Victoria’s Secret Angel Romee Strijd: Supermodel And Supermom

The Dutch supermodel, Romee Strijd, recently gave birth to her beautiful baby daughter, Mint van Leeuwen, on December 2nd 2020.  After unknowingly suffering from polycystic ovaries and struggling to conceive for 2 years, Romee and partner Laurens, were thrilled to finally welcome baby Mint into the world. Undoubtedly, living the life of a supermodel comes with high pressure and a strict routine which unfortunately negatively impacted Romee in ways she didn’t expect. Romee believes she pressured her body too much, with her low weight and constant traveling, and is now mindful of this starting her journey into motherhood. 

Romee has opened up about her experience so far as a first-time mom. She took to Instagram stories answering a Q&A and spoke out about struggling to find motivation, especially during COVID being at home all the time and with many sleepless nights. Naturally, her way of life has rapidly changed, and working out nearly every day has had to take the back seat, however, Romee seems to be thriving as being Mint’s mommy. On her 1. 83 million subscriber Youtube channel, vlog 66 ‘Another Week As A Mom And What I Eat In A Day’ unveils a day-to-day experience as a mom and reveals the daily obstacles one continuously has to overcome. The model says, “It’s 7.00 am and I’m supposed to be in the gym already, but I was a little late as I was pumping as usual” and then later asserts “I’m still pumping and she has to go where I go” referring to her little girl and seems super casual about her new routine. You are smashing it girl! 

It seems as if the cute new family are loving having baby Mint around, even when working, as Mint joined her mom on the cover of Vogue Netherlands’s Motherhood issue back in May. Despite admitting to being nervous about how everything was going to roll out, the shoot was a great success and marked a moment of empowerment for all women — with or without children. 

The van Leeuwens are currently enjoying a break at Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay, posting extremely adorable pics of their mini-family in their swimwear! Romee’s experience of becoming and being a mother is not a unique one, and most definitely inspires and instills hope into others who are wanting to start their own family. Keep it up super mommy!

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