I’ve been a hermit since I became pregnant. They tell you how your skin will glow and your hair will shine, how…

I’ve been a hermit since I became pregnant. They tell you how your skin will glow and your hair will shine, how collecting baby things will be so much fun. They don’t tell you that you’ll have days when you won’t leave your bedroom, that you’ll lose friends. They don’t tell you that although you’re growing a human society will still have an idea of how you should look while pregnant. They don’t tell you that you’ll have panic attacks about whether you can be a good parent or not. They don’t tell you that it’s okay to be “not okay” at first with how your body is changing. When there’s so many people telling you how to be pregnant, how to prepare for your baby... you forget to take time to learn things on your own. This is the first day that I have taken the time to see how beautifully my body has morphed, how it’s changed into a safe place for life to grow. This is me, surrendering to my body. It knows what it’s doing, and I’m learning as we grow together.🌱