, when it does get tough, and when I'm actually in the throes of full-on labour, that's definitely going to help that there will be a present (knowing the baby's gender) on the other side.
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