Ireland Baldwin calls pregnancy 'hard' as she opens up about challenges trends now
Ireland Baldwin announced she was expecting her first child earlier this month with boyfriend RAC.
The daughter of Alec Baldwin, who is expecting a baby girl, shared a note on Wednesday speaking out on pregnancy challenges.
The star, 27, wrote: 'Pregnancy is hard. It takes so much out of you. I wasn't ready for that. I've always wanted a baby with the right person.'
Her thoughts: Ireland Baldwin announced she was expecting her first child earlier this month with boyfriend RAC. The daughter of Alec Baldwin shared a note on Wednesday speaking out on pregnancy challenges
Ireland prefaced her thoughts with a vulnerability trigger warning' before opening up about her struggles during her first pregnancy.
She added that she found a 'lot of comfort in unfamiliar corners of social media' and hopes that her message will help someone feel less alone if they are feeling the same as her.
Ireland noted that she has read similar notes on it and on how 'hard this journey can be,' which helped her 'so much.'
'Pregnancy is hard. It takes so much out of you. I wasn't ready for that. I've always wanted a baby with the right person. I grew up with a very jaded perception of what love really looked like and I always wanted to have a child of my own with someone who would treat us right and love us unconditionally,' she said.
Her struggles: The star, 27, wrote: 'Pregnancy is hard. It takes so much out of you. I wasn't ready for that. I've always wanted a baby with the right person'
Thoughts: Ireland noted that she has read similar notes on it and on how 'hard this journey can be,' which helped her 'so much'
Closer look: Ireland posted a snap of her baby bump to her Instagram page
The star continued, admitting that 'relationships are hard. Break ups are very hard. Losing a job. Losing a loved one. Getting sick. All of that is extremely difficult. But I underestimated just how hard pregnancy would be on my mind and my body. Being someone with extreme health anxiety on a daily basis, pregnancy has turned things in a high gear,' she wrote.
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