Plus-size model and body positive advocate Tess Holliday has given birth to a baby boy.
The new addition to the family arrived on Monday, weighing 8 lbs., 10 oz (around 3.7 kilos) and measuring 22 inches long.
Holliday, 30, and her fiance Nick have named their newborn Bowie Juniper Holliday, and all three seem to be doing well.
Bowie is Holliday’s second child, and will be little brother to 10-year-old Rylee, Holliday’s son from a previous marriage.
Speaking to People, the model said she expects some big changes second time round.
“It’s been 10 years since I had a kid, so there are so many things that are new,” she said.
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This again MM.
On one page we encourage women/men to be healthy, exercise and do the right thing for our children. On another page we call a morbidly obese woman "a celebration of women’s bodies and what they’re capable of". No wonder we have an epidemic.
"for many of us, Tess Holliday’s plus-size pregnancy has been a celebration of women’s bodies and what they’re capable of."
Nope. I am too heavy - a size 14, weight is 82-84kg currently. Just learnt I am pregnant and my goal is to be healthy for myself and the baby so I can enjoy pregnancy and have the best possible better, smoother birth. I'm not deluded, I know I'm not my healthiest at this size, and my cholesterol is too high. I wouldn't celebrate being plus sized and not at my physical best during this very important time, not for vanity but health. It's key. I don;t want gestational diabetes for example. I'm stepping up my exercise and improving my diet for all concerned. My current weight feels like a risk.
I am not looking to do anything dramatic but losing about 15 per cent of my weight would be ideal over the next several months. I'd prefer to be a small 12 with a healthy baby bump :) I'll move about more easily and feel more confident as a mum to be.