Pregnancy certainly gives happiness to every couple who are waiting for their baby. Many prospective parents together prepare for the birth of the baby, whether it's decorating the room, buying baby equipment from clothes, cutlery, and others. Almost of them prepare it thoroughly.
However, pregnancy does not only provide happiness for couples, especially women who are pregnant. The impact felt real, namely physical and mental changes.
In physical changes, of course, an enlarged body or changes in some body parts. Meanwhile, mentally, pregnant women are usually more sensitive than usual. This usually happens because of the presence of pregnancy hormones.
However, some women tend to feel uncomfortable with the changes that occur in their physique. They have to buy new clothes for their enlarged bodies, not only that, even footwear they have to look for comfortable and safe.
Launching from TODAY, an American female runner is offering free shoes for pregnant women who experience changes in the shape and size of their feet, namely Allyson Felix. She shared on her Instagram page that her shoe brand introduced a 'Saysh's return of maternity' policy. He said it was time someone did this and learned the importance of making a change.
The 36-year-old woman wrote about how the policy worked and the meaning of the policy she made. He wrote that a woman's feet can change during pregnancy and if a woman owns a pair of Saysh One shoes (her shoe brand), and the foot size changes due to pregnancy, the brand will send a new pair of shoes.
"Girls' feet can change size during their pregnancy. If you have a pair of Saysh Ones [shoe] and your foot size changed due to pregnancy, we will send you a new pair. Pretty simple and easy," she wrote.
Allyson Felix also said that the new policy of his shoe brand was deliberately present. He felt as a small company, felt very proud that he could lead and change the industry the way he wanted. Felix even plans to continue advocating for gender equality in athletics.
Not only that, the woman who was born in Los Angeles also said that she continues to want to support women properly, especially as a female athlete and has become a mother. She says she has a series of announcements that she hopes will make the world a more friendly place for women. Wow, that's inspiring!