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A MOTHER has left people ‘scared’ to have children after showing off her baby bump.

Samantha, a content creator from the US, shared a short clip online showing off her bump, just days before giving birth.

TikTok/@lovvesammay

TikTok/@lovvesammay

Posting on social media, the influencer, who was 38 weeks pregnant at the time, wore a long sleeved white top and a pair of black leggings.

The now mum-of-four, who has since given birth to a baby boy just last month, lifted up her top to show off her bump, leaving many open-mouthed.

As she stood in her home, eager to ‘soak up the last few days’ before she was due to give birth, the mother wrote: “When you’re pregnant with your last baby and cherishing the final days.” 

The busy mum, who claimed that she did not have back pain, but did suffer with sciatica and hip pain, as well as swollen feet and hands during her fourth pregnancy, smiled as she excitedly rubbed her bump.

But Samantha’s short TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @lovvesammay, has clearly left many totally stunned, as it has quickly gone viral.

It has racked up a jaw-dropping 3.6 million views and has been shared 25,000 times.

And not only were many convinced that Samatha’s baby was “standing up” and doing “kung fu”, but countless social media users were shocked by the size of her ‘painful’ bump. 

One person said: “That looks so very painful.” 

Another added: “l’m now scared of pregnancy cause it looks painful.”

A third commented: “Sue him!”

Meanwhile, someone else claimed: “That baby is walking straight out of your belly with a briefcase, talking on their cellphone, on their way to work.”

At the same time, one user questioned: “Omg, twins?”

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To this, Samantha shared a follow-up clip and responded: “Alright, guys, so a few videos ago, I posted my pregnant belly and a lot of you guys are saying, how many babies are there?”

She then confirmed: “It’s just one baby. Just one. We ain’t having no twins, no twins in here, just one. 

l’m now scared of pregnancy cause it looks painful

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“For some reason when I get pregnant, especially this time around, my stomach‘s more pointy towards the front.

“He is measuring big, so we’re gonna see as soon as I deliver, which is any day now, how big this baby is gonna be.

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“But I just want to come on here and tell you guys, it’s just one baby. Just one and it’s a boy.” 

Since giving birth to her gorgeous son, Samantha, who has 651,700 followers on TikTok, confirmed that she “knew he was going to be a big baby”.

As a result, she wasn’t surprised when the newborn emerged weighing 10lbs 3oz. 

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Paul Merson fears Cole Palmer will struggle to regain his best form while Nicolas Jackson remains on the sidelines.

The England international cut a frustrated figure last night as the Blues slumped to a second defeat in a week against Brighton as their top four hopes took another hit.

Palmer started the season in sensational fashion but he has struggled in recent weeks and has now gone five games without a goal.

The much maligned Jackson is set to miss a significant chunk of the run inwith a hamstring strain and Merson believes Palmer will be pining for his normal strike partner.

‘They miss Jackson,’ Merson told Sky Sports. ‘Palmer makes Jackson and Jackson makes Palmer.

‘People will go don’t be silly Palmer’s an unbelievable player but you’re only as good as the players you’re playing in front of you.

‘He’s got no movement so what happens is if Jackson doesn’t make those runs, he’s a willing player who stretches the game then Palmer comes in and gets the ball.

‘Now Nkunku comes short, Palmer comes short and everything just closes up.’

On Chelsea’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League Merson conceded Enzo Maresca’s side now face an uphill struggle.

‘I think they’re right up against it now. It’s going to be difficult. You look at that third goal and it’s worrying for the manager.

‘When you’re playing like they did yesterday, and everyone has these games, as a manager these are the games you look at and see who are the characters, who are the ones who are going to keep on running about, who are the ones who aren’t going to give up, who will keep blocking shots and make sure the games doesn’t get messy. That’s going to be his biggest problem.’

Maresca, meanwhile, criticised the desire of his players as he reflected on the ‘worst performance’ of his tenure.

Travelling fans chanted ‘we want our Chelsea back’ during a miserable evening compounded by a hamstring injury sustained by Noni Madueke, having sung “we’ve got our Chelsea back” just under two months ago.

