Pregnancy + Postpartum Body Image (Real talk about insecurity + how to feel beautiful right now)

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Jessica Hover

Jessica Hover

3 жыл бұрын

How do we cope with things like weight gain, swelling, stretch marks & the ever present pressure to be attractive during the pregnancy and postpartum months? I share my heart & tell you openly how I am dealing with these issues during my third and most challenging pregnancy.
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Pregnancy and the postpartum months which follow can be a very vulnerable time in the life of a mother. Our bodies are changing, our hormones are wild, our emotions feel loud, our hearts are swirling with love for our babies while our insecurities seem to be swirling just as intensely. How we manage our body image is vital to staying healthy. The way we see ourselves shapes the way we do everything. In this video I openly talk about my own insecurities during this pregnancy and things I am doing to be healthy in my mind and body. I hope this is encouraging to you moms and moms-to-be. You are so loved, so beautiful, and your baby making bodies are AMAZING.
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@tahara2870
@tahara2870 3 жыл бұрын
I’m 5 months pregnant I love the idea of becoming a mom...but, seeing my body become something totally different to what I was before really makes me so insecure 😞 I don’t feel pretty anymore. So I searched pregnancy insecurities and here I am! Thank you for this 💖
@earthbynd6156
@earthbynd6156 3 жыл бұрын
Same here! 🥺💖
@tahara2870
@tahara2870 3 жыл бұрын
@@earthbynd6156 I love your pfp! ☺️🌸
@courtneyrastorfer7896
@courtneyrastorfer7896 3 жыл бұрын
WOW thank you for making this video!! I’m 34 weeks pregnant and feeling big and fat and ugly, and you are so reassuring! “If I saw you right now I promise I would tell you something I love about you, because it’s not hard to find qualities about you that are beautiful” amazing and I love it ❤️
@heyjess7232
@heyjess7232 3 жыл бұрын
I never got rid of my baby bump so we just put another baby in there. All this goes to say, I feel better about my pregnant body than I did about my postpartum body. (And here we go, two under two!)
@aishamartinek668
@aishamartinek668 3 жыл бұрын
100% agree with what you're saying. "Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds." I'm 33 weeks this week :)
@caitd5677
@caitd5677 8 ай бұрын
I am 32 weeks today. My whole life I was super fit, always worked out. Being pregnant has been so difficult with body image. I gained so much weight & I don’t enjoy working out lol .. I’m just now starting to accept it and enjoy this moment while it last
@a.kay.c
@a.kay.c 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how with God, He takes your inward troubles and gives you the confidence to make them outward thus helping others with the same problems. 🙌🏼
@yulanqing
@yulanqing 3 жыл бұрын
"Because that's what we do in this life, we make the most of what we are getting." Can't put it better!
@Carlie_flower
@Carlie_flower 3 жыл бұрын
I loved being pregnant, tho it was annoying people would be like "you don't even look pregnant!" And here I was literally 8 months pregnant with a big belly and not big anywhere else... What's that even supposed to mean? I don't exactly like postpartum 🤔 I have a bunch of stretch marks that showed up super last min... And the abs I had worked really hard on pre pregnancy because I wanted to get into shape are totally gone. My foster son said the day I got home from the hospital "you look pregnant still. Are you sure there isn't another baby in there??" He said something along those lines multiple times until my husband told him to knock it off 🙄 I could have strangled him lol made me feel like crap. He's old enough to know better too. But my husband says he thinks I look beautiful and that he loves my body more than ever because it carried his baby. So sweet. Helps me feel better. Honestly I can't wait to be pregnant again lol
@mariasophie167
@mariasophie167 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, that is so sweet of your husband. 😍 I'm still pregnant, I heard the same comments, I only gained weight on my belly. I did sports throughout the pregnancy. I also got a ton of stretch marks only last minute. It helped me to look at my body also together with my husband. He says the stretch marks don't bother him and if the belly doesn't go away that doesn't matter to him. It's reassuring but I'm still a bit worried about post partum.
@Carlie_flower
@Carlie_flower 3 жыл бұрын
@@mariasophie167 awww yes isn't that great to have someone so supportive and sweet? ❤️ Glad to hear your hubs is that way too! It really helps. Lately I've found that my baby helps too. The way the little guy looks at me like I'm the best thing he's ever seen... Makes me feel so special and beautiful. They both sure make me feel loved even when I'm having a hard day. I'm sure you'll do great mama ❤️ just remember that to your husband and especially to your baby, you are perfect ❤️❤️❤️
@focusbonheur6519
@focusbonheur6519 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like pregnancy shake me in my identity mostly because if sickness and low energy. I learned for myself that my power to accomplish was very close to my sense of self worth. Been loving myself and working on it!
