Tag: body image
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Embracing Your Body Image Throughout Pregnancy
Read more As author Lisa Roberts puts it, “A woman who feels good about herself will embrace the changes her body goes through during pregnancy, welcome the challenges of childbirth, and readily accept the physical and emotional transformations that come postpartum.” Loving Your Body Image Before Pregnancy: Having a positive body image before becoming pregnant…
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Can You Request Not to Be Weighed During Pregnancy?
Read more Pregnancy is a significant and transformative experience, often accompanied by a mix of emotional and physical changes. With these changes can come heightened sensitivities and anxieties about one’s body. For some women, the routine weighing at prenatal appointments can be a source of stress rather than support. As one expectant mom, Sarah Davis,…