Mom Illustrates 19 Everyday Pregnancy Struggles No One Wants To Talk About

Line Severinsen is a mother of two and talent illustrator/animator who lives in Bergen. Her hilarious webcomics about the challenges and everyday struggles of being pregnant are instantly relatable to anyone who has been pregnant, and a real eye-opener to those of us who haven’t.

Her comic series is called Kos og Kaos, which is Norwegian for “Cuddles and Chaos.” You can find more of her work on her Instagram.

#1. Can’t see below the belly.

#2. Tigermom, based on the quote “don’t be ashamed of your stretch marks! You’re a tiger and you have earned every stripe.”

#3. Have you had any pregnancy cravings?

#4. Seven months without alcohol so far…

#5. Everyman’s greatest fear.

#6. Admit that you are watching birth programs all day and sobbing.

#7. Stop touching my belly!

#8. Third trimester workout!

#9. That feeling in the third trimester.

#10. Princess and the pea, third trimester sleep deprivation! More pillows please..

#11. Time for slip-ons! 

#12. Expecting a kickboxer, or an alien…

#13. They say you shouldn’t eat for two…

#14. They say you shouldn’t eat for two…

#15. #thatthirdtrimesterfeeling.

#16. When you are so swollen that you look like the Michelin man.

#17. Sympathy pregnant.

#18. Fears about giving birth: water breaking in public.

#19. And other peoples opinions!