When Jenna Chipps found she was pregnant, her medical doctors knowledgeable her that she would acquire some weight.
The 29-year-old Florida resident obtained the thrilling information that she and her husband Jeremy, additionally 29, have been anticipating on Aug. 26 whereas backpacking overseas. Over the previous two years, the couple has been residing overseas, sharing their journey on TikTok.
From the beginning of their viral fame, the couple pledged authenticity and honesty with their followers. Subsequently, after Jenna turned pregnant they usually returned to america, she started sharing about her being pregnant journey and the modifications in her physique.
“I used to be advised that I’d acquire 25-35 kilos throughout my being pregnant, however I rapidly surpassed that expectation and gained 60 kilos,” Jenna tells PEOPLE completely.
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Not too long ago, Jenna posted a video on TikTok exhibiting her physique earlier than getting pregnant after which in her third trimester. She thought that folks would discover it attention-grabbing to see her physique earlier than and after. By no means did she assume the video would go viral and garner over 1.4 million likes.
“We saved watching the view depend rise and rise and could not imagine it,” Jenna, who’s excited to be a first-time mother, provides. “It’s been a combination of feedback. A ton of feedback about how relatable it’s, how candid I’m, and the way trustworthy I used to be.”
“Different feedback weren’t so good. Numerous feedback about how aged I look, how drained and beat up I look, how they by no means wanna get pregnant due to me, and simply normal feedback about my physique,” she provides. “However I seen lots of people standing up for me within the remark part saying, ‘That is being pregnant, depart her alone.’ ”
The content material creator provides how her husband has been an “absolute champion” all through this journey.
“I hope folks notice that as a lot as you put together for being pregnant, you by no means know what would possibly occur and to not be so onerous on your self,” Jenna says. “I ‘made enjoyable’ of myself within the video about how naive I used to be! Ethical of the story: embrace it and snigger about it.”
“I’ve discovered each physique is totally different. Each time I look again at images or movies, I’m genuinely SHOCKED!”
