Pregnancy And Giving Birth In Wholesome, Honest Illustration By American Artist (33 Pics)

It's true to say that there's nothing in life more beautiful than love. Love is the only thing that makes us feel alive, but at the same time, it's hard to find a person who truly loves you. Learning to accept your flaws and supporting you all the time, helping you to grow and become better - it's never easy to find a person like that. Some people even say you only feel true love when your baby comes. Your child will make you realize how much you are in love.
That's why Amanda Oleander, a famous American artist with more than 2M followers, comes up with an idea to illustrate her maternity journey on Instagram. The journey started in 2020 when Amanda and her husband weren't happier to receive the pregnancy result from doctors. Amanda's journey still continues today after her child was born. If you are a mother or a parent of young kids, this is a post you shouldn't skip. Watching the following pictures and you'll see they are totally relatable!

#1. "I’m pregnant! Ahhh there’s so much to say I don’t know where to begin."

#2. "I’m so excited to feel the baby moving inside one day and to see my body grow with the baby."

#3. "I threw up all of the popcorn I ate. I would always feel nauseous after the shower and especially during/after brushing my teeth."

#4. "Thankful For This Life, For This Love, And For Our Son."

#5. Week 6, pregnancy poop comes.

#6. "Now that I passed the 20 weeks mark I’m not supposed to sleep on my back. Sleeping on my left side is best for the baby so every night I sleep with this gigantic maternity pillow plus another pillow behind my back."

#7. “This is inspired by Joey pushing his belly out to mimic mine when we brush our teeth together.”

#8. “Do you feel it? Do you feel how much I love you?!”

#9. " I have about 3 weeks left of this magical second trimester before I start my third."

#10. "About a month ago I started to get back pain. Shortly about a week after the pain started I started walking/hiking every single day. "

#11. "I’m really enjoying the pregnancy journey and having it alongside Joey has been so much fun."

#12. "Two nights ago, Joey fell asleep cuddled up to me and my belly while I was reading before bed."

#13. Second trimester vs. first trimester

#14. " It has been so fun being able to share the baby’s movements with Joey and watching him experience them too."

#15. "Sometimes it feels like I’m growing a teenager and not a baby with the amount of times I need snacks throughout the day. Sometimes 10 pm comes around and my stomach starts grumbling."

#16. Time For Baby Songs!

#17. "I am filled with gratitude for this body and what it is capable of creating and how it can accommodate two souls and humans at the very same time."

#18. "This baby will be here SO soon! Tomorrow I’ll be #30weeks . We have been organizing our home and getting projects done we’ve been meaning to for a while. "

#19. Week 30th!

#20. "He has been moving like a wild man lately. It’s my new way of waking up in the morning."

#21. "I feel loved!"

#22. "Now that the due date is approaching I’m really craving a vacation before our life drastically changes."

#23. "Joey and I finally finished packing our hospital bags for the big day."

#24. "After 30 hours of labour. A couple of complications with the multiple epidurals and finding out he was too big of a baby for me to give birth to without surgery (9lb 8oz) I had a c-section and on Monday night our Benny was born into this world very healthy and we are so in love. "

#25. "Being fed while feeding has become a thing around here."

#26. "Having my mother and Joey’s mother at our house postpartum really helped us ease into parenthood."

#27. "I wake up early and excited to tackle my beautifully curated long to-do list. I nurse Benny and after his burp session he nestles on my chest and gives me a warm koala hug as he falls asleep on me."

#28. "We have baby fever over here."

#29. "This is Benny’s favorite way to be held."

#30. "I had no idea until I started producing milk that milk would squirt out with such force and distance."

#31. "One of my favorite parts of being a parent is getting to relive the excitements of the smallest things in life all over again. Benny loves it when we read books to him."

#32. "Family hugs are the best."

#33. "Some of my favorite moments right now are cuddling in bed with Benny while keeping long periods of eye contact and seeing him use his new arm and hand control to reach out for me."