Keeping it real.

Former Bachelor Nick Viall proposed to his fiancée Natalie Joy earlier this year after 2 1/2 years of dating.

And last month, the couple just took to social media to share that they are expecting their first child together!

Now, Nick and Natalie are getting candid on his podcast, where they discussed the highs and lows of pregnancy so far.

In addition to feeling extremely sick, Natalie shared that while she’s so grateful to be pregnant, she’s been struggling with body image as her belly grows.

She said, “I’m just now going through this. I had a moment where I almost broke down. If this sounds out of touch, please stop me, but I am someone who has been the same weight and size pretty much my whole adult life. I’ve been very lucky and blessed to not struggle with that. But packing for this trip, I pulled things out that were pretty baggy on me, like dresses and skirts, and then once I got here, nothing fit. None of these clothes were buttoning.”

Natalie went on, saying, “It feels like such a mental battle because you know you’re pregnant and that you are so lucky and blessed to be able to have a baby. That is such a magical thing. But at the same time, your body is changing so much and that is something that I’m definitely not used to. It’s been really hard for me to separate the two. I’m growing a baby. This is part of the process, but I just now popped.”

And she shared that it feels isolating at times because she doesn’t want to be insensitive to anyone’s pregnancy struggles, so she doesn’t know how and when to vent.

Natalie said, “I know it’s such a sensitive subject to talk about pregnancy and how you got pregnant or how long it took you. Being pregnant is truly such a blessing and we really are so lucky, but I wish it was a little bit more normalized to talk about how hard it is. Going through this for the first time, there are so many changes and it’s such a mental battle.”

She continued, adding, “I want to be able to vent about that and not feel bad. I am so blessed and I am so grateful and I really feel that. At the same time, I also have a lot of confusing feelings about being in so much pain and my body changing and the fears that come with being pregnant.”

Nick shared that the pregnancy has been a journey so far and he’s just doing everything he can to support Natalie.

The former Bachelor said, “It makes me feel like I’m doing my part by helping her feel okay with feeling whatever it is that she’s feeling and not making it a thing. There is no wrong or bad feeling in pregnancy. I’m just here to support whatever that feeling is.”

We’re continuing to wish Nick and Natalie all the best as they prepare to become parents!

Check out more of their conversation below.