@Mackenziejo111
@Mackenziejo111 Жыл бұрын
It’s insane the amount of people that feel the need to comment on your body when you’re pregnant.. This is very triggering for people who have dealt with insecurity all the way to the point of eating disorders and so on… I’ve always been a small person.. and during this current pregnancy I’m now over 200 pound as a shorter woman and I can’t even go over to my families house without my dad or someone commenting on “how huge my face has gotten” and so on… the first thing people seem to feel the need to comment on is my appearance… before they even ask if I’m feeling okay… which is not okay. Especially since I make it a point to eat healthy… go for walks, hell even went to the gym 6 days a week the majority of my pregnancy and still gained over 50 pounds !!! So I feel helpless… like there’s nothing I can do to avoid this weight gain because my body is doing what it needs to do to support a healthy pregnancy … yes people still feel the need to make stupid comments….
@pipers3102
@pipers3102 8 ай бұрын
Currently unable to sleep, had a small breakdown about my 27 week pregnant body. I’ve always been 120-125 ish lbs after ED recovery and I am all of a sudden 145. I put on a shirt I thought would be baggy to soothe myself so I could go to sleep finally and it literally sent me over to the edge because it fits so snugly it is so uncomfortable. My fiancé is asleep and I refuse to wake him up just to cry but I wish I would. It sucks so much to be this upset about insecurities - hormones make this much harder, I think… thanks for posting this. Just listening to your experience is helping me calm down. What a nightmare this beautiful process sometimes is for mental health as somebody with an ED history. I wish I could just be graceful and feel good.
@tamikareadsalatte1437
@tamikareadsalatte1437 3 жыл бұрын
Love this video. I’m 32 weeks pregnant, and I’m naturally a super emotional person and it’s been so crazy how much MORE emotional I’ve been with all the hormones. I’ve tried to consistently fill my mind with the truth of where my value comes from, where my beauty comes from, and how flipping awesome it is that I get to be the one to help create a unique human and raise them. I’m having a girl, so also showing her how to see and talk to herself first begins with how she sees me talk and see myself. This is no small feat. But it’s one that I agreed to take on when I got pregnant. And it starts with pregnancy. It’s okay to have days of struggle, but it’s not okay to rip myself into pieces listing everything I hate - contentment and gratefulness in every season includes not only my surroundings, but my body too.
@HouseJug
@HouseJug 3 жыл бұрын
I love ‘bouncing forward’ you’re so smart! ❤️
@artistiquesfille
@artistiquesfille 3 жыл бұрын
I am currently 5 months pregnant for the first time and to say the least pregnancy is wild! I am so appreciative of your honesty and your videos! You’re the first KZfaq I’ve found that doesn’t end up making me feel worse about my anxiety and my insecurities in pregnancy! I had to steer away from watching other moms on KZfaq for a little bit cause it didn’t motivate me or inspire me the way you have. It’s almost 3:30 am here in LA (my sleep pattern due to covid and not working during this time along with pregnancy insomnia are why I have a strange schedule lol-although I think I can say that I’m finally learning to be kinder to myself about these things) and I’ve been binge watching your videos and making my fiancé watch some with me so he can hear someone else reiterate my worries and thoughts in pregnancy! I struggled with being insecure as a young teenager and having stretch marks then, but worked hard to surpass that type of mentality and found my own way to love my body the best I can..now that fresh marks are starting to appear as my baby and belly grow I feel insecure again and worry about how I and my man will feel about my postpartum body..it’s strange for me as I have haven’t worried about my looks for most of my 20s and found that so refreshing and freeing so I worry about how hard I can get about myself. Anyway, thank you so much for sharing so openly and being a positive light for us other moms out here! It truly means a lot especially if you’re not getting the right kind of support in pregnancy as I am unfortunately kinda going through right now. Keep going Jessica! You are a strong and awesome person and mama! I hope you know this and don’t ever forget it 💖🙌💪
@artistiquesfille
@artistiquesfille 3 жыл бұрын
I also wanted to say that I super agree with the teenager statement during pregnancy! Not only do the crazy hormones make me feel crazier in certain ways than I did as a teenager sometimes, but the changes are very strange and so new and different for everyone. I never assumed I knew what pregnant women went through, but didn’t know how wild it truly is as the pregnant women I’ve known and been around never talked about these things with me and I hope that changes in society...I hope more women would be willing to honestly talk about their thoughts about motherhood and pregnancy, especially with each other. We all would benefit from it! I love that you always mention how important it is for all us women and moms to support each other, how much we all need each other. God bless you and your family Jessica! Oh and happy new year everyone! 🙏❤️🎉
@reallygraceful
@reallygraceful 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video Jessica. Needed it.
