I’ve been chatting with a few friends lately (some pregnant and some not) about pregnancy, its toll on our body & body image, as well as how it is so much better different than anything I ever thought I would get to experience. BUT it hasn’t been easy every day. There are days I beat myself up over the way that I look. There are days that I spend comparing myself to other 31 week bumps or other first time pregnant moms. There are days when taking a walk makes me out of breath. There are days when I just want to lay around and stuff my face with ice cream. There are days when I want to mourn the loss of my body before I was pregnant. There are days when I feel like women are out there tearing each other down more than building one another up.
Basically, I am on here to tell you that YOU ARE A GREAT MOM ALREADY regardless of your belly size, your pregnancy symptoms, your weight gain or your baby gender. Your one responsibility is to grow a baby (& healthy one to the best of your ability). You are not a failure because your baby is growing differently than anyone else. You can still love your baby and struggle with the changes your body is making. It’s okay, mama, to not have it all together all the time.
Here are some things that I have told myself and other pregnant friends over the last few days.
We’re all in this together & you are never alone.
XOXO,
Hil
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