One mum, tired of the pressure put on women to be ‘perfect’, has shared two photos of her postpartum body with an important accompanying message.
Aussie mum Anna Strode might be a fitness instructor with a six-pack and huge Instagram following, but she shared the two images, taken moments apart, to show that there’s no such thing as a perfect body.
In the first image, Anna is standing up straight and has a clearly defined six-pack, but in the second she’s sitting down, and visible is the loose skin that occurs after baby.
“The pic on the right is one that might resemble what you see as you scroll your Instagram feed each day,” she wrote. “The pic on the right probably reminds you of the ones you think you could never possibly share with the world. Polar opposites – but guess what, I've decided that both pictures MAKE ME PROUD.
“Every day we are surrounded by images that are supposed to represent 'perfection' but why can't the pic on the left represent perfection too?! The pic on the left represents what my body is capable of – growing 2 babies, yes! Little humans that have come into the world and made me the happiest mumma in the whole wide world!”
“It's not easy for me to do this, I promise you as I post this I am no joke absolutely sh***ing myself but the reason I'm doing this is to show you we're ALL REAL! Stretch marks, loose skin, bellies and saggy boobs – embrace it mummas because you are BEAUTIFUL!”
We couldn’t put it better ourselves. A brave, powerful reminder that the remaining marks of our pregnancies should be worshipped, not derided.
