Actress Hilary Duff, who is battling "very contagious" strep throat, has opened up about feeling mom guilt. The actress took to Instagram Stories about how she was battling a "very contagious" case of strep throat. Although Duff, 31, felt terrible, she said her mom guilt was making her feel even worse because she is currently unable to spend time with her children - son Luca Cruz, 7, and daughter Banks Violet, 10 months - as she recovers from the illness, reports people.com.

"I'm super sick - I think I have strep throat - and I'm in bed I'm getting an IV to hopefully feel better," Duff explained, before asking her followers, "As a parent, why does it feel so horrible to be sick? Like, the guilt of being in bed."