Almost no two women have the exact same body, which is why no two pregnancies are exactly alike. Some women barely show at all even in the ninth month, whereas others look ready to pop in just a few months, and it shouldn’t matter as long as mom and baby are healthy.
Recently, however, pregnant moms have been receiving criticism from strangers who feel they aren’t big enough or are oppositely too big. 30-year-old plus-size model Tess Holliday can’t remember a time when she wasn’t criticized for her body, but it never stopped her from becoming a model, nor becoming a mother.
Holliday is currently nine months pregnant with her second child, and over the past few months, she’s been criticized for her weight, her health, and the size of her baby belly. “Having another baby has been a beautiful process & at times, frustrating. As I enter my 8th month, my body overall looks the same other than my belly & I’m okay with that,” Holliday wrote in a caption along with a nude photo of her baby bump to silence the criticism.
“What I’ve had to learn to be okay with (WHICH IS NOT COOL) is the fact that people still think it’s okay to comment on my body: “you don’t look pregnant”, “you must be have quadruplets”, “you are putting your baby at risk” & a slew of other uneducated statements that are very far from my reality,” Holliday explained.
“When “celebrities” are pregnant in the press, they look glamorous, toned & are eager to talk about how they are going to get the baby weight off. While I’ve done my best to look as put together as possible, that’s not real life, & it’s not for most women,” she said.
“I’m part of a small minority that’s telling you it’s okay to not have a perfect baby bump, or not show at all, to be plus size & have a healthy child, & most importantly to find a care provider that doesn’t shame you about your size,” Holliday wrote.
“It’s also okay to tell someone to fuck off when they give you unsolicited advice about what’s “best” for you & your baby. As women, we know what’s best & that’s our business.. No one else’s.”
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[Featured image credit: Instagram/tessholliday]
Plus-Size Model Posts Photo Of Baby Belly After Criticizm From Trolls is an article from: LifeDaily