@Nononooooooooooope
@Nononooooooooooope 3 жыл бұрын
I just want to say how happy I am to have found your channel! Thank you for not only this video but all of your content has been so helpful and positive for a first time mom to be 💕 I haven’t had a mom to show me the ropes of motherhood or look to as an example. Seeing how you handle certain things or hearing how your thought process is different then what I originally thought is just so encouraging. Thank you for being you and sharing your thoughts and experiences with the world ❤️
@heatherfresquez1248
@heatherfresquez1248 3 жыл бұрын
I seriously LOVE YOU! You are so kind! Thank you for your encouraging words!
@sab9896
@sab9896 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I'm still in my first trimester and I'm incredibly nervous to see how pregnancy will change my body later on and, like you and many other women, I've struggled with image issues for most of my childhood and early adulthood. Your words in all your videos help to put me at ease when I get nervous about the upcoming changes I'll be going through!
@juliav5195
@juliav5195 3 жыл бұрын
Not bouncing back but bouncing forward! That’s an awesome mindset!
@slydon4
@slydon4 3 жыл бұрын
As someone with a history of body confidence issues - I dreaded pregnancy and the lack of control. It’s hard having daily comments on your body/bump! Even when it’s positive - it feels like people are watching and analysing constantly! Nice to have support here where someone gets it!
@sarahfisher3457
@sarahfisher3457 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite videos that you have ever posted. You speak on this with such an obvious passion and clarity that it truly lights a spark to practice and preach this message. Sending you love and light to you as an amazing and beautiful whole person 💕🙌
@Naturally.Maggie
@Naturally.Maggie 3 жыл бұрын
Oh Jess🙏💛 It takes so much courage to come on here and do what you do and say what you say. Thank you for sharing about your past ED. I cry for the girl I was who also struggled with that same eating disorder. We are women and we share the same hardships, that is so powerful and even more powerful...we are all made from the creator who creates the most beautiful sunsets and the highest mountain tops. Okay I’m crying now. THANK YOU FOR THIS! 💛
@cindymcglaughlin309
@cindymcglaughlin309 3 жыл бұрын
I am 3 months postpartum and I needed to hear this. I feel pressured to "snap back". So thank you for this video.
@StephanieAllyn
@StephanieAllyn 2 жыл бұрын
You put words perfectly to the way I have felt all my life and to the way my insecurities are being triggers with my third pregnancy now. It’s so hard to rewire the thoughts I’ve held for so long about my body.
@katlynbradley8672
@katlynbradley8672 3 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel because my husband and I are trying for a baby and you are the funniest and realest human ever. We have been trying since March but I’ve been learning so much that I feel like we may conceive soon! Praying! Anyway, thank you for creating such raw and real and encouraging videos. I’m now subscribed 😍
@kelseyguillot9954
@kelseyguillot9954 3 жыл бұрын
So relatable. I'll probably watch this video a hundred times. You have one of the most beautiful, down to earth souls I've ever come across, Jess 💛
@sabrina22471
@sabrina22471 3 жыл бұрын
Loved this! Can relate to so much of what you say. I too feel and think about so many things others don't. I also feel as women we feel like we can't praise ourselves or how we look because then we get judged as well. It's so crazy! I legit teared up when you said if you could see us you would tell us something you loved about us ❤
@sarahdemarrero3520
@sarahdemarrero3520 3 жыл бұрын
Felt like I was listening to my own life story from start to finish, and wow did i need this reminder today!
@darynbutler336
@darynbutler336 3 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderfully needed video. 32 weeks pregnant over here. Love you. ❤️❤️
@velvetstonebraker9874
@velvetstonebraker9874 3 жыл бұрын
Jess you have such a light about you! Thank you for sharing with the world
@laurenbeare
@laurenbeare 2 жыл бұрын
I needed this video so much today, you have really just turned my day around. Thank you Jessica for your beautiful energy and speaking so much truth. I'm so grateful for your inspiring content during my pregnancy. xxx
@Kad991
@Kad991 3 жыл бұрын
To all mothers in the world, you are strong and beautiful in Different ways ❤
@NatashaThompson
@NatashaThompson 3 жыл бұрын
I am here for all 👏🏾 of 👏🏾this! I just had my first baby in June. Loved this message xo
@fionnmaccumhaillsmammy296
@fionnmaccumhaillsmammy296 3 жыл бұрын
She’s gorgeous and so sweet. Man I wish I could have another baby, my son is now 1 years old and all the things I found so hard and scary would be so easy second time. I love my son but I find it sad that I won’t experience these wonderful moments again.