‘The reaction is everywhere the same in terms of when you’re winning games the fans are happy and when you don’t win games the fans are upset,’ said Maresca.

‘In this moment, they are completely right to be upset, especially in this moment of the season with the chance to bring this club where this club has to be.

‘Winning you can go one point from third, you can make the gap bigger with the rest.

‘To come here and play in the way we played, not on the ball, in terms of desire, we probably need to show more.’

On February 11, 2020 Robyn and Sharni Edwards-Peoples weren’t planning to get married.

The couple, who had been dating for six years, had lodged plans to have a civil partnership.

But after a council worker informed them that gay marriage was going to be legalised and they could marry instead if they preferred, they thought to themselves, ‘Why not?’

What was a simple decision turned into a five-year whirlwind, pushing them into the spotlight, garnering them recognition from people across the globe after becoming the first same-sex couple to marry in Northern Ireland.

On Tuesday, the couple marked their fifth wedding anniversary, and have spoken to Metro about the reflections of their wedding day now.

‘To be the first was scary because we had a weight on our shoulders,’ Robyn, 31, said.

‘We wanted to show the younger generation that it is fine and it’s normal.

‘When we were married at the start we always joked there’s no divorce now for us now.

‘At the time I felt a lot of pressure. Looking back it was just an opportunity for us to show people we’re just the same as everyone else.’

The wedding brought them not just pressure, but fame and admiration from home and abroad.

Robyn said: ‘We had fan pictures, people drawing pictures of our wedding.

‘They thanked us and because it wasn’t legal here as it isn’t legal in so many other countries.

‘We had people emailing us and messaging us on Instagram from places around the world.

‘We had mail from India where same-sex marriage isn’t legal.

‘People do recognise us when we go out on the gay scene in Belfast.

‘They congratulate us and thank us for putting themselves out there.’

Same-sex marriage became possible in Northern Ireland when the Stormont assembly collapsed.

Campaigners turned their attention to Westminster, and MPs backed an amendment to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland.

The bill was then passed for England and Wales in a historic act of Parliament in July 2013.

It came into effect in March 2014, six years before Northern Ireland.

A separate bill in the Scottish Parliament meant same-sex marriage was also legalised in the country in March 2014.

They were scheduled to have a civil partnership on February 11 2020 registrar gave them the unexpected opportunity to wed instead.

Robyn and Sharni credit their historic marriage to help change attitudes towards the LGBT community in Northern Ireland.

But they said they did face outcry from Northern Ireland’s social and religious conservatives after their wedding.

Robyn added: ‘There was so much backlash when the bill was passed.

‘People weren’t happy. Families would just turn their back on their kids who are gay because of who they love.

‘Obviously Northern Ireland is a very Christian country. I do have friends who’ve been kicked out by the families and have dealt with a lot of it.

‘It’s hard to change someone’s opinion. I think people are afraid of what they don’t know.

‘People can have their own opinions, that’s absolutely fine.

‘But all I want is the same rights as every other person has in Northern Ireland and to call Sharni my wife.’

Robyn first began dating with Sharni, 32, who is originally from Brighton, eleven years ago.

The pair are now thinking about starting a family, something which their same-sex marriage makes more appealing.

Robyn said: ‘If we were to have a kid now, we can both go on the birth certificate. There is not be a big fight to be seen as a parent and equal to anyone else.

‘We can both be legal parents and have the same rights as each other.’

This pathway to building a family is one of the many benefits which same-sex marriage legislation has brought the LGBT community, say Robyn and Sharni.

The new normal has begun to shift attitudes towards LGBT issues in Northern Irish society and the married couple have seen enthusiasm for LGBT causes skyrocket since their wedding day.

‘Attitudes towards same sex marriage have changed.

‘It is no longer taboo. There’s a lot more younger people feeling confident about being LGBT.

‘I’m not going to say it’s changed everyone’s opinion and there’s not homophobia still around, but every year Pride in Belfast is getting bigger.

‘Ten years ago, it was very small and not many people were turning up just even to show their support. And now it’s crazy to see. You go down every year and you the growth and the people’s minds changing.’

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