From “pregnancy nose” to bump size, why are we still judging pregnant bodies in 2024?
There’s nothing quite like reading a series of vile remarks about a pregnant person – in this case, Australian actor Margot Robbie – to boil the blood of fellow women, including me and former Australian tennis player, author and speaker Jelena Dokic.CIAOPIX / COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID
“Research shows that digital misogyny is on the rise and has become more extreme in the past decade,” says Dr Nicole Highet, founder and executive director of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence . This, she says is fuelled by two factors in particular: low self-esteem and anonymity. “You must be finding shifting the baby weight difficult,” another friend’s father-in-law said when she was just three months postpartum.
And it doesn’t help that the list of appearance-related problems pregnant people need to worry about continues to grow. So, in a society where growing a human isn’t viewed as nearly difficult enough, how can pregnant women cope with trends and comments that seemingly want to make it harder?Credit:For online content, Bird says that being aware of any triggers and diversifying your feed can help. “Avoid spending time on media that impacts how you feel about your body image and be mindful of who you are following,” she says.
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