Pregnant Steph Claire Smith packs her hospital bag as she prepares to give birth to her second child
Steph Claire Smith is just days away from giving birth to her second child with husband Josh Miller.
The influencer, 31, who shares son Harvey, four, with her partner, took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal how she is preparing to welcome the new addition.
Sharing images to her Stories, the KICPOD co-host could be seen packing a bag to take to the hospital with her in preparation for her bundle of joy.
In the photo, Steph packed nappies into a suitcase already filled with various baby items, such as clothes, dummies, a soft blanket, and swaddling cloths.
Steph also uploaded a picture of a sweet note she received from her team at KICPOD.
The message included several glamorous shots of Steph flaunting her pregnant belly, with the words: 'A little KIC chick is about to hatch... Congratulations Steph!'
The envelope was inscribed with, 'Good luck, Steph,' above a love heart.
It comes after Steph and her husband Josh used the Spinning Babies method to prepare for the birth of their second child.
The pregnant fitness influencer filmed her husband holding up their mattress while watching an instructional tutorial for one of the recommended exercises.
In videos uploaded to her Stories last month, Steph could be heard laughing while Josh held up the bottom end of the mattress to keep her aloft on an angle.
Steph flaunted her baby bump, which she cradled with one arm while holding her iPhone up with the other, and chuckled as she documented the humorous moment.
'Do you have to stay there?' she asks Josh and he turns his eyes to the video.
'I do have to stay here,' he deadpans, making her laugh harder at the idea of lying on a diagonal angle.
In the second video, she could be seen relaxing on the up-turned mattress, as she practised one of the body balancing exercises for pregnancy and labour.
'Trying the Spinning Babies moves. Josh is holding up the bed like a champ for one of them,' the influencer captioned the video.
Spinning Babies is an approach 'to optimise the physical relationship between the bodies of the mother and baby for pregnancy comfort and easier childbirth,' per the website that offers 'Parent Class' videos.
It was devised by American midwife Gai Tully, who describes it as 'practical birth preparation and baby positioning to fit the pelvis and reduce pain in childbirth'.
'During birth, babies descend through the pelvis by turning to fit each curve in the passage,' the Spinning Babies website explains.
'Baby's turns are 'fetal rotation.' If fetal rotation can be made easier, birth is easier for everyone. If practiced daily, an easier labor and birth are likely.'
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