Elsie Hewitt has "learned so much" about herself amid her painful pregnancy

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder, and after urging her followers to offer tips and advice, she's been amazed by the "hundreds of messages" she has received.

She shared on her Instagram Story: "I just wanted to say thank you.

"I have literally received hundreds of messages from women with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome who have been pregnant or are pregnant who have gone through what I'm going through right now.

"There are so many symptoms and things that I didn't realise can be attributed to Ehlers-Danlos, so I feel like I'm learning so much about myself through this experience.

"I just wanted to say I'm seeing the messages, it's a lot of information, but I'm really grateful. Like really, really grateful. Thank you."

Elsie had previously admitted she had been in "absolute agony" thorughout her prefnancy.

She said in a video shared to her Instagram Story: "I've been in pain since the very beginning and it's just getting worse and worse.

"I'm in absolute agony pretty much 24/7. This morning, it's really bad."

Elsie explained she has attempted exercise, stretches, physical therapy, steroid injections, acupuncture and even energy healing in a bid to try and "manage the pain", and urged her followers to offer her some "hope".

She said: "At this point, if you can think of something that there is to do about the pain, I have tried it.

"I have tried everything, and it's only getting worse and I cannot walk.

"I am just straight-up suffering and in so much pain every single day. I actually really don't know how it could get worse than this...

"So, I'm turning to Instagram because I would really like to speak to someone who has been through pregnancy and birth with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Did your pain go away after? Does it get better? Am I gonna die?

"I just really want to feel a little bit of hope."

The 29-year-old star previously admitted she was "convinced" she was infertile because of her struggles with endometriosis.

Explaining why she had surgery to tackle the condition, she told People magazine: "I was 100 percent convinced that I was infertile and not going to be able to have kids.

"A big part of why I opted for the surgery was, first and foremost, my symptoms, but second, to preserve my fertility or try to get to a place where I could sustain the chances of having a family one day."