She is preparing to welcome her third child into the world in the next few weeks.
And Helen Flanagan spoke candidly about the realities of having two young children with another on the way as she took to Instagram from her family home in Manchester on Monday.
The former Coronation Street actress, 30, showed off her baby bump in a floral dress as she shared a series of playful snaps with her daughter Delilah, two, while admitting ‘no one has it together all the time’.
Bumping along: Helen Flanagan spoke candidly about the realities of having two young children with another on the way as she took to Instagram on Monday
The soap star already has Delilah and big sister Matilda, five, with her footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair, 31.
Helen shared her self-improvement goals and said that with baby number three on the way she hopes to become ‘even more patient and not sweat the small stuff’ in life.
She wrote alongside a gallery of sweet images: ‘No one has it together all the time. Knowing that I’m going to have three children, three years apart, I know I need to work on being more chilled, even more patient and not sweat the small stuff.
‘The other day Delilah would not take off her slippers to go for the food shop, so I just thought fine and went with it and just carried her.
‘No one has it together all the time’: The former Coronation Street actress, 30, showed off her baby bump in a floral dress as she shared a series of snaps with her daughter Delilah, two
Big sister to be! In one fun snap, little Delilah sat in the new baby’s Moses basket as the pair posed for photos
In one fun snap, little Delilah sat in the new baby’s Moses basket as the pair posed for photos.
Helen added: ‘This is the Moses basket I’ve had with Matilda and Delilah and now for this baby, I love it it’s sentimental and I’ll always keep it.’
The TV star gushed about her young daughter Delilah’s bouncy locks, saying: ‘I’m so obsessed with Delilah’s curls. I’ve always wanted curly hair.’
Helen has adopted an open and honest approach to motherhood, and last week took to Instagram to share a frank message about feeling ‘twinges’.
Candid: Helen shared her self-improvement goals and said that with baby number three on the way she hopes to become ‘even more patient and not sweat the small stuff’ in life
Cutie: The TV star gushed about her young daughter Delilah’s bouncy locks, saying: ‘I’m so obsessed with Delilah’s curls. I’ve always wanted curly hair’
Proudly showing off her bump in a pair of beige leggings and a matching T-shirt, Helen celebrated the ‘last day of homeschooling’ as she spoke about the importance of being ‘cautious’.
She wrote: ‘Last day of homeschool. I’ve had quite a few twinges this week and one day i had a slight pattern of them and I thought is this it but it soon passed.
‘I think it’s best to always be more cautious than not and always speak to your midwife if your concerned about anything. I’d love to experience my waters breaking I think that would be really exciting.
‘I left it so late telling Scott last time to come from training (I didn’t know I would progress so quick as I was so late with Matilda) Delilah was born with in 40 minutes of him getting there.
Doting mother: The star has predicted she’s having another girl, saying: ‘I don’t know what I’m having, but if I was to predict I think I’m having another daughter!’
No more: Helen also revealed her third pregnancy will be her last after being left bed-bound with extreme morning sickness
‘I was induced with Matilda and with Delilah I think they broke a few minutes before she was born.’
The star has predicted she’s having another girl, saying: ‘I don’t know what I’m having, but if I was to predict I think I’m having another daughter!’
Helen also revealed her third pregnancy will be her last after being left bed-bound with extreme morning sickness.
The actress has suffered with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and revealed the symptoms have put her off having more children.
The condition, which Kate Middleton also suffered from, is characterised by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss and dehydration.
Mum and dad: The soap star already has Delilah and big sister Matilda, five, with her footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair, 31 (pictured)