Jessica Simpsonis finally approaching the finishing line of what has been a tough pregnancy!
Putting her own personalized spin onto the word “gestation,” Simpson simplycaptioned the shot, “Jess-tation.”
While no stranger to being pregnant, Simpson third pregnancy has not been smooth sailing.
Jessica Simpson.
First, the expectant mother has found herself experiencing extreme foot swelling in the final months of her pregnancy. The swelling, which is called edema, is common in the hands, face, legs, ankles, and feet and is completely normal during pregnancies.
Shortly after poking fun at her problem with ahilarious takeon the viral “10-year-challenge” in January and asking her followers for remedies, the singer tried out a technique to helpalleviate her condition.
Sharing a photo of her swollen foot, Simpson wrote that she was experimenting with cupping therapy, an ancient Chinese massage therapy technique thought to increase blood circulation. The star proudly showed off the favorable results shortly after posting an image of her foot with three suction cup-like tools on it.
“SKANKLES aka Skinny Ankles 😜,” she captioned an image of hernoticeably less swollen foot.
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Simpson then revealed she hadsuffered from several health problemsthroughout her pregnancy, including bronchitis and sciatica pain.
Her most recent bout with bronchitis came exactly a month later and kept her in the hospital for a week. It was the singer’s fourth time in two months contracting the illness, sheexplained in a poston Instagram earlier this month.
Jessica Simpson.Jessica Simpson/Instagram
Her pregnancy woes also meant atrip to the bathroom went horribly wrongafter she got a little too comfortable on the toilet seat.
“Warning…Don’t lean back on the toilet when pregnant 🤦🏼♀️” the expectant motherwrote on Instagramin February alongside a shot of her holding up the now-broken seat cover.
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The star also revealed that she has developed severe acid reflux as a result of her pregnancy. Things got so bad for her that she was unable to comfortably sleep in her own bed and resorted to buying a new recliner to get some proper rest.
“Severe pregnancy acid reflux has led to the purchase of my very own sleep recliner 😂🤣🤗” shecaptioned the photoon Instagram, which featured Simpson — wearing sweatpants, slippers, and a sweater with a fur neck lining — laying in her new cozy chair with her thumb up.
According toHealthline, being pregnant can trigger the body to experience acid reflux. Hormone changes cause esophagus muscles to relax and can allow acid to travel back up especially when someone is lying down.
The couple, who wed in 2014, are already parents to daughterMaxwell “Maxi” Drew, 6, and sonAce Knute, 5.
Despite the past few challenging months, Simpson said she’s pushing through the pregnancy because of how much she’s looking forward to having another one of her “cuties.”
“The one thing that gets me through this pregnancy is knowing I will get another one of these cuties 💚” shewroteon Instagram last month, alongside a shot of her kids hugging in their school uniforms.
source: people.com
