You’ll often hear people say that pregnancy is the most magically beautiful period of a woman’s life. Whoever crafted that nifty little lie hasn’t met Maya Vorderstrasse, mother of two, who got tired of all the ‘easy’ tags pregnancy is dumped with. So, she decided to take up the task of showing everyone what ‘soon-to-be-mommies’ really go through.
Maya Vorderstrasse, a mom of a 1-year-old and 2-week-old, “was so tired of seeing motherhood portrayed as perfect, flawless, and effortless on social media, because I never felt like it was like that for me,” she told the HuffPost.
She posts pictures from the 25th week of her pregnancy and boy! They are brutally honest and hilarious at the same time.
2,156 Likes, 43 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “Dat bump life ?? #27weekspregnant”
1,330 Likes, 63 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “#29weekspregnant and starving ??”
Pregnant mothers feel often lost, unable to solve the mysteries of childbirth, like mood swings, excessive eating, etc. “I embraced my chaotic life, and decided to share it with everyone in the hopes of helping other mothers realize that it’s OK to not have it all figured out,” Mary said.
1,188 Likes, 45 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “Hold that thought. Gotta pee. Again. #pregnancyproblems ??”
6,606 Likes, 281 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “Dangerous territory, husband ??? #33weekspregnant”
3,668 Likes, 116 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “?#35weekspregnant”
1,874 Likes, 151 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “Bears. Beets. Bump. #37weekspregnant”
1,575 Likes, 85 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “Goodnight ??…………………………………………………………………. *My sleep…”
22.6k Likes, 786 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “So I made him try being me for an hour. Didn’t last 15 min. #39weekspregnant #heymileywhatsgood…”
Recently, Vorderstrasse has given birth to her daughter, Hazel and is continuing to share her funny letter boards to depict what happens after delivery. We can’t wait to see her next post!
4,832 Likes, 192 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “Don’t act like you don’t know ??? . It has been rough, but we are getting there.There’s blood,…”
4,967 Likes, 271 Comments – M A Y A ? (@mayavorderstrasse) on Instagram: “And somehow managed to make me cry! I’M LIKE GO AWAY. NO, STAY! HUG ME. NO, DON’T TOUCH ME!…”