@lotsoflove6533
@lotsoflove6533 3 жыл бұрын
You look absolutely incredible momma and totally got the pregnancy glow!
@ImLeesah
@ImLeesah Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. I am currently 7months pregnant and look like a whale. My face, hands feet, and neck look so different. I felt so ugly this morning until I saw this video, and gave my new body and face a chance in this new phase of my life. Thanks so much for the confidence that us pregnant women are worthy and valuable and looks aren’t everything.
@lanmca
@lanmca 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of your best videos yet! 💛
@mollycule2792
@mollycule2792 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your honesty, it is definitely appreciated.
@martaml5547
@martaml5547 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video Jess. I really look up to you. Lot's of love from Spain❤.
@alyssaroberts4445
@alyssaroberts4445 3 жыл бұрын
💙💙💙 thank you! I am 5 weeks postpartum now.
@sydneytosto3493
@sydneytosto3493 3 жыл бұрын
I could listen to all of your videos on replay lol. You should totally do a podcast one day!! You totally have a radio voice and all the best advice💛💛
@georginahollifield5669
@georginahollifield5669 3 жыл бұрын
Just had my first baby 3 weeks ago. Omg the pressure from the voice inside my head to "bounce back" is too much sometimes 😭
@juliagoldsmith-pinkham8719
@juliagoldsmith-pinkham8719 3 жыл бұрын
looove bouncing forward. Bouncing forward into a momma body! 16 weeks and looking forward to it!!
@katerynadevdera9443
@katerynadevdera9443 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this talk!
@wenziwesimelane1673
@wenziwesimelane1673 3 жыл бұрын
I love her energy 🤍
@giovanagarcia9410
@giovanagarcia9410 3 жыл бұрын
This video is wonderful❤️ thank you for being so honest
@Mariana05167
@Mariana05167 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I can relate so much and am also a believer 🙏🏻💖
@felicitasstefoni2074
@felicitasstefoni2074 Жыл бұрын
Ive never been able to relate to something so much, thank u, this video made me feel understood and just better. Honestly thank u ❤
@rowenoaks9656
@rowenoaks9656 3 жыл бұрын
I don't want to sound like I'm discarding your emotions, because they are totally valid! But, omg, you're so beautiful 😭😭😭!!! You speak beautifully about your challenges, and your genuine sweetness and realness really shines through. We love your content and your family is so cute.
@katiemulhearn9363
@katiemulhearn9363 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this today, I went to the doctor today and was told the bump on my bump is a hernia and may need surgery after baby comes. (I'm due oct 20, found you when I was having a hard time coming to terms that I was having baby #3 love your honesty)
@HouseJug
@HouseJug 3 жыл бұрын
You’re so close to 100k!!
@cmchandelier
@cmchandelier Жыл бұрын
Totally dealing with some sort of less severe version of depression, but it’s several months in, not several weeks. I don’t know, maybe I was a little depressed before, but it’s getting worse & I’m just now realizing it…
@emilynordby7352
@emilynordby7352 3 жыл бұрын
Your voice is so valuable, thank you for sharing it with us ❤️
@joannaf5932
@joannaf5932 3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou this is great im 22 weeks pregnant 💜
@nicolealexandria3752
@nicolealexandria3752 3 жыл бұрын
My two children were 10 years apart. My first pregnancy with my son I was 21 and didn’t really think anything negative about my pregnant body. As I got further along in pregnancy I thought it was cool, I actually felt really amazing- I loved my pregnant belly. Cut to 10 years later I get pregnant with my daughter it was a totally different experience for some reason emotionally, I was caught off guard. I felt major anxiety about my body, about my belly. I have no idea why. Maybe partly was nervous about being alittle older and I didn’t know what my body would do or look like after, I don’t know.
@missjelisa
@missjelisa 3 жыл бұрын
This was good for my soul. Thanks, Jess.
@shirosakura6212
@shirosakura6212 3 жыл бұрын
You really are on eof the most beautiful women, not only how you look and your lovely smile but you make me feel so good about myself even when talking about difficult topics I feel so calm after your video.
