Meghan Markle isn’t due until spring 2019, but she’s already catching heat from mum-shamers. Her latest “offence”? Cradling her baby bump too much in public.
Yes, you read that correctly: People on the Internet can’t seem to deal with the fact Markle has been photographed lately with her hands placed over her stomach. Commenters came out in droves on Monday (December 10) during the Duchess of Sussex’s appearance at the Fashion Awards in London. She wore a stunning one-shoulder black gown and took several photographs with her hands touching the top and bottom of her baby bump.
“If I see one more photo of Meghan Markle cradling that bump I am going to vomit. I swear she and Beyoncé think they are the only women in the world to get pregnant. You are pregnant……WE KNOW,” wrote one person on Twitter.
“She should learn from Kate on how to pose regally when pregnant. Both hands discretely under the bump. Not cradling like Demi Moore,” chimed in another.
And the hits keep coming. Check out just a few of the unfair criticisms for yourself, below:
We know she’s pregnant. I have never in my life seen any pregnant woman hold their stomach so often. Is she afraid the baby is going to fall out? It just looks awkward. We all know she’s pregnant, she doesn’t have to draw attention to it ALL of the time.
– Christie Chappell (@OhSweetCinna) December 11, 2018
If I see one more photo of Meghan Markle cradling that bump I am going to vomit. I swear she and Beyoncé think they are the only women in the world to get pregnant. ? ? ? ? You are pregnant……WE KNOW!
– hashhag (@vviivviieennnne) December 11, 2018
Yes, all that baby bump-overdoing thing is tiring… Why can’t she just stand normal, in particular at official occasions?
She is just constantly showing off and this is really disgusting and repelling…#MeghanMarkle #BritishFashionAwards– spotterdotter@otter (@spotterdotter) December 11, 2018
The fact that people are policing Markle’s hand placement is ludicrous, to say the least. Plenty of mothers actually make a habit of cradling their baby bumps while pregnant. Some science even posits that this is a good thing for unborn children.
Of course, other people jumped to Markle’s defence and essentially told her critics to back off. “What? Why do people (mostly women) get upset about this? Nearly every pregnant woman does it. It’s not harming anyone. She’s happy to be a mom. Cradle those bumps, mamas,” one user wrote on Twitter.
“So I see Meghan Markle is getting shit for cradling her baby bump, some people saying it’s too possessive…. The fuck? ! ? That’s what all pregnant women do! ! ! Cradle that bump Meggie, cradle it,” tweeted someone else.
What? Why do people (mostly women) get upset about this? Nearly every pregnant woman does it. It’s not harming anyone. She’s happy to be a mom.
Cradle those bumps, mamas! There’s even an emoji for you! ? ? ? #MeghanMarkle
– Amber Bjorstrom (@AmberB_SD) December 11, 2018
So I see Meghan Markle is getting shit for cradling her baby bump, some people saying it’s too possessive….
The fuck? ! ? That’s what all pregnant women do! ! ! Cradle that bump Meggie, cradle it! !
– Lindsay (@ahemexcuseme1) December 11, 2018
Whether the science behind this cradle-bumping has legs or not, I’m pretty sure Meghan Markle knows what’s best for her body and baby. Let her (and her hands) live.
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