“How the 3rd trimester of pregnancy feels” - NASCAR’s Natalie Decker updates on her maternity phase and reveals due date

NASCAR Xfinity Series racer Natalie Decker is currently on a sabbatical, expecting her first baby. The 27-year-old driver shared an update on her maternity phase as well as her due date on social media.

Being a part of a racing family, Decker began her racing journey with karting at a young age. After gaining experience, she progressed to stock car racing in the Super Stock class. The Wisconsin-born driver moved to the ARCA Menards series and became a part of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program in 2015. Decker made her debut in the Truck and Xfinity Series in 2019 and 2021 respectively.

At the start of the 2024 season, Decker created history in the Xfinity Series by leading the most laps at Daytona International Speedway as a female racer. Apart from creating a new record, she also shared a big update regarding her personal life. Decker is expecting a baby with her husband and fellow NASCAR driver Derek Lemke.

Decker posted a few pictures of herself resting on the couch with an update on her maternity phase, along with the expected due date in two different posts on X. Here's a look at her posts:

"How the 3rd trimester of pregnancy feels… 🤰🏼"

"I’m due in February 🫶🏼"

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"It is so crazy, I did not expect that" - Xfinity Series racer Natalia Decker expressed her pregnancy struggles in a short vlog on Instagram

While waiting for the arrival of a child is something every parent cherishes, the struggle during the final trimester takes a toll on a woman's body. Xfinity Series racer Natalia Decker expressed her pregnancy struggles in a short vlog on Instagram.

Decker, who is known for her fighting spirit has struggled with rheumatoid arthritis since childhood. The 27-year-old mother-to-be began voicing her thoughts about her physical and mental health on her Instagram page at the start of her pregnancy.

In a recent post, she shared her Sunday routine via a vlog while expressing her feelings.

"I feel so guilty even saying this, but I'm so over being pregnant. All the symptoms from my first trimester have come back. The nauseousness, the fatigue, the migraines, I could go on and on and on, but the biggest thing I'm struggling with is mentally. Just feeling good about myself and feeling like myself," Decker said.

"I do not feel like myself at all and I do not like looking at myself in the mirror. I don't like the way I look, and I could talk for days about that. I know with pregnancy, you're going to get swollen, but I didn't know how swollen. My feet grew so much, I used to be a youth, child size 3. Now I barely fit into a woman's size 6. There is not one part of my body right now, that is not swollen. It is so crazy, I did not expect that," she added.

Here's a look at the post, captioned:

"Sunday vlog 🫶🏼🤰🏼"

As of now, Decker has not clarified about her return to racing, although she previously posted a video of her on an iRacing simulator in her current state on Instagram.