@RainyRaven
@RainyRaven 3 жыл бұрын
Needed this video. 15 weeks pregnant and I've been feeling: blegh about how I look.
@MegaTelenovela
@MegaTelenovela 3 жыл бұрын
Love your message!
@meganmiller3080
@meganmiller3080 3 жыл бұрын
I love you Jess, thank you
@sarahgrindlerart7757
@sarahgrindlerart7757 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your story. :) Also, (FYI) you are so beautiful!
@TheLizzifer
@TheLizzifer 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. I felt my absolute most beautiful when I was pregnant. I didn't care how I looked; I just felt fantastic. I felt that my body was doing something incredible and I was so proud of it. Now, being seven weeks postpartum, I've never felt so disgusting. A csection coupled with the pandemic had me spending a lot of time inside and I've actually gained weight while breastfeeding rather than lose weight. I look more pregnant now than I did the day after I got home from the hospital. I got a haircut that I thought would be cute and low-maintenance and now I feel like it just makes me look frumpy. I feel so bad about myself and my body and just feel like I look like such a disgusting blob. I've found myself, on top of everything else, grieving the positive body image I used to have, which is a very weird feeling.
@nanaronhano337
@nanaronhano337 3 жыл бұрын
I gained weight after and had a cesarean too last year! I keep reminding myself that I would not trade my daughter for my old body. I like to look at pictures periodically and remember even though I think now that I looked amazing 20, 30, 40, 50 pounds ago in my college years, I was sooo self-conscious and did not love my body at all then! If we’re always unhappy with our bodies, what’s the point? Right now I’m striving for neutrality. Wear what looks good and try not to stress.
@nanaronhano337
@nanaronhano337 3 жыл бұрын
Try to take care of your emotional needs first. Eating better will follow. Ask God to help you.
@TheLizzifer
@TheLizzifer 3 жыл бұрын
@@nanaronhano337 ​ @Anna Noronha Thank you so much for such a sweet response. You're absolutely right and I love your way of looking at it - never trading our sweet babies for our past bodies
@jaidaayasser3225
@jaidaayasser3225 3 жыл бұрын
I love this ❤️
@Carlie_flower
@Carlie_flower 3 жыл бұрын
Oh YWAM! I went to Gleanings every summer for years ❤️ pretty sure they worked with YWAM
@innatalia4554
@innatalia4554 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your message 💜 where can I buy the picture from your back ‘the beach’ I love it!!
@rinat2214
@rinat2214 3 жыл бұрын
On my third day in the hospital after giving birth one of my husband's friends came to see the baby with his pregnant wife. I have always struggled with my self esteem and felt especially vulnerable because I had just had a baby. She said to her husband loudly, and I quote, "I'm not going to still look pregnant like that after giving birth because I'm having a C section and I have good genetics" while pointing to my stomach. Right after that my blood pressure spiked like crazy. Interesting coincidence 🤔 I really don't like her after that.
@nickimurffgoedecke301
@nickimurffgoedecke301 3 жыл бұрын
@Rina T She may have "good genetics," but sounds like she has terrible manners, lol. Sorry she did that - so rude.
@heyjess7232
@heyjess7232 3 жыл бұрын
oh my word. I'm a horrible person because I'm over here hoping she wasn't right.
@Michele-bm1zu
@Michele-bm1zu 3 жыл бұрын
That is terrible! God bless you for not immediately kicking her out of your room 🤣 Doesn't it blow your mind the way some people have absolutely NO clue how the words they say might affect others? I'm always overly conscious of the things I say & how others will perceive them. Perhaps she just didn't care..but not sure which is worse 🤔
@rinat2214
@rinat2214 3 жыл бұрын
@@heyjess7232 I'm a horrible person too because she WAS wrong and I secretly enjoyed it 😂
@tafgan
@tafgan 3 жыл бұрын
She does not understand how c sections work 😂 what a rude bitch
@MsMeow090
@MsMeow090 3 жыл бұрын
You're so emotionally wise. I can tell how much knowledge and depth you have emotionally. Have you thought about being a counselor?
@nicolevose3066
@nicolevose3066 Жыл бұрын
It is hard to imagine someone so pretty experiencing body image issues. A word of advice to all the daddies in the comments section, shower your preggo and/or postpartum wife with compliments about her physical appearance (and her personalty too).
