Beyonce has opened up about struggling to lose her baby weight and her marriage to Jay Z.
The superstar is the guest editor of the latest edition of Vogue magazine and wrote a tell-all essay about her life.
In the piece, Beyonce revealed she had an emergency C-section to have her twins Rumi and Sir.
Speaking about being married to Jay Z, Beyonce said he was her “soldier” during the scary time.
“I was 218 pounds the day I gave birth to Rumi and Sir. I was swollen from toxaemia and had been on bed rest for over a month,” she wrote.
“My health and my babies’ health were in danger, so I had an emergency C-section. We spent many weeks in the NICU. My husband was a soldier and such a strong support system for me.
“I am proud to have been a witness to his strength and evolution as a man, a best friend and a father. I was in survival mode and did not grasp it all until months later.
“Today I have a connection to any parent who has been through such an experience.”
Speaking about the pressure to lose weight after having a child, Beyonce said it was “crazy” to shed so many pounds after having daughter Blue Ivy.
“After the birth of my first child, I believed in the things society said about how my body should look,” she said.
“I put pressure on myself to lose all the baby weight in three months and scheduled a small tour to assure I would do it. Looking back, that was crazy.”
After her emergency C-section, Beyonce said she had to really look after herself.
“It had been major surgery. Some of your organs are shifted temporarily, and in rare cases, removed temporarily during delivery. I am not sure everyone understands that.
“I needed time to heal, to recover. During my recovery, I gave myself self-love and self-care, and I embraced being curvier. I accepted what my body wanted to be.
“After six months, I started preparing for Coachella. I became vegan temporarily, gave up coffee, alcohol and all fruit drinks. But I was patient with myself and enjoyed my fuller curves.
“My kids and husband did, too, I think it’s important for women and men to see and appreciate the beauty in their natural bodies…To this day my arms, shoulders, breasts and thighs are fuller.
“I have a little mommy pouch, and I’m in no rush to get rid of it. I think it’s real.
“Whenever I’m ready to get a six-pack, I will go into beast zone and work my ass off until I have it. But right now, my little FUPA and I feel like we are meant to be,” she added.
