Alexa PenaVega is getting real about pregnancy. Finally a celeb that doesn't hide the not-so-cute parts of growing a little human. The actress and her husband Carlos confirmed their pregnancy last month. Now, the 27-year-old star is revealing the stuff about pregnancy that no one talks about and I'm loving her for it! Her pregnancy confessions are dead on.
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PenaVega gets major props from me. She has no filter when it comes to sharing truths about her pregnancy and that's how it should be. Too often, I feel like women get caught up in making pregnancy seem like this magical, perfect moment, and in a lot of ways it is, but there's still the dark side that no one talks about.
"Baby stuff is overwhelming," she says in her first pregnancy vlog. It sure is! You start making lists of what you need, thinking about decorating the nursery and reading up on how you're going to survive taking care of a newborn. It's stressful stuff, but all part of the process. That doesn't include the emotional and physical changes going on in your body.
Besides talking about her maternity style and pregnancy cravings, PenaVega got candid about leaky boobs and fatigue. "One thing that nobody speaks about is the fatigue. I had zero energy. I almost felt, in a way, like I'd been drugged all day long. Poor Carlos, he didn't know what to do with me," she says. I can totally relate! I was struggling to stay awake even while riding the train to work during my pregnancy.
Pregnancy struggles are real, but you quickly learn that you can conquer them. The sleepless nights, anxiety, back pain, morning sickness and inevitable labor–you will survive it all.
Now, motherhood makes me feel like superwoman and when my son smiles at me, my invisible cape gets a little bigger each day.
Image via Carlos PenaVega/Instagram
