Pregnancy transforms the body in ways that are almost impossible to imagine until you’re inside it. Suddenly, everything feels new — how you walk, sleep, eat, breathe. Your body carries a new rhythm, as if it’s changed tempo without asking permission. You might feel heavy and tired, yet stronger than ever. It’s a strange mix of wonder and frustration — like living inside yourself, but with unfamiliar rules.

Every system in your body is working together to create life. Your blood volume increases, your heart pumps harder, your lungs stretch to make room for two. Ligaments soften, joints shift, skin expands. Sometimes it feels as though your body has its own will — and in many ways, it does. It knows what it’s doing, even when you don’t fully understand. That can bring comfort, but also a quiet grief — because who am I, if my body no longer feels like mine?

It’s okay not to feel beautiful every day. It’s okay to be tired of your body, even while feeling grateful for it. Your body isn’t failing you — it’s adapting, stretching, evolving to hold life. Learning to live inside it again takes patience, not perfection.

Alma’s advice:

• Rest when your body asks for it — not when you think you’ve earned it.

• Write down the changes, both the small and the big. Seeing growth can help you notice progress, not just fatigue.

• Remember: feeling different doesn’t mean losing your body. It means you’re in the middle of one of life’s most profound transformations.

Pregnancy doesn’t teach you to control your body — it teaches you how to trust it.