Despite reading a myriad of books and watching birthing shows, nothing prepares you for the actual journey of pregnancy. Sometimes it feels like your body is playing a very cruel joke on you. I could not go anywhere without men and women having the need to touch and rub my belly. It did not help when strangers suggested I have my ultrasound redone just to confirm I was not in fact carrying twins. Line Severinsen began to draw the experiences women go through based from her own pregnancies in 2012 and in 2016. “I thought to myself that there is no way that no other people felt and looked like I did,” she says. Based in Bergen, Norway, the artist’s illustrations are not only honest but hilariously accurate. “I wanted to create a counterpoint to help people like me to understand that they weren’t alone and that it is OK to feel and act less than perfect sometimes.”
Third trimester workout! ?? #mammaliv #mamma #gravid #gravidmage #momlife #pregnancyhumor #fitmom #expectingmommys #babyontheway #babybump #babybelly #babybelly #fitpregnancy #mama #fitmama #thirdtrimester A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Mar 22, 2015 at 7:47am PDT
Can’t see below the belly ?? #preggoproblems #pregnancyhumor #preggo #pregnancyproblems #julibaby #gravid #gravidmage #embarazada #pregnancylife A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Jul 3, 2015 at 2:38am PDT
Time for slip-ons! #gravid #gravidmage #mamma #pregnantbelly #preggoproblems #pregnancyhumor #pregnantlife #thirdtrimester #tegning #illustrasjon #tegneserie #snartmamma #barnimagen #maibaby A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Apr 30, 2015 at 1:44am PDT
Expecting a kickboxer???? or an ? #pregnantbelly #gravidmage #bebismage #babybelly #tegning #thirdtrimester #gravid2015 #maibaby #gravidblogg #gravid #pregnancyhumor #vecka40 #babybump #barnimagen #babyiskicking A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on May 9, 2015 at 12:07pm PDT
Have you had any pregnancy cravings?????? #preggoproblems #pregnancyhumor #gravid #mammablogg #babybump #cravings #babybump #gravidmage #mumtobe #secondtrimester #firsttrimester #tegning #tegneserie #embarazada A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Aug 12, 2015 at 1:36am PDT
Stop touching my belly!?? #pregnantlife #pregnancyhumor #gravid #mammaliv #mommytobe #motherhood #barnimagen #gravidmage #pregnantbelly #babybump #ready2pop #babyontheway #expectingmommys #tegning A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Mar 1, 2015 at 9:47am PST
You know you’re in your third trimester when you drop something on the floor and walk away muttering F*** it!? #tegning #gravid #gravidmage #pregnancyhumor #preggoproblems #babybump #thirdtrimester #mamma #mammaliv #babybelly A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Apr 11, 2015 at 2:53pm PDT
They say you shouldn’t eat for two.. ???????? #gravid #barsel #babydrøm #pregnancyhumor #pregnantbelly #preggoproblems #tegning #barsel #gravidmage #gravid2015 #expecting #foreldreogbarn #momblogger A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Jun 13, 2015 at 1:08pm PDT
What not to say to a pregnant woman?? #gravid2015 #gravidmage #babybump #babybelly #gravid #gravidblogg #pregnancyhumor #vecka40 #week40 #maibaby #junibaby #expectingmommys #expecting #pregnantbelly #preggoproblems A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Jun 2, 2015 at 11:15am PDT
#thatfeeling third trimester? #gravid #40weeks #pregnantnomore #vecka40 #uke40 #preggo #pregnancyhumor #babybelly #preggoproblems #embarazada #babybump #mammalivet #tegning #barnimagen #graviditet A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Jun 23, 2015 at 1:38pm PDT
When you are so swollen that you look like the Michelin man? #pregnant #secondtrimester #thirdtrimester #pregnancyhumor #tegneserie #pregnancyproblems #fitpregnancy #babybump #readytopop #gravid #pregnantbelly #pregnancyglow #bunintheoven A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Oct 20, 2015 at 12:59pm PDT
Fears about giving birth: water breaking in public ??? #birth fødsel #gravid #thirdtrimester #gravidmage #preggoproblems #pregnancy #pregnancyhumor #pregnancyproblems #embarazada #expecting #week40 #week41 #pregnantbelly A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Jul 13, 2015 at 12:45pm PDT
Tigermom?? based on the quote “don’t be ashamed of your stretch marks! You’re a tiger and you have earned every stripe” #strekkmerke #stretchmarks #babybump #pregnantbelly #mommytobe #mammaliv #mamma #babybelly #expectingmommys #gravidmage #gravid #pregnancyhumor #thirdtrimester #motherhood #barnimagen #mammalivet A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Mar 15, 2015 at 1:17pm PDT
Everybody man’s greatest fear?? #thingsdadssay #momanddad #pregnant #pappa #pregnancyproblems #gravidmage #pregnantpeopleproblems #embaraza #secondtrimester #cartoon #preggoproblems #expecting #babybump #thirdtrimester A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Jan 18, 2015 at 2:14am PST
Admit that you are watching birth programs all day and sobbing?? #tegning #pregnancyhumor #pregnantlife #gravid #birth #gravidmage #firsttimemom #mommytobe #mammaliv #midwife #birthwithoutfear #motherhood A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Feb 25, 2015 at 7:05am PST
Are anyone a furry ??! Oh those lovely pregnancy hormones? #preggoproblems #pregnancyhumor #pregnantbelly #pregnancyproblems #pregnantgirlproblems #gravid #gravidmage #embarazada #pregnancyglow #graviditet #pregnantgirl #preggostyle #babybump #havingababy #babybelly #babyonboard #teckning A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Sep 22, 2015 at 11:06am PDT
Sympathy pregnant? #pregnancy #gravid #pregnancyglow #pregnancyhumor #pregnancyproblems #week40 #expecting #gravidmage #far #gravidabf2015 #babymama #embarazada A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Jun 17, 2015 at 7:09am PDT
Beachbody 2015 can wait! ? #pregnancyyoga #gravidyoga #kroppsoptivisme #gravidmage #gravidblogg #pregnancyweight #pregnancyhumor #pregnancyfitness #pregnancyworkout #fitpregnancy #fitmom #gravid2015 #bf15 #gravidabf2015 #PregnantWomenProblems #schwanger A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on May 21, 2015 at 6:21am PDT
Real life horror story ? The nurse show the first time dad a placenta ?? #halloween2015 #pappa #dads #dad #pregnancyhumor #birth #förlossning #newborn #placenta #fødsel #papa #tegning #vecka40 #week40 #halloween #halloweenbaby A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Oct 27, 2015 at 3:43am PDT
A repost since it’s my birthday and I can’t drink? 7 months without alcohol? but still had a nice celebration yesterday at a Indian restaurant and then saw the film #kingsman! #pregnant #pregnantlife #pregnancyhumor #pregnantbelly #expectingmommys #gravid #gravidmage #mamma #thirdtrimester #preggojoys #preggoproblems #expecting A photo posted by ?? Line Severinsen (@kosogkaos) on Mar 29, 2015 at 4:28am PDT