Actress and comedian Amy Schumer recently gave birth to her first child, a son named Gene Attell. And, ever one to keep it real, she shared a picture of herself five weeks later still wearing hospital underwear.
She was then praised by other moms for her laid back approach to parenting and not trying to act like postpartum life is a walk in the park (if Kylie Jenner's Instagram feed was anything to go by, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was!).
This isn't the first time that the comedian has been using humor to embrace the changes her body has gone through during pregnancy. She also did this photoshoot, embracing her pregnant body in all its "imperfect" glory.
Luckily, she doesn't care what the haters think, and this is the brilliant response she posted to those who criticized her for wearing hospital underwear five weeks postpartum:
Amy Schumer has been brilliantly honest about this pregnancy thing, you guys; as one of comedy's foremost voices of the female perspective, you can be sure she's had some rather choice words for the nine-month ordeal.
Schumer announced she was with child back in October, after getting married to chef Chris Fischer earlier in 2018, and a little under six months later, she shared a rather honest selfie of how things are going. From the looks of it, it seems like things are going well.
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Schumer's pregnancy underwear selfie is everything we've come to expect from the 37-year-old, and you can be sure her fans were loving the honesty on display with this selfie.
"Feeling strong and beautiful today #didntpuke," Schumer said in her post, and fans were glowing in their praise as Schumer was glowing in her selfie. Not least user @lillyhunter28, who's an obstetrician who was enamoured with Amy Schumer's baby bump:
"I am an OB and I look at pregnant bodies every day. Your belly is absolutely perfect...and inside that belly is a strong and funny and kind and smart human being. Our bodies can do so much. Keep making me laugh and I’ll keep delivering babies."
"Beautiful bump!" declared user @geegee93xx. "You're carrying a little human and you should feel proud and beautiful, it's one of the best things women can do.. u," she added, and it's clear that following Amy Schumer during its pregnancy is always going to be a fruitful (and entertaining) endeavour.
Schumer's really crushing this social media pregnancy thing: just last Wednesday, she shared a video of herself demonstrating the correct way to handle one of pregnancy's biggest challenge: putting on socks. "If you’re pregnant, like I am, and you want to put your socks on, it’s easy," Schumer reassured us.
"First, the left foot. Okay — a little discomfort but not really a problem. And then the right foot. You just … it’s easy. You put your toe in … and then you try it from behind. And then you just kind of … slowly will the sock up your foot. And that‘s pregnant."
The second sock a... little longer than the first one did, sure, but it's just another example of how candid Schumer can be when it's really necessary. She showed off her proclivity for telling it like it is in a recent Netflix special, where she talked about her husband and learning he was on the autism spectrum.
She then addressed it while appearing on Late Night With Seth Meyers:
"That's why we both wanted to talk about it [the autism diagnosis] because it's been totally positive. I think a lot of people resist getting diagnosed and even some of their children because of the stigma that comes along with it... The tools that we've been given has made his life so much better and our marriage and our life more manageable."
If there's one thing you know about Amy Schumer, it's that she's never going to shy away from calling things exactly the way she sees them.
Throughout her pregnancy the actor and comedian remained open and candid with her fans, and was praised for sharing the reality of her tough experience while pregnant.
Amy Schumer shared this post-surgery video on social media after undergoing an egg retrieval procedure:
Schumer has also previously spoken out about her struggles with IVF. She wrote on Instagram, "Feeling really run down and emotional," she captioned the post. "If anyone went through it and if you have any advice or wouldn’t mind sharing your experience with me please do. My number is in my bio. We are freezing my eggs and figuring out what to do to give Gene a sibling."
And during a recent appearance on the What To Expect podcast, Schumer opened up about her life as a new mom, including her sex life with husband Chris Fischer.
"You can’t have sex for like six weeks, you know?" She revealed, "I was hoping it was going to be longer than that because they just like sliced my FUPA open."
"I’m not like dying to, you know, get pounded from behind, thank you very much," she went on. "So I was very down to wait the six weeks and then, and then it was nice."
Schumer explained that she and Fischer make plans to have sex once a week, to avoid feeling like they're just "roommates".
"We're really good about having sex once a week.
"We just keep it going because you have to, otherwise you're just like roommates, and then it’s weird that you're having sex."
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She continued, "We make a plan.
"We go like, 'Let's have sex tomorrow or Tuesday. That'll be a good day.' And then we do it and we go, 'That’s great. We should do that more,' but we still just do it once a week."
Schumer also opened up about the couple's plans for future children, stating that she doesn't believe that she'll ever get pregnant again despite going through IVF.
"We got some embryos and I went through IVF and we got one normal one and two mosaics. We're thinking seriously about taking the surrogacy route. COVID-19 kind of put everything on hold, but of course we do want more. I hope that's in the cards for us." She said.
Amy Schumer has been praised this week for showing her C-section scar in a nude Instagram post.
The 39-year-old Trainwreck star shared the candid snap with her 10.4 million followers on Sunday, January 31, via her official Instagram account.
Posing in front of her bathroom mirror, the actress confidently showcased her scar along the surface of her midsection.
Schumer captioned the post: "Feeling like my c section looks cute today! #hotgirlwinter #csection. [sic]"
Amy's body positivity post accrued a lot of attention from other social media users. Currently, the image boasts over 399,000 likes and a further 8,500 comments as of the time of writing.
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For instance, one person wrote: "I thought the hashtag said Hot Girl Wiener which I guess ill go ahead and start... [sic]."
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Another person wrote: "Amen sister! Scars are beautiful."
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Another person chimed in: "I used to care for new moms and it's a beautiful battle scar. [sic]."
