The actress poured her heart out in a long Instagram post that touched upon the subject of motherhood among other things.
Kajal Aggarwal trashes trolls who body-shame pregnant women
Chennai - 09 Feb 2022 12:51 IST
Updated : 12:53 IST
Haricharan Pudipeddi
Actor Kajal Aggarwal, who is expecting her first child with husband Gautam Kitchlu, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a long post where she slammed trolls who body-shame pregnant women.
The actress's post read, “I’ve been dealing with the most amazing new developments in my life, my body, my home and most importantly my workplace. Additionally, certain comments/ body-shaming messages/ memes don’t really help :) let’s learn to be kind and if that’s too hard, maybe, just live and let live (sic)."
Calling the trolls self-absorbed morons who just don’t seem to understand, she wrote, “During pregnancy, our bodies go through several changes, including weight gain!! Hormonal changes cause our stomach and breasts to get larger as the baby grows and our body prepares for nursing. Some might develop stretch marks where our body gets larger. Sometimes our skin will break out with acne. We may also be much more tired than usual and have mood swings more often. A negative mood may make us more likely to have unhealthy or negative thoughts about our bodies.”
She added: “We may take a while to get back to the way we were before, or may never completely return to the way we looked before pregnancy. And THAT'S OK.
“These changes are NATURAL and while we are struggling to cope with all the new additions to our lives, (especially the anticipation of the arrival of our tiny little humans) we don’t need to feel abnormal, we don’t need to fit in a box or a stereotype and we don’t need to be made uncomfortable or pressurised during the most beautiful, miraculous and precious phase of our lives! We must remember that the whole process of birthing a little infant, is a celebration that we are privileged to experience."
Kajal also emphasized the importance of seeking mental health support if one needs it.
On the career front, the artiste is awaiting the release of the Telugu film Acharya (2022).
