Love Island’s Shaughna Phillips: ‘I massively regret not finding out baby’s gender’
23.02.2023 - 15:51
/ ok.co.uk
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 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". Shaughna, who is just weeks away from her due date, 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 finding out that her baby is in breech.
This week, Shaughna dishes on everything from the urge to find out her unborn child's gender so late into her pregnancy, to morning cravings for a very non-morning food, living with her mum when she brings her baby home, and "rolling with the punches" following a tumultuous few weeks. In her exclusive OK! column, Shaughna gives fans and mothers-to-be her first hand, unfiltered experience...
I regret not finding out my baby's gender That incentive to push when giving birth was one of the deciding factors in not finding out the baby's gender – so many people have said to me it helps not knowing! But I've also had so many people telling me "you're definitely having a girl" or "definitely having a boy". My mind changes every day about what I am having, so now I don't really have any expectations.
I'm not sure I made the right choice by deciding not to find out the gender. It's not that it's stopped me connecting to the baby, but I definitely think if I knew what they are, it would feel a lot more personal.
I would prefer to be able to say "my daughter" or "my son". At the moment, I still refer to the baby as 'it' or sometimes
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