Jesinta Franklin house bound for most of first trimester of third pregnancy to Buddy
Jesinta Franklin says she was in for a big surprise when she found out baby number three was on the way.
The model mum-of-two is now half way through her pregnancy, looking radiant at the Melbourne International Film Festival gala night opening on Thursday night.
But she said it hasn't all been smooth sailing with her first trimester finding her house bound for most of the way.
Stepping out for her first public appearance since finding out she was pregnant in her role with Armani Beauty — a major sponsor of the film festival which goes from August 7 to 24 — Franklin said she was happy things were now on the up.
'I spent about 10 weeks on the couch and that was pretty hard,' Franklin said on the MIFF red carpet at Melbourne Central.
'I am so grateful and thankful but it's nice to have come out on the other side.'
She was later in for a wild ride, with cinemas goers watching the Australian launch of If I Had Legs I Would Kick You starring Aussie actor Rose Byrne as a harried mother dealing with a roller coaster of issues, with visiting US filmmaker and director Mary Bronstein telling the audience to 'strap yourself in'.
The wife of former AFL superstar Buddy Franklin gave a frank update on the trials of motherhood in April this year, revealing she was 'easily the most sleep-deprived I've been since the kids were newborns'.
'Kids, sickness, emergency room visits with ear infections, huge workload, early starts, kids not sleeping. Shout out to all the mummas showing up every day, look after yourselves,' she said.
The Franklins, who live on the Gold Coast, share daughter Tullulah, four, and son Rocky, three.
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