Why Kate Middleton?s glam post-baby photos made me feel sorry for her
by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy
A few years ago, I wrote a post entitled ?In defense of looking awesome the day you give birth? in response to critics who said Kate Middleton appearing in public just hours after giving birth perfectly coiffed and pulled together was setting up unrealistic expectations for new moms.
As a new mom myself, I felt differently. Putting on makeup, doing my hair, and wearing real clothes and even jewelry shortly after I had a baby actually felt indulgent and liberating, having just sweated and grunted my way through a painful labor. I remember posing for the first photo with my newborn and feeling great about myself. And why shouldn?t I" I did it! I gave birth! And still found time to apply mascara.
Flash-forward a few years, and as I approach my due date with my fourth baby, I have a different perspective. Call it age, or maybe just exhaustion. No matter the reason, today I saw the photos of Kate after having delivered her third baby, and felt sorry for her.
She looked exhausted behind all that makeup and glossy blown-out hair. And I started to wonder how I would feel if, just moments after I had my son in several weeks, I was bombarded by a hair and makeup squad wielding products, a straightening iron and an eyelash curler. I?m guessing I?d want to just roll over and take a big old nap.
And forget about being made to wear a designer dress and heels! Ladies, we all know what?s underneath that Jenny Packham frock; postpartum pants an...
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