Anna Belenkiy is using her illustrations to dispel the myth of the perfect perinatal “happily ever after” and shine a light on postpartum struggles.
While there are many magical moments in the first few months spent with your newborn, there are also plenty of real struggles that go unseen. One mom is on a mission to dispel the myth of the perfect perinatal “happily ever after”—by depicting everyone’s favorite Disney Princesses as postpartum mothers—stretch marks and all.
“The idea for this series started when I got pregnant . Pregnancy has always been viewed as something glamorous and magical, especially when you look at other pregnant women and you want to be like them, but then reality came crashing down and I decided to use my beloved Disney princesses to document my least glamorous pregnancy moments,” Belenkiy shared in an interview withAfter having her son, Tommy, in August, Belenkiy didn’t stop illustrating the tough moments of motherhood.
“Suddenly, Tommy giggled and smiled at me, I started to cry after I realized that I never will be the previous me, I am a new version of myself thanks to my baby boy, and those stretching marks are my personal medal of valor. Because all of us mummies are heroes,” Belenkiy wrote.
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