Anne Hathaway, who announced she was expecting her second child, says she came forward about her struggles with getting pregnant because infertility can be deeply isolating.

“I think that we have a very one-size-fits-all approach to getting pregnant,” Hathaway said. “And you get pregnant and for the majority of cases, this is a really happy time. But a lot of people who are trying to conceive: That’s not really the story. Or that’s one part of the story. And the steps that lead up to that part of the story are really painful and very isolating and full of self-doubt. And I went through that.”

The 36-year-old Oscar winner revealed on Instagram this week that she and husband Adam Shulman, an actor and jewellery designer, are expecting another child.

The two have a three-year-old son, Jonathan. Hathaway posted a picture of her pregnant self with the caption “It’s not for a movie,” then went on to say that she was sending “extra love” to anyone with fertility issues because she’s experienced it, too, with both pregnancies.