"Everything's just a liiiiittle more complicated when you're knocked up," Claire Danes shared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and we have to agree.
Everyday tasks turn into Olympian efforts when you're an expectant mum, and when it comes to out-of-the-ordinary activities like flying? Forget about it!
The Homeland actress had to fly out to Los Angeles to appear on the talk show, and told Jimmy just how difficult doing so is when you're pregnant.
Claire is currently expecting her second child with husband Hugh Dancy. When she's flying she has to wear compression socks, and the mum relayed to Jimmy just how complex the garment can be.
"So there's a lot of pressure on the lower extremities right? So it interferes with circulation, so it's harder for the blood to get back up to the heart," the 39-year-old explained.
"Anyway, so I hate these things and so I refuse to wear them until it's entirely essential."
The My So-Called Life went on to say, "So I'm like trying to negotiate putting them on in the teeny, tiny bathroom of the plane. It's the last second until we take off and I'm in there for like 20 freakin minutes."
"It turns out compression stockings are rather tight. You're supposed to put them on with...you need talcum powder," Claire added.
"I didn't have any of that stuff, so I was like...all the limbs were in every direction. I don't know what they thought I was doing in there, but it was not erotic."
Poor Claire! And though it may be uncomfortable, wearing compression socks when flying while pregnant is recommended by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
They also advice that mums-to-be wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes, regularly walk around the plane, have regular drinks of water, and exercise in their seat every half hour in order to avoid blood clots on long-haul flights.
For more advice on flying while expecting, you can visit the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists website here.
