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The formerBachelorcontestant, who welcomed daughterRuth Ray De La Luzin February, announced on Thanksgiving that she and boyfriend Grayston Leonard areexpecting their second child.
In a new video answering questions from fans about herfirst trimester, Martinez, 24, revealed that sheinitially didn’t think she was pregnantafter her first missed period, as her hormones had only just started to get back to normal following her daughter’s birth.
“I found out I was pregnant this time at 6 or 7 weeks. I really had no idea I was pregnant. I have only had two periods since Ruth was born, so when I missed my period I thought that it was just hormones,” she said. “Turns out it wasn’t.”
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While Martinez hopes her two children will grow up “to be best friends,” she has her concerns about what herpostpartum experiencewill be like with a newborn and a young child to care for.
“I’m mostly nervous about what the postpartum period is going to be like, or what people call the fourth trimester. That was the hardest time for me,” she said. “You’re generally not getting any sleep at all and you kind of feel like you’re losing your mind.”
The former reality star went on to note that as her kids get older, she expects things will become easier.
“I think as they get older it’s going to be so fun having them close in age. I think they’re going to be able to entertain each other a lot and hoping they’ll be be best friends,” she said.
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Earlier this month, Martinez gave her followers an update on her pregnancy, explaining that it was “already night and day compared to our first.”
Noting that she felt “guilty talking about this,” Martinez wrote that herfirst pregnancy was “scary,”as she and Leonard had only been dating for two months at the time.
“I felt embarrassed and ashamed, and I imagined everyone around me whispering about how ‘irresponsible’ we were,” she continued. “Going through such a life-altering shift with someone you barely know is stressful, scary, and often filled with doubt.”
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source: people.com
