{"id":242178,"date":"2021-03-30T13:28:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=242178"},"modified":"2021-03-29T22:26:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T03:26:54","slug":"actress-ashley-tisdale-acceptance-pregnant-body-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/actress-ashley-tisdale-acceptance-pregnant-body-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress Ashley Tisdale tells how she learned to love her pregnant body’s changes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actress Ashley Tisdale, whose breakout role was as Sharpay Evans in the 2006 hit “High School Musical,” recently shared<\/a> her nuanced experience of the ways that pregnancy has impacted her body image.<\/p>\n

In a March 19th maternity shoot post on her lifestyle website\u00a0Frenshe<\/a>, the first-time mom, who welcomed daughter Jupiter Iris on March 23rd, commented, “I have to be honest, I haven\u2019t gotten the whole warm and fuzzy feeling about my pregnant body being beautiful. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I am so proud of my body and I\u2019m so grateful to be able to create a home and grow my little one. However, seeing my body look so different is still a little startling to me…\u00a0I think change can be hard, but I continue each day saying\u00a0I love you<\/strong>\u00a0to my body because it\u2019s doing so much, and it\u2019s creating a beautiful miracle.”<\/p>\n

She added, “I don\u2019t know what my body will be like after the baby comes, but I do know I\u2019m going to give it time, let it heal, and take really good care of it. I wanted to share this because I\u2019m sure that like a lot of other people, I felt ashamed that I was uncomfortable at first.”<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Nike spotlights pregnant athletes in powerful maternity ad. But for some, it\u2019s too little, too late.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tisdale’s candor struck a chord with readers, eliciting coverage from PEOPLE<\/a> and Buzzfeed<\/a>. Her words ring particularly true because in many ways our “inclusive everything” society is still lagging behind when it comes to portraying non-pregnant (and furthermore never-been-pregnant female bodies) as the norm, particularly in fashion and lifestyle magazines.<\/p>\n

It is no surprise, then, that ordinary women are unsure of how to feel about their pregnant and postpartum bodies when they are consistently shown airbrushed images of other women \u2014\u00a0or, alternatively, pictures of celebrities whose flat postpartum stomachs come as a result of personal trainers, nutritionists, and other resources unavailable to the average woman.<\/p>\n

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Sandra's stretch marks are a loving reminder of her kids. That's why she uses Dove Body Wash. Its NEW formula gently cleanses for instantly soft skin & lasting nourishment. pic.twitter.com\/dR37BnmljN<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dove (@Dove) April 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n