I think it's wonderful! I'm child free, but I know in my heart I would hold my stomach as much as possible. Touch is so important. I firmly believe that there are so ,many things that we have yet to understand. But I see any woman holding her baby like this as a true act of love and compassion.
I find it almost freakish for people (esp) women to be bothered by it. It's her body her choice. The amount of policing that the media and other women do on this woman's body is horrifying. I would't blame her if she caught wind, of the vociferous mob that has been harping on this, and has upped her cradling her stomach as an act of defiance. A giant FU to the assholes that are literally complaining about what she does with her hands and how she is handling her pregnancy. Her body her rules!
I hope she continues t o cradle her stomach with both hands till the very end, not just because she wants to and it feels natural, but as a giant middle finger to all those who supposedly believe in sister solidarity and all that.
People who get their hackles up so easily, when it's not even their body or pregnancy. Calling her smug and all sorts of nasty names. Those people must be very miserable people. Just heart attacks waiting to happen, as far as I'm concerned. To be up in arms over something so innocuous as a woman holding her belly. It's laughable.
However, the more I think about it, the more I think that maybe she's touching a nerve? Maybe the women in particular who are calling her smug or attention seeking are the ones who barely cradled their belly, so maybe it's making them think like they are less than. Maybe they feel a little guilt over not being as demonstrative as they could have been, so they're picking on this pregnant lady they do not even know.
Just food for thought. Either way, those that complain about how a woman, famous or not holds their pregnant belly is not someone I would want to know. It seems to come from a place of negativity, pettiness and in some cases, downright malice. And, I have no place for people who think that way in my life. I'm sure she feels the same too. I wish nothing but a safe and happy pregnancy for Duchess Megan, and for any pregnant woman who chooses to cradle their belly. And, if they don't choose to, then I wish for a happy and safe pregnancy for them too. I refuse to judge a woman or anyone on how they express or handle their own body. Whether if they slouch, stand straight as a board, talk with their hands, fidget, play with their hair etc. I will not police another human beings body, and people who do, downright spook me. It's creepy and it's nuts.