Sameera Reddy’s stunning images from underwater maternity photoshoot

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Sameera Reddy shares her love for her two children

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Previously, she has talked about her struggles with her body. Discussing her experience as a pregnant woman,

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she has expressed her frustration at apparent weight gain.

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How she viewed her beauty and her body largely through the prism of superficial standards.

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Actors talk about pregnancy announcements Anna's dream of getting pregnant is shattered

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Moreover, she states that her view of motherhood came from the superficial world where the “image and status” of being a mother is glamorous.

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But after 10 months, I weighed 105 kilograms. Even when holding my son, I had no reason to be happy.

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When she got pregnant with her second baby,

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Sameera celebrated her skin color and embraced her individuality.

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