Ashley James admits she is feeling anxious after receiving ‘unsolicited advice’ during her pregnancy

Ashley James has admitted that she is feeling anxious after receiving ‘unsolicited advice’ from other people during her pregnancy. 

The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, discussed the pressures she has been under for the last 26 weeks in a candid Instagram post on Friday as she shared a snap of her blossoming baby bump.

The blonde beauty went makeup free as she posed in white underwear and opened up about the ups and downs of her journey, admitting some days she feels ‘invincible’ while other times she can ‘barely function’. 

In the emotional post she penned: ‘What I’ve come to realise is that every single pregnancy is so unique, so don’t compare your journey to anybody else’s and don’t listen to unsolicited advice.

‘I have days where I feel invincible, and days like yesterday and today where I don’t get much sleep and can barely function.

‘I know people who are loving pregnancy, and people who are hating it. People who LOVE their bodies, and people who are struggling. People who feel relaxed, and people who are anxious about everything.

‘I’ve realised that usually the people who offer up unsolicited advice think they’re being helpful. Usually they were worried about a certain area and so they want to share their experiences to ease your worries, but what they don’t realise is that it’s an area you weren’t even worrying about.Plus, they’re the 10th person to offer advice on a different topic of pregnancy that day.’

Giving a comparison to illustrate her point she added: ‘It’s the equivalent of us walking down the street and every person we pass stopping to earn us of a different danger we might encounter based on their own fears. ‘If you trip over the pothole you might break your leg’, ‘someone might run a red light and run you over’, etc etc.

‘It turns out it’s the opposite of helpful, and they’re more likely to plant doubt or anxiety in our minds. Please don’t give advice unless someone asks for it, no matter how good your intentions are.’

She signed off by saying: ‘I just want to say, to myself as much as anyone else, however you’re feeling and whatever you’re going through, through the good days and bad days, you’re doing great and we got this.’

Ashley is expecting her first child with boyfriend Tom Andrews, 31, and last month the couple discovered they are expecting a baby boy which is due in January 2021.  

Ashley, who famously championed single life, started dating tech professional Tom in October 2019 when they reconnected after meeting a decade earlier at work.

Six months later, the couple discovered they were having their first baby, after Tom moved into Ashley’s London home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier this week Ashley showcased her growing baby bump as she returned to her fitness training after recovering from pelvic pain. 

She also revealed that she and her partner Tom have decided their child’s name but have not announced it to the public yet.