“It is Difficult” Steffi van Wyk-Brink opens Up About Motherhood

Months after having her first baby, Miss Namibia 2015, Steffi van Wyk-Brink, opened up to her followers about motherhhood.

Taking to IG, the model shared pictures of herself which she captioned with a long note. She talked about dealing with her post-partum body and getting her figure back.

“I am tired, yet I love every second of the waking hour. I am not my body, yet I need to treat it like my temple. This Body is the only one I’ll get in this lifetime, and I can’t trade it in for a newer model,” she wrote. 

The new mom went on to talk about how combining aspects of her life can be difficult.

“It is difficult to remain disciplined, when you’re working, and you’re mommying, and you’re wifeying… sometimes you forget your own needs. Sometimes you have too much grace for yourself, other times you have too little.”

“This is the heaviest that I’ve ever been in my entire life it scares me. I burn calories but I don’t eat in a deficit just yet. I need to do what’s best for my baby, and that’s staying nourished and mentally healthy.”

Steffi Advises Other Mothers

“Sometimes you need to trust your gut and not sweat the small stuff. Weight can always be dropped, getting your mind right takes effort and reversing eating disorders, well that’s a conversation for another day.

“I’ve just seen too much, to not be happy with where I’m at. My voice, my current struggles, and my journey will speak to someone out there who needs to be reminded that, mommy, sister, daughter, wife, friend — you are doing your best, and sometimes your best needs to be good enough for now, until your energy is revived — and until we switch some gears. But until then, Let’s do what you can, and the rest will follow! We are in this together. We are more connected than you realise. Let’s draw strength from each others’ struggles, and hope from each others’ triumphs.”