For a long time, infertility made me doubt my body’s abilities. Since our infertility was unexplained, I doubted my ability to do everything related to childbearing. Could I sustain a pregnancy? Will I be able to labor naturally or will we need more interventions? Will it fail me again when I try to breastfeed? Through the last 34 weeks, I’ve slowly been gaining confidence back. Even if my body needed help for some things (like getting pregnant in the first place), it’s able to do others. Wednesday will be 35 weeks, and soon I’ll have answers to all those questions that swirled around my head during the early days of pregnancy when I was full of self doubt and distrusted my body. Instead of being apprehensive and unsure if I’ll physically be able to do things, I feel peace that it’s doing it’s best. This bump isn’t just a life about to come into the world, it represents regaining self confidence and trust in my abilities. Which is why I’m putting all 211 lbs of me out there for all to see. The physical changes that I’d normally want to hide represent so much emotional healing. No matter what the cause, if you are feeling shaken up and unsure about the future, just know that you can also surprise yourself in good ways. Struggles of the past don’t always define your future, but you have to take a chance so you can be pleasantly surprised! 💗 @glowhq @pregshoutouts #bodypositivemovement #34weekspregnant #ivfmama #ivfbaby #ivfbabyonboard #ivfsuccess #pregnancyafterinfertility #expectingmom #expecting #surpriseyourself #bodypositivity