Women should not be critical of one another, especially mothers. Our walks are different. They will not look the same. Yet there are commonalities that bring us comfort. Knowing that we all share the same struggles helps to sustain us during the roughest 9 months of our lives.

We go through so much as we're getting ready to bring life into this world. Our bodies change during and after pregnancy. We struggle to embrace our flaws in a world that demands perfection.

That is why, for most of womankind, it's refreshing to pull out a rough celebrity pregnancy photo or two. Why? Well, because it's nice to know that even the most pampered in life suffer the same natural stresses of pregnancy. Even the women who have all the money in the world for plastic surgery have the same flops as the rest of us. These photos bring assurance that pregnancy is rough on any woman's body, even the most lavished, so let's not be so hard on ourselves.

When you look down at your feet that happen to be fat and swollen, or walk by a mirror and catch a glimpse of your chin that seems to have tripled, let these photos bring you comfort.

You are not alone. Pregnancy happens... even to those we feel are most beautiful.

20 Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling just gave birth to her first child this past Friday on December 15th. Back in October, she announced on The Ellen Show that she was expecting a baby girl.

We are all thrilled, expect, no one knows who the father is. When Mindy welcomed baby girl into the world, her daughter's birth certificate was leaked to the press. What we know: she named her little one Katherine Swati (middle name after her mother) but the press was disappointed to find she had left the father's info on the birth certificate blank. Mindy will do just fine as a single parent.

She claims she didn't go to extreme measures while pregnant. She simply enjoyed it. "I eat like a guy who's 6 foot 3 inches," said Mindy, which is funny for a girl who's only 5'4". Most of her captured pregnancy photos show her wearing comfortable slip-ons. If only the rest of us could follow that lead.

You do you, mama!

19 Amber Rose

Rumors are out that Amber Rose is expecting her second child with boyfriend, Savage, who is supposedly, "very excited about his new family." Only time will tell if the rumors are true. If they are, I'm sure Amber will strut her stuff with confidence no matter how much weight she gains.

During her first pregnancy, Amber got up to 202 pounds. "It’s hard to get off baby weight. It’s a different kind of weight because for nine months you stretch your stomach out and then it’s hard to get that back. I’m working on it. I lost like thirty-some pounds already," she said in a interview 6-months after having her son, Sebastian.

Colorful and loud, Amber doesn't hide behind clothes while pregnant. She is who she is and we love it.

18 Adriana Lima

You probably didn't expect to see supermodel Adriana Lima on this list, but she, like the rest of us normals, has had some rough moments throughout her pregnancy.

Of course, the bounce back was unfair. She was on the runway just 8 weeks after giving birth to her son. Her trainer had this to say about her, "Adriana does what she has to in the gym. Her work ethic is out of control! When she gets in her mind she wants to get something done, she does it,” he raved.

Adriana decided to through out some numbers to her fans concerning her pregnancy weight. "I gained a lot of weight. Let's say, over 25 pounds. I ate whatever I wanted."

Is that all? It was nice seeing Adriana look like the rest of us, even if for a short while.

17 Bombshell: Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot, was five months pregnant while filming Wonder Woman. Who knew?!

She now has two children with husband, Yaron Versano. She claimed she kept herself busy and did't really allow pregnancy to settle in until it was over.

"With the daily routine of life, family and work, I’m distracted all day long,” wrote Gal. “Then I had a moment with myself when I was looking out the window at the beautiful clear blue sky and realized that I was 9 months pregnant, soon to have a new love pup as an addition to our family.. could not be more grateful to the universe.”

Gal has expressed guilt over being a working mom. "When Alma was around two, I was really anxious about how to travel with a child, moving her from one country to the other, all the different languages. It was my husband who told me: 'Gal, think about what kind of a role model you want to be. If you want to show Alma that she can follow her dreams, that's what you should do, and we will figure out the logistics.'" That's a good man.

Gal wears pregnancy well. She couldn't be more stunning.

16 Blac Chyna

Black Chyna told her fans she wanted to get super thick while carrying Rob Kardashian's child. "No lie, my goal is to gain 100 lbs. this pregnancy,” she said in a Snapchat video. “I’mma tear it up, and then I’mma snap back.”

She definitely gained the weight she wanted to gain and wore clothes that revealed every little nook and cranny.

Since giving birth, she's lost 55 pounds. She's weighing in at around 138, eight pounds more than her ideal weight. She claims her workouts, diet and tummy tea are what bounced her back, but her ex told the media she's faking it all, that she actually had cosmetic surgery.

His words: "Everyone wonders how Chyna lost all that weight after the baby. She lies to everyone, but no I'm such a great husband that on our anniversary I paid 100K to do this surgery to get everything fixed as much as they could."

Whoa.

15 Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey had many struggles while pregnant with her twins. She tried to keep off the weight, but couldn't, so she finally embraced it. She also had really severe swelling that slowed her down quite a bit. Her career didn't pick back up for awhile, even after giving birth to her twins.

She was photographed often so people could see the physical changes that had occurred in her. That had to have been hard, but Mariah is now proud of her body and expresses she's found the beauty from those hardest moments.

