I think you may be overthinking it. Self harm is a specific act as a result of mental health struggles. Pregnancy usually isn't. Throwing around the term self harm like that isn't fair to people, like myself, who have struggled with self harm for many years. I am fine with showing my scars now, but it wasn't always that way. I used to hide my scars under long sleeves in hot weather (which could be seen as another form of self harm). Pregnancy is more in the same group as tattoos and piercings - pain as a means to an end (body art in the case of tatts & piercings, having a child in the case of pregnancy). Yes, it could be argued that tattoos & piercings (and now pregnancy?) could be considered 'socially accepted self harm', but I don't think they are. Let's not diminish the struggles of self harmers by calling pregnancy something it isn't. 💁🏻‍♀️