Soap Opera Vet Elizabeth Hendrickson Faces Birth In The Coronavirus Era

The coronavirus has touched everyone’s lives, including The Young and the Restless star Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe), who is in the last days of her pregnancy. The actress has shared with her social media followers just what challenges she’s facing right now.

Elizabeth Hendrickson: Ready To Meet Her Little Girl

“Lots of people have been checking in to see how I’m holding up,” Hendrickson posted on Instagram. “I’ll be honest earlier this week was rough. The best advice I got during my pregnancy was ‘The best birth plan is no plan’ but by no means was I expecting this.

“My midwife informed me at our 39-week appointment that we are no longer allowed to have anyone at the hospital except myself and [my husband] Rob. No doula, friends or family. My post-care plans have also changed drastically.

“The only saving grace is that my mother came a week early to self-quarantine so we will have some help. I’m not sure if she will even be able to hold her grandchild. She took a major risk to come help us. I’ve gotten lots of support and also some unwanted advice.

“I know there’s nothing right to say and people just want to be helpful. But I just want to have my feelings. I’m scared. I’ve never done this before. I wanted her to meet my close friends and family. I wanted to take her to lunch with my girlfriends while she was wrapped up against me. I don’t know when she will be able to meet anyone else. It may be a couple of months?

“I know we will get through this…I can’t wait to meet [my daughter] and see what she looks like. Sing to her and rock her to sleep. We are ready for her arrival. We’ve been waiting a long time for this…To anyone else that is dealing with this, I’m here for you…I plan to reach out as much as possible over social for advice, help or just some good ol’ humor !!” You can read Hendrickson’s full post below. The Young and the Restless airs weekdays on CBS. Check local listings for air times.

 

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Lots of people have been checking in to see how I’m holding up. I’ll be honest earlier this week was rough. The best advice I got during my pregnancy was “The best birth plan is no plan” but by no means was I expecting this. My midwife informed me at our 39 week appointment that we are no longer allowed to have anyone at the hospital except myself and Rob. No doula, friends or family. My post care plans have also changed drastically. I felt so confident that I would be able to get through it all with the help of close friends and a doula to help me recover and also help me with all of the unknowns that we are about to be faced with like breastfeeding. The only saving grace is that my mother came a week early to self quarantine so we will have some help. Im not sure if she will even be able to hold her grandchild. She took a major risk to come help us. I’ve gotten lots of support and also some unwanted advice. Just enjoy your time with your baby, you don’t want people touching her anyway, at least you won’t have any fomo etc. I know there’s nothing right to say and people just want to be helpful. But I just want to have my feelings. I’m scared. I’ve never done this before. I wanted her to meet my close friends and family. I wanted to take her to lunch with my girlfriends while she was wrapped up against me. I don’t know when she will be able to meet anyone else. It may be a couple of months? Which is just really hard for me to wrap my head around. I know we will get through this. I know this is going to be hard af! I can’t wait to meet her and see what she looks like. Sing to her and rock her to sleep. We are ready for her arrival. We’ve been waiting a long time for this. Just stop telling me everything is going to be ok, I’m sure it will be but It’s going to different and I’m not saying that different is bad. Just different. To anyone else that is dealing with this I’m here for you. Let’s kit and share stories. I plan to reach out as much as possible over social for advice, help or just some good ol’ humor !! – #motherhoodthroughinstagram #mothertobe #birthplan #motherhood

A post shared by Elizabeth Hendrickson (@e.c.hendrickson) on Mar 21, 2020 at 8:13am PDT

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