😱🤰 PREGNANT MUM LISN UP!!! THIS IS WHAT’S HAPPENING INSIDE!!! 🫀⚠️` --- | _PREGNANT MUM LISN UP 😱😳🤯⚠️❌*_ *❌ THIS IS WHY ANATOMY + SUPPORT MATTERS IN PREGNANCY!!! ❌** 😭 MUMS PLEASE READ THIS RIGHT NOW!!! 👇 I am literally *SHOOK* 😲😲😲 because NO ONE showed me this in antenatal class 🏥😭 and I wish someone grabbed my hand and said "Love, this is what’s actually happening inside your body" 💙💙 Look at this image mamas 👇👇 See the pelvis 🦴, spine 🦴, and baby 👶 inside the womb? See how the muscles + ligaments are working to hold everything together 💪✨? See how support from your partner matters for your posture 🤝? THIS mamas!!! THIS is your body after 20 weeks ⏰💯 and I am *SHOCKED* 😱😱 that we were never taught this!!! After 20 weeks ⏰ your body goes through MAJOR changes 🥵😵‍💫 Your uterus grows 📈, your pelvis widens 🦴, your center of gravity shifts ⚠️, your back muscles work overtime 🦴😣, and your blood volume increases by 50% 🩸🩸 Your baby 👶 is growing bones, muscles, organs, brain 🧠 every single day!!! But what do they tell us? 😅 "Drink water" and "rest" and send us home 💔💔 Like??? Rest HOW??? Support HOW??? 😭😭 I’ve had DMs from mums in London 🇬🇧☕, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool 📍📍 all saying the SAME thing "I had NO idea my body was doing this" 😱😱 And it’s NOT just UK mamas!!! 🇬🇧❌ My sisters in Berlin 🇩🇪, Munich, Hamburg 🇩🇪💪 My girls in Paris 🇫🇷🥐, Lyon, Marseille 🇫🇷💕 My mamas in Rome 🇮🇹🍝, Milan, Naples 🇮🇹❤️ Even in Karachi 🇵🇰🫖, Dubai 🇦🇪🏜️, New York 🇺🇸🗽, Toronto 🇨🇦🍁, Sydney 🇦🇺🌊 🌍🌍 and over 90 countries we’re ALL asking... *WHY DIDN’T ANYONE TEACH US ANATOMY???* 😭😭 🚨🚨 *THE SCIENCE NO ONE TALKS ABOUT:* 🚨🚨 Growing uterus 💔❌ = Pressure on bladder + back + organs 👶⚠️ Relaxin hormone = Looser ligaments 🦴 = Pelvic pain risk ⚠️ Increased blood volume 🩸📈 = Dizziness if you stand too fast 😵 Poor posture = Back pain + sciatica 🦴😣 Lying flat on back too long 🛌 = Can affect blood flow to baby 👶💔 But LOOK AT THIS ✅✅ Strong core + pelvic floor 💪 = Better support for bump 💯 Good posture 🦴✅ = Less back pain Pillows for support 🛏️🛏️ = Better sleep + circulation 🩸 Partner support 🤝🫶 = Emotional + physical stability 💑✅ Gentle movement 🚶‍♀️ = Healthy muscles + less swelling Hydration 💧 + Nutrition 🥗 = Baby growth + your energy *THIS IS KNOWLEDGE + SAFETY TOGETHER* 💑💯💯 Understanding your body 👶 = Protecting yourself 💪💙 You don’t have to be scared!!! You can be INFORMED!!! 🫶😌 Here’s what I NEED you to do TODAY 📝📝 1️⃣💬 Talk to your GP or Midwife 👩‍⚕️🩺 ABOUT your body changes!!! Ask questions!!! Every pregnancy is different 🌈🌈 2️⃣🛏️ Use pillows EVERYWHERE!!! Under bump 🫄, between knees, behind back!!! Side-lying = best blood flow ✅ 3️⃣🚶‍♀️ MOVE GENTLY!!! Prenatal yoga, walking, stretching. Ask your midwife what’s safe for YOU 4️⃣🥗 EAT FOR TWO!!! Protein, iron, calcium, folate, water 💧💧 Baby + You need it!!! 5️⃣🛑 STOP and CALL if you feel severe pain 😣, bleeding 🩸, fever 🤒, reduced baby movements 👶🚨 or dizziness 😵 6️⃣💙 Remember emotional support matters TOO!!! Talk 💬, cuddle 🤗, laugh 😂!!! Stress affects you AND baby Whether you’re 20w in London having tea ☕🇬🇧, 24w in Berlin 🇩🇪, 26w in Paris 🇫🇷, 30w in Rome 🇮🇹, or 22w in Karachi 🇵🇰🫖... you deserve to understand your body 💙 You deserve real information 📚📚 You deserve to enjoy this pregnancy journey 🤰✨ without fearing "what’s normal?" 👶❤️ So comment NOW 👇👇 I need to know I’m not alone 🫶🫶 Comment "SHOCKED" 😲😲 if anatomy was NEW to you!!! #PregnancyAnatomy 🤰 #UKMum 🇬🇧 #NHSPregoTips 🩺 #MumTokUK 👩‍🍼 #PregnancyEducation ✅ - @ukmumvibes