The View From Here – Do You Remember Being Pregnant?

I know it’s not a question everyone can say yes to.  But do you remember being pregnant?  How you felt?  What you wore?

I do.  First of all, let me say I absolutely LOVED being pregnant.  I loved every stage of it.  From the day it was confirmed to the day my babies were born.  But I don’t ever remember feeling or looking as glamourous as some celebs tend to look.

I look at the pictures of Rihanna and think, “wow she looks amazing” and then I think “I NEVER looked like that!”  I wore what fit, and mostly clothes given to me by someone else who had been through it.  I appreciated all of it.   But it was never glamourous by any means.

Being pregnant is an amazing thing.  How lucky are we to be able to carry a baby.   Hard to describe the feeling. The kicking. The movements.  All amazing.

But the longer the pregnancy goes on, the bigger we get, the more uncomfortable, and I don’t know about you but I wore what fit and stopped caring about looking good.  It was all about being comfortable.   Or trying to be.

I look at Rihanna and think “she’s gorgeous!”  and I see her pictures shared on line.   Looking so good. All fashionable.  Style.  Elegance.  She poses and shows off her expanding belly.  And then I think,  all I felt was huge, awkward, uncomfortable and far from glamourous.  (smile) I just want to see her in an oversize dress, or to throw on a pair of those stretchy maternity pants. Just once.  Sad that she can’t tie her own shoe. You know, like the rest of us.  Eating caramel dip out of the container.  Needing someone to rub her back and feet and tell her she’s pretty when she doesn’t feel it. (smile)

I’m not complaining – sometimes I miss that I will never have that feeling again. Of being pregnant.

What were your pictures like? Did you still dress up?  Did you still feel like yourself?   Am I the only one that might be a little angry and a lot jealous looking at the pictures of Rihanna right now?  And really just wishing to see a more “real” photo?

Come on Rihanna.

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This post was written by Carrie Buchanan