"In the beginning, when I first had the babies, I had so much edema...water and swelling. Most pregnant woman have that just in their feet," said Mariah on the Rose O'Donald Show. "One day I was doing my thank-you notes and I noticed it started rising up my leg. I had really bad edema. I didn't think I'd ever be the same person."

Sometimes we aren't, Mariah. It's all a part of motherhood.

14 Serena Williams

Serena gave birth to a baby girl she named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., back in September in West Palm Beach, Florida.

When the time came for her to become a mother, the tennis star paid to have an entire floor at Saint Mary's Medical Centre cleared. Maybe she was tired of the press following her around, hoping to capture her in her worst moments.

This photo above was taken by a "fan" in the middle of a dollar store close to the hospital Serena gave birth in. Not wanting to be rude, Serena turned around when she heard her name being called.

It must be so strenuous being famous on the days you just really want to disappear. Way to be a champ, Serena, and congrats on your little princess.

13 Bombshell: Behati Prinsloo

Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine are expecting baby number 2 in two months!

Behati is unbelievably gorgeous pregnant, so much so that her famous hubby can't help but rave about her. "I have the most beautiful wife in the entire world,” he told the press.

The two are expecting another girl. When asked if they want more after this one, Adam said, "Probably. I want a lot. I thrive with chaos. I really, generally enjoy and love it.” And as for Behati, "she wants 100 kids."

The two are a match made in heaven it seems, and Behati's body is a match made in heaven for pregnancy. She goes in and comes out totally unaffected. Good genes on that one.

This compliment from Adam is too cute to not add, "My wife is like a champion of the world. She’s killing it. You would never know she’s almost seven months pregnant. God bless her.”

God bless all you mothers out there! I hope these photos lifted your chin.

12 Tori Spelling

 

Tori just recently gave birth to her fifth child and is now working overtime to shed off all the weight she gained.

There's something about pregnancy that kicks us mamas into neutral. We stop caring about our usual disciplines and start relaxing much more--as we should.

Though Tori absolutely loathes how many pounds she puts on and the work it takes to lose all those pounds, she's set on having another.

"All my kids have their little pair, so I would be open to one more," she told PEOPLE. "Hey, if people call you the Brady Bunch, you have to complete the Brady Bunch."

We'll be on the lookout for that 6th announcement then, Tori, and please note that even with through the weight gain, you were amazing and strong.

11 Pink

Pink was all over the tabloids last year for the pregnancy weight she gained while housing her second son, Jameson Moon Hart.

She had much to say to her haters. "I'm 160 pounds and 5’3” so by ‘regular standards’ that makes me obese,” she said. "I know I’m not at my goal or anywhere near it after Baby 2 but dammit I don’t feel obese."

Pink told her fans to step off the scales and live so they can feel gorgeous and know they are always good enough. We all struggle, but it's a beautiful struggle.

"Please don't worry about me. I’m not worried about me. I am perfectly fine, perfectly happy, and my healthy, voluptuous and crazy strong body is having some much deserved time off. Thanks for your concern. Love, cheesecake.”

Pink says she's happy to be "normal." Amen.

10 Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian and husband, Kanye West, have had two children together: North West and Saint West.

During those two pregnancies, Kim put on a lot of weight. She even had to have three surgeries to repair her uterus after placenta accreta occurred.

Kim and Kayne wanted to have a third child, but this time around they've chosen to use a surrogate. All is going smoothly thus far and Kim should have her baby in her arms shortly after Christmas.

This will be their last. Kim will absolutely never have another herself. These are her words on pregnancy, "Pregnancy was the worst experience of my life! I don't enjoy one moment of it and I don't understand people who do. I'm not sure why I don't like the experience like others do. Maybe it's the swelling, the backaches or just the complete mindf**k of how your body expands and nothing fits. I just always feel like I'm not in my own skin. It's hard to explain. I don't feel sexy, either—I feel insecure and most of the time I just feel gross."

Well there you have it, folks. We should all be seeing pics of her newbie here soon.

9 Bombshell: Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy, Chrissy, Chrissy.

Chrissy announced back in November that her and John Legend are expecting their second child, and we are all beside ourselves.

She was hilarious in her first post about baby saying, “John and I are very excited to not have to hide this anymore. Everyone we told first was like ‘uh yeah we knew thanks.'" The rest of us also had a hunch.

It looks like this one will be a boy. "I said our next baby would be a boy because that is the embryo we have left. A boy. So. Yeah," said Chrissy.

Her and John started out with 20 embryos, but that was narrowed down after screening and determining what was the best fit for her body.

Chrissy wears pregnancy well. She looks absolutely radiant everywhere she goes.

8 Beyonce

Even the queen has had her moments of complete defeat.

When pregnant with her twins, Sir Carter and Rumi, Bey was told by her doctor to expect a 60 pound weight gain.

"Which is just mind boggling to her," a source told HollywoodLife. "Bey's first concern, of course, is a healthy pregnancy, but she really doesn't want to add a ton of extra weight during the process."

That same source continued by saying that though Jay Z is onboard with Bey’s workout and diet plans, "he loves her no matter what she looks like, and reassures her she looks like a goddess at all times. He just wanted her to chill and not sweat it.”