@jennakrehbiel3562
@jennakrehbiel3562 3 жыл бұрын
I was one who everyone said "wow she came home and doesn't even look like she had a baby!" But very soon I got an infection in my stitches and I lost 38lbs in a week because I was deathly ill. Since then, I've gained weight back because I was starving trying to heal and stay alive and nurse my baby boy who went from below average in height and weight to the 60th percentile in weight and the 94th percentile in height in a month. So it felt nice then but now I feel like a cow because now (2 months postpartum tomorrow) I'm bigger than I was a week postpartum. 😕 I've never felt my belly roll over itself before in my life and I literally apologize to people about my stomach but I have no problem with other people's tummy rolls-I quite like them and think they are cute. 🤦‍♀️ being a woman is complicated
@mollycule2792
@mollycule2792 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. My postpartum time was so much harder than being pregnant, problems with breastfeeding and feeling overwhelmed and severe back and rib pain. I actually gained weight after having the baby, it still makes me feel horrible.
@heyjess7232
@heyjess7232 3 жыл бұрын
@@mollycule2792 I gained 15 pounds breastfeeding and it totally caught me off guard. So difficult with body image.
@trk1231000
@trk1231000 3 жыл бұрын
im 23 weeks with a newly 1 year old too!!
@Daymickey
@Daymickey Жыл бұрын
Jess - I know this is an old video so I hope you see this. How does this impact your marriage and keeping the romance alive? I’m 5 months pregnant and my husband and I are starting to struggle with this. We’re both finding it hard to adjust to my growing body. 😞 any advice or insight would be welcome. I love your videos and am also a believer. Thanks for sharing.
@carolines3953
@carolines3953 3 жыл бұрын
I’m 22 weeks and I’ve had the worst prenatal acne this time. I didn’t have acne with either of my other two pregnancies, nor as a teenager. I’ve seen a dermatologist but they can’t really prescribe anything since I’m pregnant. Has anyone had any luck with any over the counter/pregnancy safe treatments? I’m actually glad I have to wear a mask right now to cover my skin 😢
@armaninimerawi4247
@armaninimerawi4247 3 жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry you’re struggling with acne. I did as a teenager and it’s really hard! The best thing I can recommend is to go and join the Caroline Hiron’s Skin Freaks group on Facebook. Hiron’s is a British skin care expert and her private FB group is FULL of knowledgeable non-judgey people who WILL have excellent suggestions for you. They are a deep deep well of knowledge. Good luck! ☺️
@carolines3953
@carolines3953 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Armani! 💕
@szublimat
@szublimat 3 жыл бұрын
OMG - where do I get that dress?????????????
@samantharoseman4206
@samantharoseman4206 3 жыл бұрын
You’re great
@megmarks3046
@megmarks3046 3 жыл бұрын
Random thought: I love the name Edith for your baby girl. Edith and Elouise. Edie and Louizee
@goallgirlie
@goallgirlie 3 жыл бұрын
I felt exactly like that with my pregnancy :D like "omg whats happening to my boobs? OMG THE BELLY IS SO BIG!!!!" for me it got better the more I progressed but it is quite... ya, a journey?!
@brunaromavall2222
@brunaromavall2222 3 жыл бұрын
@Damainefy
@Damainefy 3 жыл бұрын
Cute clothes!
@lb4223
@lb4223 3 жыл бұрын
Ur beautiful 💕 how old are u?
@princesadepresa5396
@princesadepresa5396 3 жыл бұрын
How old are you ?
@candycandy5654
@candycandy5654 8 ай бұрын
lol my problem isn't about me thinking im not pretty during pregnancy my problem is the people around me telling me im ugly and fat and I'm letting my self go because of my first child like bitch! i don't care what you say I'm carrying a baby inside me and i look like a goddess
@millyyygomezzz
@millyyygomezzz 3 жыл бұрын
😆😆 I’m about to have thousandth child . Yeah no, after two we might as well have a thousand.
@nanaronhano337
@nanaronhano337 3 жыл бұрын
Lol that was sooo dramatic I laughed.
@Clovis8070
@Clovis8070 3 жыл бұрын
If you are on instagram I *highly* recommend following some fat-positive folks (even if you do not consider yourself fat). It has helped me feel so much more appreciative of my body but also realizing how little the amount of fat on our bodies says ANYTHING about us as a person. It is honestly ridiculous that we put so much focus on that, as if being thin makes you a better or nicer person haha.
@IamUnstoppabe
@IamUnstoppabe 6 ай бұрын
This is not for me. I always knew kids aren't for me at all.
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