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A fourth commenter added: "That's awesome! I love to casually bring up my c section to my children - just in case they forget! [sic]"
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Someone else wrote: "Feel like mine lookin' hot today too! What a coincidence! [sic]."
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However, this isn't the first time Schumer has shown off her scar. In a post published on January 9, 2020, the I Feel Pretty actress uploaded another picture of her mid-section and wrote about her postpartum experiences.
Amy captioned the post: "I’m a week into IVF and feeling really run down and emotional. If anyone went through it and if you have any advice or wouldn’t mind sharing your experience with me please do.
"My number is in my bio. We are freezing my eggs and figuring out what to do to give Gene a sibling."
Schumer has also opened up about her experiences dealing with the rare prenatal health condition, called hyperemesis gravidarum, which provokes severe and sustained morning sickness during gestation.
During a guest appearance on the podcast Anna Faris is Unqualified last month, Schumer said: "I, for my safety, cannot be pregnant again. One in three mothers with hyperemesis – what I had – one in three babies don't make it.
"I really don't like those odds. Just because you're vomiting so much you can't nourish your baby or yourself, so my pregnancy was a huge bummer."
There's little Amy Schumer can't do; she's either starring in some blockbuster, making us clutch our sides in hysterics, or being outspoken about whatever political monstrosity is currently occurring in the United States. But no matter what she does, and how much acclaim she receives, the haters promptly follow suit.
Case in point: the comedian officially returned to the stage just two weeks after giving birth, because you know, mothers are superheroes. Some, however, didn't seem to agree and proceeded to mom-shame her.
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Amy took to Instagram to mark the occasion, simply writing "I’m back!".
While plenty of mothers praised her for returning to work so quickly after giving birth to baby Gene - and for enduring a pregnancy that was fraught with complications including hyperemesis gravidarum, which causes severe vomiting, nausea and dehydration - the mom-shamers quickly came out in full force.
"Jesus, Amy. Let the stitches dissolve first," wrote one Instagram user, and another added "Already???? That’s insane!!! And inhumane."
"Contract or not you need to be allowed at least 6 weeks for maternity," wrote a third.
Another chimed in, "Like, I can still smell your placenta…take a damn break ffs."
I mean, can we just not?
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The 37-year-old welcomed Gene with her husband, Chris Fischer, on the 5th May. And since then, she's been sharing some seriously candid snaps. In a recent post, she spoke about her labour and her experience of having a doula in the birthing room.
"Ok here’s my post baby annoying post and my takeaway from pregnancy. Women are the shit. Men are cool and whatever but women are fucking warriors and capable of anything," she began.
"I was lucky enough to get to have a doula. Her name @domino_kirke @carriagehousebirthwhat do doulas do? I don’t totally know [sic] But what she did was make me and Chris feel totally secure and supported throughout my pregnancy and the birth process. I really recommend getting one if you can.Doctor Brill and all the nurses and pediatricians at Lenox Hill and all the other hospitals i spent time in this year, thank you for everything. I did Pilates with strong women and went for walks. I threw up violently and felt sick mostly every day of my pregnancy. Hyperemesis is real and it’s awful. But f*ck, what they say is true. The second you give birth it’s gone [sic].
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"@hgmoms has the best research I found on the condition The only thing that helped me with my nausea was products from @thelordjones I learned that globally 1 in 5 births take place without the assistance of a skilled birth attendant. @everymomcounts is a great place to donate $250 equips a midwife with a bag of medical equipment needed to provide care to hundreds of women and babies in Guatemala. All my friends. Friends I’ve had for 30 years or people who encouraged me to “keep going” or telling me “it will be worth it”. Thank you. Every woman I encountered is so willing to help and advise you and I felt all their strength. And you were right. Thank you ladies from my family [sic]."
Pregnancy can be pretty damn rough. Your hormones are in a state of flux, your mood can change instantly, and you can go from ravenously hungry to utterly nauseous at any time. Then you have to deal with the added stress of carrying that extra weight about, and the inevitable kicking from inside the womb. That's not even getting to the subject of the labour and birth itself, which is a whole other nightmare that we'll discuss another time.
One person who's not ashamed to talk about how much being pregnant can suck is actress and comedian Amy Schumer.
Amy's never been someone who shies away from speaking her mind, or a person who hides the less-than-glamourous sides of herself. Recently she went so far as to share a graphic video of herself vomiting after stand-up show on Instagram - and now she's taken to social media again, after being hospitalised due to a medical condition.
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In a recent Instagram post, Schumer posted a picture of herself bedridden in hospital on an IV drip. In the caption, she explained she'd had to cancel her newest stand-up show for the time being, during which she was supposed to tour Texas.
The comedian has allegedly been suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a pregnancy complication characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and dehydration.
The Trainwreck star wrote: "Texas I am so deeply sorry. I have been really looking forward to these shows. I have to reschedule. I am in the hospital. I'm fine. Baby's fine but everyone who says the 2nd trimester is better is nor telling the full story. I have been even more ill this trimester. I have hyperemesis and it blows. Very lucky to be pregnant but this is some bullsh*t! Sending so much love to the doctors and nurses taking great care of me and Tati! They are cool as hell! And Texas I am really really sorry and I'll be out of there as soon as I'm better."
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Schumer first announced that she was pregnant with her husband, chef and farmer Chris Fischer, back in October 2018. She later took to Instagram again to post a photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which she'd edited by superimposing the heads of her husband and herself on the royal's bodies.
It's a shame that she's been suffering so much throughout her pregnancy, but we can take solace in the fact that she's being looked after by medical professionals. We can also thank her for drawing attention to how, sometimes, being pregnant is a grim and unpleasant experience.
All I can say is that I hope that her baby is delivered safe and sound, and that her little bundle of joy is worth all the pain. Get well soon Amy!
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