Hunter McGrady is expecting her first child and moves us this week with an emotional post on her Instagram account. The curvy star, 27, finds clear words in it about how to deal with pregnant plus-size women.
Hunter McGrady has long been committed to body positivity and regularly shares her opinion with over 700,000 followers on Instagram. This also applies during pregnancy. The Curvy model, who already graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, and husband Brian Keys are expecting their first child. Hunter McGrady repeatedly posts photos of her growing baby bump – mainly to show that every pregnancy looks different and that even women with curves can be proud of their bodies.
New post on pregnancy
In a new Instagram post, she criticizes the portrayal of pregnancies in the media. To do this, she posts a picture of herself and her baby bump. At the beginning of her pregnancy, she was very much looking forward to finding out about plus-size pregnancies on the Internet. “But I never felt represented,” writes the American.
You don’t see plus-size pregnant women in magazine magazines, in advertisements, on television or in brochures. It’s like we don’t even exist. As if we don’t conform to the norm.
Pay more attention to plus size pregnancies
She works to ensure that more attention is paid to this topic and that the presentation of pregnancies becomes more diverse. We say: perfectly correct! Every woman should be able to enjoy her pregnancy and not have to think about whether she corresponds to a certain image or not.
“I knew my baby bump wasn’t going to be as perfectly rounded. I knew I wouldn’t have that many maternity wear options. I knew my body would change in a variety of ways – much more than I’ve seen before What I didn’t know was how few plus-size pregnancies are shown. “
Also in other pictures that the model shares on Instagram, it shows that pregnancy does not always look “perfect”:
Even if the beautiful exists, there are other sides as well, and these are beautiful in their own way. I am very grateful for this body in which life grows.
Often the truth does not correspond to the alleged ideal. And that fact is perfectly fine. We celebrate Hunter McGrady for her honesty and courage in bringing up this important topic.