Olivia Culpo is 37 weeks pregnant with her second child, and she’s using the final stretch to shut down body shamers. After TikTok commenters said she“really blows up”during pregnancy, Culpo responded with a message that’s resonating far beyond her own comment section: she’s proud of growing a healthy baby, and she refuses to let strangers’opinions outrank her child’s health.
The timing here is worth noting. Culpo and husband Christian McCaffrey welcomed daughter Colette in July 2025, and she was pregnant again just six months later. She’s been upfront that the quick turnaround wasn’t exactly planned, and now she’s preparing for a C-section that’s scheduled for the same day McCaffrey leaves for a game. Through all of it, she said McCaffrey told her to give herself a year of grace, advice she’s passing along to anyone who needs to hear it.
Her core message comes down to one line: the only thing you can control is what you’re doing as a mother for your child. Everything else is just noise. It’s a reminder that pregnancy body expectations are often unrealistic and that no one owes anyone a“bounce back.”
What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten about giving yourself grace during a big life change? Tell us in the comments.
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