Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has admitted that it has been years since she shared a bed with her fiancé.
The ITV soap actress shares three children with her other half footballer Scott Sinclair. The couple have been together for over a decade and live together with Matilda, six, Delilah, three, and son Charlie, 13 months.
Taking to social media, Helen explained that the couple "feel like flat mates" as they haven't shared a bed in seven years. She put it down to co-sleeping with the children as she shared her breastfeeding journey.
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Helen's lengthy Instagram post, in full, said: " I always feel like I look way more natural in pics when I’m with my kids. It’s been a good week of progress for Charles.
"Totally off my milk all through out the day and just having a feed before bed and when he wakes up a milky feed. Had to do it gradual for Charlie and also for me that I don’t get mastitis."
The actress continued: "I’ve not had any regular kind of childcare for Charlie since he’s been born so it’s been nice to have some this past week to sort just general life admin that I had to do that you just can’t do with a baby and because I’ve had a pair of hands he’s not been frustrated during the day not having my milk.
"Can’t believe it either Charlie’s started to want to sleep in his cot! He just seemed so unsettled next to me, I think a bit was a bit of constipation with eating more food bless him. I’ve always co slept with Charlie and the breast feeding went hand in hand. I’m doing my house up at the moment ( hence why most of my pics are taken in lounge area as I haven’t got round to the rest)."
She added: "One of my next jobs is mine and Scott’s room and after seven years it would be nice as a couple to actually share a bed and not feel like flat mates. I’ve always just co slept with the kids out of easiness and just basically so I can sleep and just function in the morning. There is so many other lovely amazing stages after nursing… loving watching Charlie’s little personality grow."
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