Carrie Bickmore stuns in intimate photoshoot for Stellar Magazine

In anticipation for her third child, Carrie Bickmore opens up about being a working mum while revealing her baby bump.

The Project’s Carrie Bickmore has revealed her baby bump in style as she prepares for the arrival of her third child.

In an interview withStellar Magazine, Bickmore, one of the most recognisable faces in Australian media, said she was feeling a few jitters ahead of the birth of baby number three.

“I am a working mum, just like mine was,” she told Stellar.

“Occasionally I’ll miss things. Things might be forgotten. But that’s OK. When it comes to our time together, it is quality not quantity.”

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Bickmore has had her fair share of hardships on her road to motherhood.

After giving birth to her first child, Oliver, 11, she suffered a life threatening haemorrhage. Three years after Ollie was born, his father, Greg, died of terminal brain cancer. After the birth of her second child Evie, 3, Bickmore suffered two miscarriages.

Carrie Bickmore poses for Stellar Magazine. Picture: Damian Bennett / Stellar Magazine

“You never know what the next day may bring,” she said to Stellar.

“One minute there’s a room all set up [for the baby] and the next there’s not. To be a woman feeling that baby kick and move, being so close to the end and thinking to yourself: ‘I am almost home and hosed [with the pregnancy].’ So I don’t take anything for granted.”

Carrie Bickmore opens up about her pregnancy. Picture: Damian Bennett / Stellar Magazine

Bickmore says she is both “terrified and excited” about being a mother of three. Picture: Damian Bennett / Stellar Magazine

Bickmore also admits seeing a counsellor after she experienced panic attacks while pregnant with Evie, saying it “made a world of difference”.

“I am not saying that I loved giving birth to Evie, but it was nothing like the problems I had the first time. I have been a lot less stressed this time around, but my heart rate still increases whenever I even think about childbirth,” she told Stellar.

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This isn’t the first time Bickmore has spoken about the woes of pregnancy.

In June Bickmore opened up on her radio show, Carrie & Tommy, about her difficulties during the first trimester of this pregnancy.

“Until this week, I felt so sick — 24 hours a day, like I mean so sick,” she said.

“[Being] hungry made me feel sick, eating has made me feel sick, being awake has made me feel sick, sleeping has made me feel sick, coffee has made me feel sick, everything has made me feel sick.”

From panic attacks to intense morning sickness, Bickmore speaks candidly about her struggles. Picture: Damian Bennett / Stellar Magazine

Earlier this year, Bickmore wrote a column for Stellar, about her miscarriages and the expectation that women should announce their pregnancies as they hit the 12-week mark, even today she is still seeing the profound effect the column had on people.

“People still come up to me in the supermarket to talk about it and share their experiences,” she told Stellar.

“Some women may never feel comfortable talking about it. People should just do what is right for them. I have never been ashamed about what happened. But it would have been too painful for me to have discussed it at the time.”

Bickmore admits to Stellar she sought the advice from parents in anticipation of the newest addition to her family, “I am equal parts terrified and excited,” she said.

“I have been taking advice from other parents on managing three children because I honestly have no idea what to expect. I don’t have a lot of friends with three kids, so it’s all a bit of a mystery to me.”

- For more from Stellar’s cover interview with Carrie, head to www.stellarmag.com.au