Tay Lautner: My 1st trimester, body image, & protecting my baby from the public eye

June 17, 2026

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Tay Lautner was not prepared for her first trimester. “Pregnancy is propaganda,” she says bluntly. “None of this is fun.” She had always looked at pregnant women and thought they were glowing. Then she got pregnant herself, and those positive thoughts vanished. She gained 12 to 15 pounds in two and a half weeks because her metaphobia—a fear of vomiting—meant she ate constantly to suppress nausea. She woke up three times a night to eat. She had no energy, could not think clearly, and felt “weird in my own skin.” The gap between how she expected to feel and how she actually felt was the central tension of the episode, and she walked through it with unusual honesty.

The first trimester was isolating until she found other pregnant women

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1 Tay Lautner: Pregnancy, Body Image, & Protecting Privacy
2 (01:17) **Welcome & Pronunciation** - Tay joins Matt & Abby; they joke about the correct pronunciation of "Lautner"
3 (03:27) **Pregnancy Update & Feeling Kicks** - Tay shares she's past halfway and just started feeling movement
4 (04:56) **Keeping the Pregnancy Secret** - Tay describes the anxiety of hiding her pregnancy while going to OB appointments
5 (06:29) **Wedding Privacy Invasion** - A paparazzo with a long lens photographed Tay and Taylor's first look and sold it to Daily Mail
6 (08:46) **Finding Out She Was Pregnant by Surprise** - Tay had a pregnancy scare a year earlier that made her realize she was ready
7 (10:59) **Coming Off Birth Control & PCOS Diagnosis** - Tay went off birth control after 10 years to understand her natural cycle

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Show Notes

DISCLAIMER: Abby’s mic was off 😭

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