Alex Morganis giving fans an inside look at her motherhood journey.
“It was really difficult coming back,” the athlete and TOGETHXR co-founder admits of returning to the soccer pitch, where she helped to lead the U.S. Women’s National Team to the medal stand at the Tokyo Olympics, after becoming a new mom.
“Professional soccer aside, it was really hard being a first-time mom, I had to hear time and time again that I was going to be the same player when I came back from pregnancy. Giving birth and starting a family didn’t mean ending a career,” adds Morgan.
Morgan welcomed Charlie with husbandServando Carrascoin early May 2020, six weeks after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The premiere episode, titled “Moms Are Superheroes,” includes footage of a then-pregnant Morgan having conversations about her concerns as a mom-to-be.
“How am I gonna sleep the night before important games? How am I going to breastfeed at halftime because my boobs are hurting?” she continued.
The athlete also spoke about her hopes for her little girl, sharing that her “goal is to raise a daughter that’s confident, that’s strong and believes in herself and that finds things she loves to do in life that fulfill her.”
“I want her to see that she has no limits, that she feels fearless and like she can accomplish anything and everything,” Morgan added. “And I want her to be proud of her mommy.”
Ready for Anythingreleases new episodes weekly on YouTube.
source: people.com
