Pregnant Zoe Marshall discusses her ‘debilitating’ struggles as she prepares to welcome second child with NRL star husband Benji
NRL WAG Zoe Marshall announced she is pregnant with her second child to footy star Benji Marshall.
And on Wednesday, the 36-year-old discussed the ‘debilitating’ struggles she has managed over the past few weeks.
She explained to The Daily Telegraph that morning sickness has been leaving her feeling unwell and unable move or leave home for four months.
Feeling unwell: On Wednesday, Zoe Marshall discussed her ‘debilitating’ struggles with The Daily Telegraph as she prepares to welcome her second child with NRL star husband Benji
‘It is pretty debilitating and no one talks about that part because we should be grateful and sickness is a sign of a healthy baby,’ she said.
The mother-of-one, who is 23 weeks pregnant, noted that morning sickness can weigh on the mental health of an expectant mother in the early stages of pregnancy.
‘You are sensitive because for women like myself who have suffered to fall pregnant or even miscarried, to then hear someone say how hard it is, I get the two sides of the coin.’
‘It is very complex’: The mother-of-one, who is 23 weeks pregnant, noted that morning sickness can also weigh on the mental health of an expectant mother in the early stages of pregnancy. Pictured during her first pregnancy
‘But if you are wanting to throw up all day apart from when you are asleep, it is a very heavy energy to not share. It is very complex,’ she added.
Zoe and Benji, who are proud parents to their son Benjamin Fox, two, shared their exciting baby news in an Instagram post in December.
She shared a sonogram photo alongside a recording from her podcast in which she described being ‘so sick’ during the first few weeks of her pregnancy, and revealed their second child is due in June 2021.
Sensitive: ‘You are sensitive because for women like myself who have suffered to fall pregnant or even miscarried, to then hear someone say how hard it is, I get the two sides of the coin.’ Pictured with husband Benji
New addition: Zoe and Benji shared their exciting baby news in an Instagram post in December
The happy news comes after Zoe revealed in April she’d suffered a devastating miscarriage in late 2019.
She explained that Benji, 35, had asked her not to announce her pregnancy too early because the emotional impact of losing a baby in 2019 had ‘rattled him’.
‘We had a loss around this time last year. I think the impact of that on me really rattled him. He’s private in general but didn’t want me to share.’
Zoe married Wests Tigers star Benji at a private estate in Byron Bay in 2013.
Family: The couple, who are proud parents to their son Benjamin Fox, tied the knot at a private estate in Byron Bay in 2013