I have a B belly, and no I don’t mean beer belly đ€°đ»âŁâŁ
I think when you become pregnant you have all these expectations of what itâs gonna be like. Is there gonna be nausea, what are your cravings going to look like and also how is your body going to change? With me being #plussizeandpregnant, there arenât a lot of pregnant role models out there for me to see. Most of the ads you see of pregnant ladies are adorably ânormal sizedâ ladies with the perfect, cutest bumps. Round, perfect D shaped bumps. As I started to grow I had to come to terms that my baby bump would not look like that. âŁâŁâŁâŁ
I will say it made me sad because since I didnât start out at what society thinks is the âideal weight,â I felt my baby bump wouldnât look like the ideal bump. For a long time I didnât really âshowâ I just looked bigger. My B shaped bump didnât look like a baby bump, it looked like a big muffin top and a muffin top that grew bigger as my baby grew bigger. âŁ
âŁAs my B belly started to get bigger, I was just glad my bump was growing and my baby was healthy. I was glad to look more pregnant, even if my bump wasnât perfectly round. And even though there are so many stigmas about being overweight and pregnant, my baby is perfectly healthy and growing right on track. Being overweight has not impacted the health of my baby at all, maybe just the look of my bump. I am so thankful that I also have a great doctor who has never judged me for my weight or made me feel less than because of it (Shout out to Dr. Latrice Allen, you are the best!). âŁâŁ
âŁâŁSo I wanted to take this pic of my B belly bump for all the mamas who also donât have what they think is the âidealâ looking baby bump. Just because it doesnât look like everyone elseâs baby bump doesnât mean your baby wonât be perfectly perfect when he or she arrives. It also doesnât mean that you are less than beautiful than all the other expecting mamas out there. You glow and grow that bump! đ€°đ»âšâŁâŁ