Chloe Radford ‘wants to cry all the time’ as pregnant 22 Kids and Counting star feels ‘guilty’
22 Kids and Counting’s Chloe Radford has opened up about her emotional journey as she reaches 22 weeks into her second pregnancy.
The 29-year-old, who works as bakery manager at the family-run Radford Pie Company, is already mum to two-year-old Mila with her security guard boyfriend Jacob Wallace.
Radford, who is Noel and Sue Radford’s second eldest daughter, announced her pregnancy in October last year through a heartwarming video on TikTok.
The 29-year-old is one of the couple’s 22 children – making them Britain’s largest family a source of intrigue for fans since they made their television debut in 2012.
The expected baby boy will be the family’s 16th grandchild.
In her update, Radford revealed her morning sickness had finally subsided after being “definitely a lot worse” during this pregnancy.
The mum-to-be shared her experience with fatigue while she filmed herself applying her makeup, admitting she “gets tired walking up the stairs already.”
“I can’t lie, I’m definitely doing my make-up a lot more because I feel really, really c****y in myself. Really c****y, so I feel like I’m just trying to make a bit more of an effort, just to make myself feel a bit awake, bit more alive,” Radford admitted.
The 29-year-old conceded: “It is tiring and it is draining being pregnant.”
Despite the trials challenges of pregnancy, Radford was particularity emotional about her daughter Mila’s current behavioural phase as awaits a new baby brother.
“She’s just started to have really, really big feelings, a lot of meltdowns, tantrums,” Radford shared, noting that while this behaviour is normal, it’s particularly challenging.
“She is obviously needing a lot of our time and attention to help her deal with these big feelings,” the 29-year-old explained, her voice thick with emotion.
Radford revealed that the emotional toll of balancing her toddler’s needs with her pregnancy has left Chloe feeling overwhelmed.
“I just feel like crying all the time, just from feeling so guilty that she obviously just needs her mummy and daddy a lot at the minute,” she confessed.
“It’s making me feel really, really emotional,” she admitted, though remaining hopeful about the transition period.
“I have absolutely no doubt about it that she is going to be an incredible big sister,” Radford added.
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The 29-year-old said her emotions were particularly sensitive because she was expecting a baby boy.
Even with all the challenges, Radford and her husband remain “really excited” about welcoming their new child.
Radford revealed that she and her husband had already decided on a name for their unborn baby.
“Jake picked Mila’s name and then I came up with baby boy’s and we both love it,” she said.
The TikTok post concluded with the 29-year-old signing off: “Getting excited. Just a lot of feelings going on right now.”