Chrissy Teigen slams demands of perfectionism among young mothers

Chrissy Teigen highlights her thoughts on social media’s influence on parenting and why she feels mothers these days feel added pressure to be ‘perfect’.

The conversation arose during a Miami panel for the  Frida mom event alongside notable names and celebrity moms like Jeannie Mai Jenkins, Serena Williams and Amber Ridinger.

She began the conversation by addressing the ongoing and yet ‘completely inaccurate’ representation of pregnancy, birth and motherhood on social media.

And also admitted, “perfection of Instagram is a big factor” about why women are completely unprepared for the realities of it all.

She was also quoted saying, “The way to build confident people and mothers is by being able to commiserate and create a bond.”

“Pooping on the table wasn't talked about and it's nice to be real, especially after seeing how filtered everything is all the time.”

“Whether it's actually filtering or the filter of words on Instagram that makes you think you're the only one experiencing something.”

During the course of the chat, Teigen also addressed her decision to speak freely about losing her son Jack and admitted that she has ‘no regrets’ and “would do it all over again” since the “amount of people who come up to me at even just an amusement park to tell me about their experiences.”

“Those loss photos resonate more than anything I've ever posted and it's been healing for me to connect with other people about our shared experiences.”