For anyone who thinks they can predict what being pregnant will feel like, the truth is, we really can’t fully understand it until we are actually pregnant ourselves. We all know that our bodies will change, but it can still be shocking and unexpected to see just how many things change during a nine-month period — everything from the size of our feet to the weight of our breasts.
Some women (including celebrities) can struggle with those changes, and we don’t blame them, because pregnancy symptoms are no joke. While we don’t judge anyone who doesn’t love being pregnant, we are happy for those women who feel great in their changing bodies and proudly celebrate their growing bellies and stretch marks. We love that energy, especially when we get to see some of our favorite celebs showing off their gorgeous bumps.
Here are 15 moments when stars proudly celebrated their body changes during pregnancy, and it is great to see how far we’ve come from the days when pregnancy fashion and celebrity culture was all about trying to hide the belly.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry has kept her daughter, Daisy Dove, out of the public eye since she was born in 2020, but we did get to see some glimpses of the pop star while she was expecting. Toward the end of her pregnancy, Katy shared this snapshot with the caption, “Never too pregnant for a crop,” and we couldn’t agree more!
Cardi B
Cardi B is another musical mama who was happy to prove that there’s no reason that having a pregnant body means having to feel less sexy. She embraced all of her pregnancy curves in this gold outfit when she was pregnant with son Wave in 2021.
Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer
Pretty Little Liars actress Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer welcomed a baby in 2020, a son named Hendrix, and she reveled in her changing body. While pregnant, she shared on social media, “During this life-changing time I am especially aware and in awe of the power of women. Watching my body transform to give life is an unexplainable joy.”
Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis, like so many other women before her, learned that during pregnancy, more than just the belly grows. She talked about her fascination with her bigger pregnancy breasts while chatting with late-night host Conan O’Brien. “I don’t know how to deal with them because I’ve never had them, and so I always dress for a flat-chested girl and now all of a sudden I’m busty, and I’m like, ‘Wow, check it out!'” she joked. “This is amazing to me. It’s a whole new world.”
Kourtney Kardashian
While her sister Kim famously hated being pregnant, Kourtney Kardashian couldn’t relate. She declared in an interview with DuJour, “I’m at my best when I’m pregnant. It’s such an amazing feeling, the transformation that your body goes through. There’s something about it that’s so empowering and beautiful, and I just really embrace it.”
Chrissy Teigen
Chrissy Teigen — who recently welcomed her third child, daughter Esti — has proudly shown off her bump and embraced her new curves with all of her pregnancies. She’s gone on the record as loving her body and even tweeted, “I love being pregnant. I like it more than not being pregnant.”
Lauren Conrad
Lauren Conrad has come a long way since her reality TV days. Now the mother of two boys (ages 5 and 3), she shared this very belly-positive snapshot during her first pregnancy. During an appearance on the Perelel Lives podcast, she reflected on just how much she loved that first experience. “With my first one, I was like, ‘Oh gosh, I gotta do this again.’ But with my second one, I really tried to enjoy each thing.”
Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski shared this very clothing-optional photo during her pregnancy with her son, Sylvester, and explained that she was feeling like “a fertility goddess with a juicy butt.” She also said she already knew that she was “going to miss this bump and those kicks very soon.”
Rihanna
There are few celebs in recent memory who have seemed to have as much fun dressing their pregnant body as Rihanna did. She had such a fun and sexy take on what maternity style could look like, so we are very excited to see that side of her again now that she is pregnant with baby No. 2.
Perrie Edwards
British singer Perrie Edwards (part of the group Little Mix) was all sunshine and smiles as she snapped and shared a picture celebrating her growing bump. She and her partner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, welcomed their son, Axel, in 2021.
Ciara
Ciara is a mother of three and she has looked absolutely gorgeous in each of her pregnancies. She shared this photo from her third (with son Win) and happily declared that “the bump is bumpin” — and it sure was! Little Win was born about two months later.
Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts had a major pregnancy first when she was Cosmopolitan‘s first pregnant cover star. She confided to the magazine that while some parts of pregnancy were hard, she was also reveling in the experience. “To see my body change inside and out so drastically has been a wild experience. Surprising and beautiful,” she said.
Kate Hudson
There is just no way to deny that a person is really, really pregnant when we see that their “innie” belly button has turned into an “outie.” Kate Hudson celebrated that unique milestone during her pregnancy with daughter Rani in 2018 and she couldn’t have looked cuter!
Robin Arzón
Robin Arzón is one fit mama and pregnant lady. The author and lead Peloton instructor has a 2-year-old daughter and recently announced her second pregnancy. She’s her own hype woman and has been vocal about finding the strength and power in her growing body, which is such a great energy.
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland was all about staying active and feeling strong in her pregnant body, as we can see from this video glimpse into her workout routine from when she was nine months along. We’re here for a little pregnant twerking!
