Elsie Hewitt 'learned so much' following pregnancy pain appeal
Elsie Hewitt has "learned so much" about herself amid her painful pregnancy after being inundated with messages from followers.
Elsie Hewitt has "learned so much" about herself amid her painful pregnancy.
The Dave actress - who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Pete Davidson - revealed over the weekend that she has been left in constant agony due
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder, and after urging her followers to offer tips and advice, she's been amazed by the "hundreds of messages" she has received.
She shared on her Instagram Story: "I just wanted to say thank you.
"I have literally received hundreds of messages from women with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome who have been pregnant or are pregnant who have gone through what I'm going through right now.
"There are so many symptoms and things that I didn't realise can be attributed to Ehlers-Danlos, so I feel like I'm learning so much about myself through this experience.
"I just wanted to say I'm seeing the messages, it's a lot of information, but I'm really grateful. Like really, really grateful. Thank you."
Elsie had previously admitted she had been in "absolute agony" thorughout her prefnancy.
She said in a video shared to her Instagram Story: "I've been in pain since the very beginning and it's just getting worse and worse.
"I'm in absolute agony pretty much 24/7. This morning, it's really bad."
Elsie explained she has attempted exercise, stretches, physical therapy, steroid injections, acupuncture and even energy healing in a bid to try and "manage the pain", and urged her followers to offer her some "hope".
She said: "At this point, if you can think of something that there is to do about the pain, I have tried it.
"I have tried everything, and it's only getting worse and I cannot walk.
"I am just straight-up suffering and in so much pain every single day. I actually really don't know how it could get worse than this...
"So, I'm turning to Instagram because I would really like to speak to someone who has been through pregnancy and birth with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Did your pain go away after? Does it get better? Am I gonna die?
"I just really want to feel a little bit of hope."
The 29-year-old star previously admitted she was "convinced" she was infertile because of her struggles with endometriosis.
Explaining why she had surgery to tackle the condition, she told People magazine: "I was 100 percent convinced that I was infertile and not going to be able to have kids.
"A big part of why I opted for the surgery was, first and foremost, my symptoms, but second, to preserve my fertility or try to get to a place where I could sustain the chances of having a family one day."
