Mandy Moore Reveals Why She's Afraid to Tour While Pregnant

Mandy Moore has revealed that a rare blood disorder will prevent her from taking an epidural when she gives birth to her second child later this fall.

Today Parents, revealed she will not be able to receive an epidural when she welcomes her . "My platelets are too low for an epidural," Moore told . “It was awful.

Mandy Moore has revealed that a rare blood disorder will prevent her from taking an epidural when she gives birth to her second child later this fall.The star told  that she suffers from an autoimmune disorder known as immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). According to the Mayo Clinic, the disorder can lead to easy or excessive bruising and bleeding, which results from unusually low levels of platelets (the cells that help blood clot).The 38-year-old actress confirmed that her platelets «are too low for an epidural,» while adding that she went through the same experience during her pregnancy with her now 1-year-old son, Gus.«It was awful,» the actress recalled the experience.

Making plans. Mandy Moore is preparing to welcome baby No. 2 later this year without any pain relief.

TODAY Parents in an interview earlier this month. The Only Hope singer revealed she gave birth to her 17-month-old son, Gus, without pain relief and described the experience as 'awful. ''But I can do it one more time.

Mandy Moore is opening up about why she’s having an unmedicated birth when she welcomed her second child into the world this fall.

a website called IsAnyoneUp.com.“She says, ‘Hey, I’m really sorry. But you’re on this website [that’s] basically a website of nude photos,” recalls Laws in the Netflix documentary “The Most Hated Man on the Internet,” out Wednesday. The three-part series from Alex Marengo, producer of docs “Bad Sport” and “Killer Ratings,” recounts “king of revenge porn” Hunter Moore’s staggering rise to and shameful fall from digital eminence after launching IsAnyoneUp, or IAU, in the early 2010s. “I was racking my brain.

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 in ET's exclusive first look at Sunday's episode, which picks up with the women on their trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains.After Marlo Hampton asked Kenya Moore not to participate in any group activities if she refused to stay in the same house as them, Kenya shows up anyway for the day's excursion. Naturally, that gets Marlo a little bothered… and leaves the other women confused.«You're the same one who said you don't like when people purposefully poke at you, or purposefully do things to make you get agitated,» Kandi Burruss tells Kenya.

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick has announced she is pregnant with her second child with wife Kate Brooks.Taking to Instagram, the actress, 46, who plays Vanessa Woodfield on the ITV soap, posted an adorable snap of their son Teddy, born in 2020, revealing the news. In the sweet photo, Teddy poses in front of a TV screen which reads: "Coming this winter... baby Brooks #2." Michelle penned alongside the gorgeous snap: "We are super excited about our gorgeous news! I’m 20 weeks today and can almost rest a cup of tea on my bump #bigbrother" with a baby and heart emoji.

Mandy Moore is reflecting on the unsettling moments that led her to cancel the remainder of her “In Real Life” tour last month. The 38-year-old spoke to Today Parents and explained that the decision was for the well-being of herself, her 17-month-old son, Gus, and her unborn baby, whom she is expecting with husband Taylor Goldsmith in October.

Mandy Moore is reflecting on the unsettling moments that led her to cancel the remainder of her tour last month. The 38-year-old spoke to  and explained that the decision was for the well-being of herself, her 17-month-old son, Gus, and her unborn baby, whom she is expecting with husband Taylor Goldsmith in October.“I didn’t know I was pregnant when we planned the tour,” Moore shared, adding that she assumed she could «power through» just as she did while being on set filming  when she was in the third trimester of her first pregnancy.«As it turns out, being on a set is worlds away from being on a tour bus,” Moore explained. “It was like trying to sleep on a wooden rollercoaster.

Family comes first. As she gears up to welcome baby No. 2, Mandy Moore is sharing more insight into why she canceled her tour amid her pregnancy.