Mandy Moore says she will have an unmedicated birth due to rare blood condition

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Mandy Moore shared she will have an unmedicated birth with her second child this fall due to a rare blood condition. Moore, 38, opened up about going without an epidural during birth due to her diagnosis of an autoimmune disorder called immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). "My platelets are too low for an epidural," Moore shared in an interview with "Today Parents." "It was awful.

But I can do it one more time. I can climb that mountain again." Mandy Moore shared she will have an unmedicated birth with her second son this fall.  (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) She continued: "I wish medication was an option — just the idea of it being on the table is so nice.

But we'll just push forth like we did last time." The "This is Us" star and her husband, Taylor Goldsmith, already share their 17-month-old son August, who she delivered unmedicated.

On Thursday, Moore took to her Instagram story to share a positive update on her pregnancy so far.  "I am fine. I just have to continue to get my blood checked — my platelet levels checked — throughout pregnancy.They're low, but they've always been low," Moore said, Today reported. "But I'm all good.