‘Below Deck’ Alum Kate Chastain’s Quotes About Pregnancy and Motherhood

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'Below Deck' Alum Kate Chastain's Quotes About Pregnancy and Motherhood

Pulling out all the stops! Kate Chastain has candidly discussed her journey to become a mother — and the challenges that come with expecting her first child. In December 2022, the Below Deck alum confirmed that she is pregnant. “I feel so great. I feel so excited," she exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her participation in a new reality TV show. "I knew as Traitors was coming out that I’d be doing a lot of interviews and I probably couldn’t hide it much longer, so surprise!” While Chastain offered glimpses at her pregnancy, she admitted that she wasn't giving all the details away. "I'm saving that a little bit," she told Andy Cohen during an interview on Watch What Happens Live that same month, referring to her baby's sex. The former chief stew later said she was feeling "great" amid the major life change. "Honestly, I like sleeping in and I'm also kind of lazy and selfish, so I feel like that’s gonna be an adjustment," she joked during an interview with E! News in December 2022. "But I just figure if I love this child as much as I love my dog, everything will be fine, and people are assuring me that I will." That same month, Chastain's former coworker Captain Lee Rosbach weighed in on her pregnancy news. [jwplayer Tby5SJJ6-zhNYySv2] “I couldn’t be more elated for her. I have no doubt she’s going to be a great mom," he shared with People. “She’s taken on a big challenge, but she’s more than up to it. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen her this happy.” According to the captain, he was willing to help with almost everything, adding, "I don't do diapers. I'll do a lot of things, but diapers aren't one of them." Chastain's announcement came more than two years after her exit from Below Deck. (The reality star was previously on the hit Bravo series from season 2 to season 7.) “After many months of reflection and internal discussions, I have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new land based role,” she wrote via Instagram in February 2020, jokingly referencing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's statement about stepping back from the royal family. “I intend to step back as a senior member of the Below Deck Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support His Majesty Andy Cohen.” The TV personality previously dated Below Deck costar Ben Robinson and was later linked to athlete Ro Hernandez. Amid her pregnancy, Chastain remained tight-lipped about her personal life. Scroll down for Chastain's candid quotes about pregnancy and becoming a mother:

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'Below Deck' Alum Kate Chastain's Quotes About Pregnancy and Motherhood

Pulling out all the stops! Kate Chastain has candidly discussed her journey to become a mother — and the challenges that come with expecting her first child. In December 2022, the Below Deck alum confirmed that she is pregnant. “I feel so great. I feel so excited," she exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her participation in a new reality TV show. "I knew as Traitors was coming out that I’d be doing a lot of interviews and I probably couldn’t hide it much longer, so surprise!” While Chastain offered glimpses at her pregnancy, she admitted that she wasn't giving all the details away. "I'm saving that a little bit," she told Andy Cohen during an interview on Watch What Happens Live that same month, referring to her baby's sex. The former chief stew later said she was feeling "great" amid the major life change. "Honestly, I like sleeping in and I'm also kind of lazy and selfish, so I feel like that’s gonna be an adjustment," she joked during an interview with E! News in December 2022. "But I just figure if I love this child as much as I love my dog, everything will be fine, and people are assuring me that I will." That same month, Chastain's former coworker Captain Lee Rosbach weighed in on her pregnancy news. [jwplayer Tby5SJJ6-zhNYySv2] “I couldn’t be more elated for her. I have no doubt she’s going to be a great mom," he shared with People. “She’s taken on a big challenge, but she’s more than up to it. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen her this happy.” According to the captain, he was willing to help with almost everything, adding, "I don't do diapers. I'll do a lot of things, but diapers aren't one of them." Chastain's announcement came more than two years after her exit from Below Deck. (The reality star was previously on the hit Bravo series from season 2 to season 7.) “After many months of reflection and internal discussions, I have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new land based role,” she wrote via Instagram in February 2020, jokingly referencing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's statement about stepping back from the royal family. “I intend to step back as a senior member of the Below Deck Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support His Majesty Andy Cohen.” The TV personality previously dated Below Deck costar Ben Robinson and was later linked to athlete Ro Hernandez. Amid her pregnancy, Chastain remained tight-lipped about her personal life. Scroll down for Chastain's candid quotes about pregnancy and becoming a mother:

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December 2022

While announcing her big news, Chastain said she was "already planning so many birthday theme parties" for her first child.

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December 2022

"I'm doing it solo and perhaps with some help, but I'm happy to do it alone," the former Bravo star explained during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. "I think being a chief stew really trained me for it."

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December 2022

According to Chastain, she has already received support from fellow Bravo stars including Brandi Glanville.

"[Brandi] already has given me parenting advice and it is great advice, enthusiastic," the Florida native said about Glanville, who shares two sons with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian. "I'm really thankful I'm going to have Brandi as a parenting coach."

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January 2023

Chastain took to social media to show off her personal training for motherhood. "On my way to celebrate @jessicamore180 and baby Charli 💕 trying to get used to the idea of having a baby of my own in the back seat 😳," she captioned an Instagram video.

In the social media upload, the Galley Talk star had a baby seat in the backseat of her car with a doll sitting in it.

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January 2023

During an interview, Chastain revealed that she initially had plans to work with Glanville on a show ahead of her pregnancy.

“I would be lying if I said some [NBCUniversal] executives didn’t already throw that out across the table,” she hinted to Page Six about a potential spinoff series. “It was a thing but then I had to go get pregnant.”

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January 2023

During an interview, the Below Deck alum revealed the main reason she was excited to be a single mom.

"I think, from people seeing me on Below Deck and Traitors — I'm fiercely independent," she told Page Six. "I don't really love people's opinions being different than mine and trying to make me go their way. So I really am so excited that I'll be able to do this exactly how I want to." 

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January 2023

"I did [want kids] but I wasn't sure if it was going to happen for me so I just feel so lucky," Chastain shared during a WWHL appearance. "It's been the easiest pregnancy ever. Well, my only, but yeah!"

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February 2023

"The hardest thing [about my pregnancy] was, you're really not supposed to share until you're at week 12 and BravoCon was week 11 and a half," the Bravo star detailed to Entertainment Tonight about the October 2022 event. "So, here I am, the biggest weekend, partying, drinks — everybody in the Bravo universe, 'Come out, have drinks with us!' I must have told at least 43 people I was on antibiotics, and I'm such a bad liar that I just started locking myself in my hotel room, because everybody was there having a good time, and I was pretty sure people were on to me because [they were like], ‘Kate Chastain, you're not having a drink with us? Are you [OK]?’"

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February 2023

"It is a happy miracle, and I would love to share every detail [about] how it happened and everything, but I think I’m gonna be a good mom because I’m realizing, like, this is not just my information," Chastain told ET. "Like, my unborn child, one day, will have access to the internet and we'll be able to Google, and I just feel like it's not just my information to share."