1. When the California mom blogger who "invented" gender reveal parties said her perspective on them has shifted after raising her nonbinary daughter:
"Who cares what gender the baby is? I did at the time because we didn't live in 2019 and didn't know what we know now - that assigning focus on gender at birth leaves out so much of their potential and talents" -the inventor of the gender reveal party
In 2008, Jenna Karvunidis become famous in parenting blog circles as the person who "invented" gender-reveal parties. Her daughter, who inspired the gender-reveal cake with pink icing inside, is now exploring nonbinary expressions of herself. Karvunidis said, "Who cares what gender the baby is? I did at the time because we didn't live in 2019 and didn't know what we know now — that assigning focus on gender at birth leaves out so much of their potential and talents that have nothing to do with what's between their legs."
2. When this pole dancer showed off her pole dancing routine while pregnant:
3. When this Kansas mom gave birth in the hallway of an emergency room:
4. When this pregnant news anchor read the hate mail she got about her maternity clothes on air:
5. When a mom from Copenhagen documented this week-by-week progression of her pregnancy with triplets:
6. When a Virginia woman told her husband she was 19 weeks pregnant after suffering four miscarriages and a stillbirth:
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Dana Griffin-Graves' husband, Arkell, broke down in tears after learning his wife was five months pregnant with their son.
7. When these two mommas – whose due dates were only four weeks apart – showed that healthy pregnancies come in all different shapes and sizes:
8. When this award-winning birth photographer captured a baby being born "en caul," or still fully inside the amniotic sac:
9. When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their pregnancy:
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019.
The announcement came on October 15, 2018 and, let's just say, people freaked out. Meghan gave birth to Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor on May 6, 2019.
10. And when Meghan Markle didn't try to hide or cover her post-baby pregnancy bump:
11. When this Georgia mom had her maternity photoshoot during the solar eclipse and got some unforgettable photos:
12. When the internet freaked out over the official news of Kylie Jenner being pregnant with Travis Scott's baby:
13. And then when Kylie explained why she kept her pregnancy a secret from the world after the birth of her daughter, Stormi:
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Stormi Webster was born on February 1, 2018. Kylie dedicated this video to her on her YouTube channel. It shows behind-the-scenes footage from throughout her pregnancy.
14. When this cancer-surviving mom hung a "no breastfeeding zone" sign in her delivery room:
15. And, finally, when this dog had her own pregnancy photoshoot:
There you have it – a decade of pregnant moms who got us all talking in the best way!
