Charlotte Crosby says she's had 'the hardest day of her parenting life' after daughter Pixi was left 'screaming in pain' while battling illness

Charlotte Crosby has said that she's had the 'hardest day of parenting of her life' after daughter Pixi was left 'screaming in pain' while battling an illness.

The Geordie Shore star, 36, is mum to her two daughters, Alba, four, and Pixi, one, that she shares with fiancé, Jake Ankers.

Taking to her Instagram Stories, the reality star shared a worrying health update on her daughter Pixi.

She wrote on top of a selfie of her in bed: 'Pixi has hand foot and mouth. And believe me when I say her mouth is RIDDLED with ulcers.

'She's back in bibs that need changing every hour because they are soaked through. When I say she's screaming with her mouth pain.

'She's still keeping hydrated and temp is under control but this poor little girl hasn't ate in like 2 days!'

Charlotte went on: 'She's managed some sorbet and a tiny bit of soup.

'Obviously today is Alba's birthday so I feel like I've been pulled from pillar to post.

'Pixi will not be put down. And I've been trying to set up Alba's birthday toys, make a cake together and still make her birthday amazing.

'But me and Jake feel abit sh*t because we feel like we havnt been able to give our little Alba our all!'

She added: 'She's got her party at the weekend! So gunna make up for it ten fold! And hopefully Pixi will be feeling much better!

'Albas had a great day and I'm sure she hasn't even noticed as she's been so engrossed in playing with her toys. But you still feel guilty don't you.'

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common, contagious viral illness that typically affects children under five, though adults can also catch it.

Because the disease is caused by a virus, there is no medicine or antibiotic that can cure it. 

The virus simply needs to run its course, which usually takes seven to ten days. 

Charlotte has spoken out about her hopes of having a third child after suffering a devastating silent miscarriage.

The reality TV star joined Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley on This Morning to recount the moment she and fiancé Jake Ankers were told she had likely miscarried the baby at her eight-week scan.

Charlotte previously revealed how she discovered she was pregnant with her third child on March 3 and assumed all would be well after two healthy pregnancies.

But after doctors spotted something wrong with the pregnancy at her six-week scan, Charlotte was told two weeks later she had suffered a heartbreaking loss.

Sitting down with Cat, 49, and Ben, 51, on the ITV show, Charlotte immediately struggled to hold back her emotions as she opened up on the devastating events and said she still hopes to have a third baby one day.

Putting her hands over her face as her voice wavered, she told the presenters: 'I feel a bit emotional, but let's just keep going - I'll try and get through.'

She went on to explain about discovering she was pregnant with her third child: 'We weren't trying, it just happened, and obviously I got very scared when I saw the positive sign, I didn't sleep.

'But all the worries melted away and we started to get really, really excited, and we were like, "We'll manage, it'.

'[The pregnancy] felt completely normal, that's the craziest thing, I had some morning sickness and all of the hormones were there, it was just so normal, I never would have known any different.'

The former Geordie Shore star then revealed how she and Jake decided to book a private scan at six weeks, but it was during this appointment they felt something was wrong as there was a 'moment of silence'.

Charlotte explained: 'I went for my first scan at six weeks and basically it was just a different atmosphere. I've obviously been this twice before, so you kind of know what to expect when you sit down.

'They didn't switch the screens on for you to see straight away and the room was very quiet, and I just instantly thought, "Oh, I feel like there's something wrong".

'What they said was they weren't seeing what they were meant to be seeing on the screen, and they reassured me that it was quite common, I could have come a bit too early and got my dates mixed up.

'They couldn't scan us for another two weeks... it was the longest two weeks, it felt like it was going in slow motion, it was just dragging.

'After that initial scan, I knew something was wrong, whereas my partner was being really positive saying "it's going to be fine, honestly", but I kind of knew in my heart that there was going to be something wrong here.'

Two weeks later, Charlotte revealed the doctor 'confirmed it wasn't an active pregnancy' and that she had 'silently miscarried'.

A silent miscarriage is when the individual doesn't have any symptoms of pregnancy loss, like heavy cramping and bleeding.

Breaking down in tears again, Charlotte explained she was given another two-week window to see if she would miscarry 'naturally' before being offered a D&C (dilation and curettage) procedure.

She said the miscarriage has made herself and Jake realise they do want another child and would like to fall pregnant over summer and go on to get married in Marrakesh next year.