Mum-to-be Laura McGoldrick: 'I FELT I'D LET MY FAMILY DOWN'

The actress, radio star and cricket fanatic opens up about her heartbreaking miscarriages and why they should no longer be a taboo topic

- KELLY BERTRAND

There are two types of pregnant women – the ones who seem to glide and glow through their 40 weeks, and then there’s everyone else. Broadcaster Laura McGoldrick is firmly in the latter.

“As you’ll remember from previous stories, I’m not one of those women who breezes through pregnancy,” she tells Woman’s Day, offering a big smile as she settles herself into the makeup chair, expertly navigating her gorgeous baby bump.

“I mean, I feel good, but I physically struggle. I have to have crutches. I have quite bad sciatica, and constant pins and needles. That’s why I have crutches, in case I fall. So, yeah, pregnancy – what a ride!”

The Hits radio star and wife of Black Caps cricketer Martin Guptill, Laura is well-versed in the sometimes-grim realities of childbearing and while she’s now 32 weeks into her pregnancy, it’s been an extremely difficult journey to get here, with two heartbreaking miscarriages.

In September, the 32-year-old announced her happy news to listeners live on her show The 3pm Pick-Up. And while she was thrilled to share that her adorable daughter Harley, three, would be getting a little brother in February, she also made the decision to be honest about her fertility issues.