We spoke with author, journalist and ProjectRunway judge ElaineWelteroth on her surprise pregnancy and the unexpected ups and downs she’s had to roll with along the way. Read the full interview below!
Elaine Welteroth is on the adventure of a lifetime. In addition to juggling TV projects, home renovations and a new Instagram series, the best-selling author and journalist is pregnant with her first child. The journey has come with its fair share of ups and downs and a rollercoaster of emotions as the Project Runway judge struggled with SPD and was forced to truly surrender to her body in a way she never has before.
I still look at my stomach and think, “What the hell is even going on? Is this even real?” I am in a perpetual state of awe. It’s this perfect balance of acceptance of the things I have no control over, and also holding space for the part of my brain that just can not even fathom what any of this means.
I am also extremely grateful to have the kind of partner that I have to go through this with—I could not do it without his support. I have mad respect for all of the single moms or women who have done this solo. I can’t fathom it. My husband has been the saving grace of my pregnancy. LK: What are you most looking forward to as a parent? Have you and Jonathan talked about how you plan to raise the baby, any traditions you’re going to carry on, or how you’ll share the responsibilities?I don’t want to force conversations about parenting when the reality is I have no idea what that’s going to look like, or what my philosophy will be or how I will show up as a parent. I have to trust the process. This has been my biggest lesson in parenting so far.