article_snippet.sent: But at eight months pregnant with her first child, the 26-year-old has revealed being an expectant mum has been one of her toughest roles of her life so far.
article_snippet.sent: In an interview in the Sunday Mirror the gold medal winning athlete says the extra pounds she gained in the early stages of she pregnancy were hard to deal with, especially as she didn't even look pregnant and was used to being in charge of she body.
article_snippet.sent: Rebecca Adlington can't wait to 'feel Eight months pregnant Rebecca Adlington again' after former Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington daughter is born .
article_snippet.sent: Rebecca and husband Harry Needs last month, left, and in December 2014 at the start of Rebecca first pregnancy .
article_snippet.sent: Rebecca has been swimming and going to the gym to keep fit during pregnancy, Instagramming Rebecca progress .
article_snippet.sent: Rebecca says: 'I put on a stone and could no longer fit in my clothes, but I wasn't ready for maternity stuff.
article_snippet.sent: Rebecca married fellow swimmer Harry Needs, 23, in September 2014 and discovered Rebecca was pregnant soon after their honeymoon.
article_snippet.sent: Get Me Out Of Here in December 2013 by avoiding carbohydrates, Rebecca, who is expecting a baby girl, says Rebecca's now 'craving stodge'.
article_snippet.sent: Rebecca also revealed Rebecca can't wait for Rebecca pregnancy to finish and is fed up of becoming breathless walking up a flight of stairs.
article_snippet.sent: I want to get back in shape and feel like Rebecca again.'
article_snippet.sent: Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington on holiday in Dubai with Harry earlier in the pregnancy .
article_snippet.sent: With a family history of miscarriage, Rebecca says Rebecca has been especially careful throughout the pregnancy, and has been swimming and going to the gym to keep fit.
article_snippet.sent: Rebecca is due on June 4 and Rebecca is planning a water birth, which Rebecca believes is 'logical' given that the baby is in water now.
article_snippet.sent: And with Rebecca best friend's wedding, at which Rebecca will be bridesmaid, in August Rebecca is determined to get back Rebecca pre-baby figure as soon as possible.
highlights_snippet.sent: Pregnant Rebecca Adlington, 26, has struggled with her changing shape .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: her can't wait to regain her pre-pregnancy figure and feel her again .
  