How do you cope with body image insecurities during pregnancy?

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Hey gorgeous mamas! pregnancy can sometimes trigger body image insecurities. Let's have an open and honest conversation about our experiences and share tips on embracing our bodies at every stage. Whether it's surrounding ourselves with positive body affirmations or finding comfort in comfortable and stylish maternity wear, let's support each other in feeling beautiful and confident.

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I have a good mind set luckily, but it still helps to tell myself that the belly and the big butt is just the baby, placenta, extra 4 pints of blood,  so subtract that I call it around 30lb. 
I focus on muscle work for workouts and do what is comfortable.... before you know it youll be holding that baby.if you find just ten minutes to do a quick leg/ arm/ (core everyday) safe moves and just work on sitting with good posture even when postpartum belly feels not so impressive. Fuel your body with whole foods as much as you can.  Give yourself some grace and just go on short walks with your baby after 1 month. Hoping you can speak kindly to yourself we are super awesome and powerful wishing you rest and peace

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This is my second pregnancy and I’m feeling sooo insecure. I was just doing keto right before and lost more weight and didn’t transition off so I feel I gained a lot and faster . And I have alot of edema 
Personally what helps me is wear comfy loose clothing. And I keep looking at pictures of myself before this pregnancy for motivation. With a lot of hard work and dedication I lost all the baby weight after my first pregnancy! It wasn’t easy it didn’t “fall off” with breastfeeding but I made it happen. So I keep making plans to start running like 6 months pp and plans for a 5k. And I would like to try orange theory. All these plans help me feel like I can take back control of my body.
Yeah def struggling mentally !

How do you cope with body image insecurities during pregnancy?

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