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IN SNAPS| Five times Lexi Van got real about pregnancy and motherhood

15 May 2019 - 09:06 By Cebelihle Bhengu
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Lexi Van and Mandla Hlatshwayo became parents to son Thingo a month ago.
Lexi Van and Mandla Hlatshwayo became parents to son Thingo a month ago.
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Reality TV star Lexi Van is not one to shy away from the not-so-glamorous side of motherhood, instead telling it like it is and is winning the hearts of many of her followers for keeping it real about pregnancy and the challenges she has faced after her son's birth.

While other women try to quickly snap back to their pre-baby bodies, Lexi often says that she isn't one of those and encourages women not to be hard on themselves when their bodies go through changes.

From being called ugly to sleepless nights... Here are five times Lexi got real about pregnancy and motherhood. 

Physical changes

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41 weeks in >>>> 3 weeks out New moms. I'm 3 weeks post partum, and the way my body has changed, has really affected me. Pregnancy is beautiful and I'm so blessed to have experienced it. But one can't helo but to, obviously, notice the physical changes. Moms, be ready to be emotionally strong to accept the hectic changes that comes with motherhood 😥😥😥 It's going to take a while for me to get back to my flat tummy and fitness routine... today I'm just feeling really emotional, everything affects me, and it catches me off guard but for now, I'll try and enjoy every second with my boy 💙 Sending lots of love and light to all mommies. Share your journey and don't suffer in silence with your insecurities. It's OK to not be OK 💖 Happy Monday...

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Changes in priorities

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Picture on the right, was yesterday. (With leaking boobs and still in pain, 19 days Postpartum) How life has changed?! THEN: sexy, fiesty, crazy, outgoing... no worry or care in the world. I used just grab my cellphone and car keys and out i go... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOW: "Babe, do you have his bag?" "Are there enough diapers, wipes and extra clothes" "sanitizers, extra blankets..." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I still can't believe i get to call myself a mom. I'm in the early stages and to be honest, I couldn't be bothered about my looks right now. I'm a mess, i smell like a diary room, my hair's crazy, my skin is horrible, i can't lotion my legs, some days i forget to apply deodorant, i eat whilst breastfeeding, i dream about having that first cocktail again, i miss cuddling with my love, the list is endless... BUT now, my days are for the little man. I'm super good at multitasking, but now i forget to do most things too. New moms, trust me you'll mess up most days and feel like you aren't getting it right, but it gets better. Dont beat yourself up, take your time, cry and then get going again. Trust me. Shout out to all the moms who makes motherhood look glamorous but a bigger shout out to all the moms who are just keeping it real and messy 😉💖

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Being called ugly during pregnancy 

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Last ones ☺... also I have grown, or so I thought, women in my DM's telling me I'm ugly. We have this very weird and ugly habit of women throwing insults at other women, pregnant or not. Now, I know I'm NOT ugly, but I still don't get how you'd take time out to insult and continue to type out words to break someone down. Pregnancy is hard and your body is bound to change. Something, I'm shocked to grasp, because the very same women, had kids and are thrice my age, old and fat...but you're still gonna call someone, you don't know - UGLY! YHUUUU!!!! I've seen soooo many pregnant women, and we're all different. We've been brainwashed and smothered with pictures of celebs who makes pregnancy look all glamorous, easy and perfect. That's just bullshit, cause pregnancy is fucking hard and unbearable. I live my reality and I have no reason to post pictures of perfection...but what you old fucks won't do is make me feel like I'm ugly, unattractive or even a slight bit not rocking this pregnancy. SO, to all this women thinking it's ok to break women down and throwing insults, I understand why. You're nothing but insecure, ugly, inside and out, bored and have no idea what kindness means. Julle kan my vet gat lek. And then you request a 'follow back' 😒😒😒 Voetsek! 🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽

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Sleepless nights 

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😅😅😅 haven't been able to sleep for the past weeks... coz PREGNANCY...lastnight I finally managed to sleep, woke up once, to pee, but at 04:30am I got a fright coz I was woken up with those "party whistle things" and I mumbled "what's going on?" 😅😅 OMG, Mandla is something else!!! 😂💖... The French toast is a tradition birthday thing (those who know, knows) he has mastered it now and it's the first thing I get for breakfast. The candle!!! The candle, he gave to me 3 Valentine's ago, I've used it for loadshedding, and I see it came in handy, to hold all that bread together 😥😂😅... 😏😐 I asked "why so many slices" he says " 1 for each day of the week" 😩😅 Happy birthday to me 🥞😍

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