09/08/2026
We asked, she delivered. 😉
Our assistant Britt on why no question is too small, being kind to yourself, and what it really means to be there from the very beginning.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵?
No matter how much you read or prepare, parenthood is something you can only truly learn by living it. And that's okay. The experience itself is the teacher.
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲?
Be kind to yourself. Listen to your body. There is no perfect pregnancy, birth or postpartum period. Trust that you, as a parent, know best what you and your baby need. And don't be afraid to ask for help.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲?
Behind almost every call or visit, there's the same question underneath it all: is this normal? No question is strange or silly. I want every pregnant woman and every partner to feel completely free to ask or discuss anything. That matters to me.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
I'm often the very first person a family speaks to at the start of their pregnancy. Getting to follow that journey from the sidelines, one of the most extraordinary experiences of someone's life, is something I never take for granted. A listening ear, a reassuring answer, or simply taking a moment for someone, that can make all the difference. That's what makes this work so valuable to me.
— Britt, assistant at ELLE
