If you ask me, a pregnant belly is the most beautiful belly.
Most parents-to-be take pictures of mom’s growing belly so they’ll never forget the time they eagerly awaited the new addition to their family. But when TikToker Renae W decided to share her pregnancy and belly story on social media, she was met with skepticism and doctors started asking her questions.
But in the end, as the moment of birth approached, Lena silenced all doubts…
Every mother can attest to the feeling of surprise and a little fear when they feel their baby come inside. Pregnancy can affect every woman differently. Some are bedridden and unable to eat for days. Others may be more active and productive than ever.
When American mother Rena B became pregnant for the sixth time in her life, she became active and started posting pictures of her pregnant belly on the social media platform TikTok. Rena initially posted videos about her recovery and sobriety, but her focus changed after she became pregnant.
One of the reasons she got so much attention and garnered so many followers was her big belly. The first video she posted didn’t attract much attention, but over time, her belly grew and Rena amassed millions of views on her channel.
Many people were convinced that she had numerous children in her womb, while others speculated that she could have given birth to as many as eight children. Lena was sure there was only one child in her womb.
”Yes it’s just one. I’m sure,” she said in one of her videos.
The mother of four gave no medical explanation for her giant stomach –which led to even more rumors and theories. Previously on Newsner, we’ve seen cases where polyhydramnios, extra fluid, or gestational diabetes can be the cause of an extra large baby bump. According to Renae, though, despite people’s comments and what doctors thought, everything was normal.
“I had an ultrasound not that long ago, fluid is normal, baby is measuring a week and four days ahead,” she said.
Still, some people could not help but comment – they felt a need to criticize the mother. One doctor, who one would assume is supposed to be supportive, expressed concern for Renae. The medical expert was obviously quite shocked when seeing pictures of her belly, and said that the mother-to-be should be worried.
Renae, who suffered a miscarriage before falling pregnant again, felt that she had to reply and address that comment in particular. She felt as though the doctor commenting that her belly shouldn’t be that big, despite the fact she and her baby were healthy, was too far.
”As a doctor, you should be ashamed of yourself for this video, especially when I’m not your patient,” she wrote.
According to Renae, her short height made her stomach look bigger than it actually was.
When she gave birth to another son a few years ago, he weighed 9lb and 6oz. Despite this, Renae’s followers could hardly believe that there was only one baby inside that gigantic belly of hers. Many were left lost for words.
One wrote: ”I swear you have like 4 twins in there.“
Another user said: “There’s a full grown adult in there.“
“He’s gonna come out 30 years old with a credit score of 800,” one user joked.
During her well-documented pregnancy, she gained 35 pounds. Viewers got to watch as her belly expanded bit by bit. When Renae uploaded a video at 37-weeks pregnant, it ended up getting a whopping 37 million views. Fortunately, some people stepped up and defended the mother.
“Every women carries differently. Every pregnancy is different. Every pregnancy is unique!” one woman wrote.
Another added: “I can’t believe he would even say that to you knowing absolutely nothing about your pregnancy.”
On February 18, it was time to silence those who refused to believe that Renae was carrying just one baby. She gave birth to her big boy via a scheduled C-section.
The newborn baby weighed 9lb 8oz and was 22 & 1/2 inches tall. According to Renae, her son also inherited a “big head” from his dad, measuring 15 inches around. Most important of all though, her baby boy came into the world healthy.
“When your son comes out hand first looking like Superman flying,” she wrote in February. “Yeah I said son, just one big healthy baby boy.”
Although her big belly caused some problems and complications in Renae’s life, she came to miss the baby bump once her son was born. It felt ”weird” not having her bump anymore, the mother said.
Her followers were also curious about her stomach after the birth. Eleven weeks after her C-section, Renae showed off her belly and responded to the critical voices that reappeared in her comments.
“Five days after my c-section. The only weight I lost was my 9lb 8oz baby and another 5 and a half pounds,” she said.
“I don’t get why people don’t understand that everyone carries different. I’m short and carry all out front. I’ve been told you ruined your body, and ‘your stretch marks are gonna be so bad afterwards’. The truth is I don’t care because my body blessed me with five amazing kids and an angel baby. I love my body and the amazing things it has done.”
To show the size of her baby, Renae published videos of her holding her precious baby in her arms.
“When you get asked all the time why you were so big with one baby. Me wondering how he even had room to move around in there,” she wrote.
Fast-forward to today; we can see that Renae continues to update her fans on TikTok, and by all accounts, things are going well for her and the family.
Of course, having a newborn has its challenges, and they also apply to Renae – but her boy is growing so fast, and Renae is still sober, so that’s fantastic! We wish her all the luck in the future!
