I’m a new mom who shared my postpartum body, belly and all – women are thanking me for ‘being real’
A NEW mom is attempting to shatter the societal pressure on women to “bounce back” after a baby.
She revealed what she looked like hours, days, and weeks after giving birth and people are praising are for being “real.”
Megan Call (@meganbcall) is a mom-of-three who knows very well all of the changes that pregnancy brings to the female body.
Hoping to inspire other women to embrace their beauty and strength, she shared a video that included photos of her pregnancy bump and postpartum body.
One week before giving birth, the blonde beauty looked proud of her popped, stretched belly as she rubbed it endearingly.
12 hours postpartum, she hugged her baby tight as she stood in the hospital boxer shorts and a crop top.
Her round stomach was on display, clearly still swollen from everything her body just went through.
Four days postpartum and back home, she filmed herself smiling in the mirror to show that although her stomach swelling had gone down a bit, she still looked bloated.
One week postpartum, she wiggled around to reveal that things were still not in place.
The Hawaii native spun around in a bikini on the beach, feeling confident two weeks and again four weeks postpartum, despite her belly still being bigger than it was pre-baby.
The last image she showed was herself at 7 weeks postpartum, in which she lovingly patted her midriff.
“Keep your head up,” she wrote in the caption. “No better time than postpartum to learn how to truly love yourself and the body God gave you.”
Viewers applauded her realness in the face of so many unattainable expectations.
“Thank you for doing this. Momma needed to see how normal postpartum bodies are,” one person commented.
“It takes 40 weeks to grow that belly, it isn’t going to disappear overnight,” noted another.
“That squishy belly right afterwards is always a trip. Thank you for being real,” a third added.