Just me

My first pregnancy threw me into turmoil, this one is healing me.

I never had any nice photos of me pregnant. I never wanted to be defined by it.

I didn't want to be seen as 'just a mum'. That was a big fear. And being pregnant is that fear at its most vulnerable.

Now I know different.

My girl is the biggest source of pride in my life, and I now know that if I'm to be defined by any one thing I'd choose that.

And here I am growing another person who I know I will be just as proud of. So when I had the chance to record that, I jumped at it. A huge jump for me.

Here I am. Me. A glamourous version, anyway.

32 weeks pregnant.

In the hands of a person who is like every other in my life: looking for the best in me. If I let them.

Proud of myself, my body, my children.

At peace.

The hugest thanks to the amazingly talented Ulyana, who knows exactly how to tell a story with her camera. It means so much to me that she gave me the chance to do this.