Kind of hard when everyone worships you as queen.

Bey went vegan and got on those workouts and has bounced back to her pre-baby weight. We're happy if you're happy, Bey.

7 Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher had a baby a couple months back and they couldn't be happier.

Even through the horrible moments of her pregnancy, Mila stayed light-hearted, joking often in interviews, saying things like, "Wyatt's rambunctious but she's not there yet where she's two-and-a-half and I'm like, 'Holy s--t, there's this demon baby coming out! We haven't quite hit the demon stage yet."

I doubt she'll be anything like a demon, but every mom has experienced a child who can go from 0-200 in 0.3 seconds. There will always be those moments.

Mila claimed that with her first, she followed every single phase of development, but with her second, she didn't keep track of anything. She only maintained her health, and it was liberating. So what she gained some extra weight?

I'd rather be free too! I know you other mamas out there can relate!

6 Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson gained 60 pounds while pregnant with her son, Remington, who is now 1-year-old.

This year after shedding some of her baby weight, she had a lot to say about the words spoken over her while she was strugglin'.

"I'm such a creative person that I yo-yo. Sometimes I'm more fit and I get into kickboxing hardcore. Other times I'd just rather have wine and stay at home," she said.

Kelly claims that before her kids when she was thin, she was left alone because aesthetically, she made sense. Since gaining weight, she's received many negative comments. Sometimes she even addresses them. For example: someone got on her Twitter calling her "fat" to which she responded to by saying, "and still f****** awesome."

That's right, Kelly!

She claims she's wrecked her knees and feet trying to stay super thin. Now, she just wants to be healthy and happy.

Don't we all.

5 Bombshell: Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba is a freak of nature. The only weight she seems to gain while pregnant is where her baby lies in her belly, and we all hate her for it.

She's unafraid to step out in sweats as she did this past week while enjoying lunch with her two girls in LA, because she knows she still slays.

Jessica and her husband, Cash Warren, are thrilled to be having a baby boy this time around, and as for more, they claim this will be their last.

Her words: "I'm done, done, done. My friends think I'll have more, but no. Three is good."

I can see why her friends would think she'd have more. She's become a mother to the children of the world through her business The Honest Company.

We love you, Jessica, and mothers everywhere thank you, but we still hate that you don't have a double chin.

4 Christina Aguilera

Christina performed at the American Music awards this past November when fans noticed a bit of a bulge that looked like more than chub.

Though she hasn't confirmed that she's pregnant with baby number 5, we're all pretty convinced that she is.

In past pregnancies, Christina hasn't been afraid to hit the stage in little clothing with her baby weight on display. Though unflattering at times, we have to respect a woman who doesn't believe their is a standard for beauty.

“As long as I’m happy in my own skin, that’s all I need, that’s all the confirmation I need. I’m happy where I am, I have a boyfriend that loves my body, I love my body, my son is healthy and happy. That’s all that matters.”

Tell it, mama.

3 Busy Philipps

Busy Philipps loves her body while pregnant. She loves life in general, while pregnant, probably because the pressure is off.

She's mommy to two children with bizarre enough names, Birdie and Cricket, and she's made them her entire world.

She was asked about her weight gain in interviews but always laughed it off. "I wanted strawberry milk shakes like nobody's business. I gained 15 pounds in three weeks with my first child. To lose weight, I simply breastfeed," said Busy.

Speaking of breastfeeding, she claims her boobs jump three sizes while pregnant. Now that'd be something I'd certainly welcome.

She had some wisdom to drop to her critics too, "You have to do what’s right for you and you can’t be too concerned about what some magazine is going to write about you. We’re in a business where a lot of people are blessed with pretty incredible bodies, but I feel moms should be given a break across the board.”

Preach.

2 Jessica Simpson

Jessica has a 5-year-old and a 3-year-old with her football star husband, Eric Johnson. She confessed gaining a whopping 80 pounds during one of her pregnancies. She worked hard to shed it, but didn't get all the way back down.

She's been criticized for allowing herself to gain so much weight, to which she's addressed by saying, "I've been all kinds of sizes and ... being a mom, I feel like people can relate to me because of it."

Instead of allowing the negative comments to drive her into depression, she's started a clothing line for curvier women. She's embraced that she might not be as small as she once was ever again.

Jessica said she has to be a good role model for her daughter. On the Today Show she claimed she's, "empowered to rise above and stand up for all the women out there who do have trouble losing weight."

Good for you, Jess.

1 Bombshell: Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway gave birth to her first child, a son she named Jonathan, back in April of 2016, but just recently posted a photo of him so the rest of the world could meet him.

She's a very private person, but she has shared a thing or two about her pregnancy with the media. First off, she claims becoming a mother has had a "zen" effect on her. She isn't uptight anymore. Secondly, she gets work done quickly so she can be home.

"I don’t like moving slowly anymore. I want things to move quickly so I can get home," said Anne. "I want to be able to get to a place and do my job. My job can’t be everything."

Anne was beautiful throughout her entire pregnancy, to the point of envy.

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