I’m a young mom – I have stretch marks but I love my bikini body
A YOUNG mom has shown off her bikini bod before giving birth to her infant in an effort to spread self-love on TikTok.
The 21-year-old from Colorado typically posts on the social media app about her life as a stay-at-home mom to her baby, but in one earlier video, she decided to focus on body positivity.
Maleah Whitten told her viewers in the caption of her video: “Your body is worthy of your love!”
She filmed herself in a string bikini with a deep v-neckline.
Maleah lip-synched a soundbite that said: “I got cellulite legs” as she showed off her body.
“Look at those stretch marks, aren’t they pretty?” the soundbite said. “Yours are too.”
Maleah is all smiles in the video as an admirer comes into the camera shot and shows her affection.
“Be kind to yourself today!” Maleah wrote in the caption of the video from 2021.
Maleah’s viewers were very supportive, calling her “perfect.”
“You should be a model,” one TikTok user said.
Another wrote: “Omg you’re beautiful.”
“This is so cute,” a third wrote.
Viewers also told Maleah how good the video made them feel about themselves.
“Yes finally someone with my body type,” one commenter exclaimed.
Another said that the video was “the confidence boost” they needed.
“I’ve been really insecure about my stretch marks lately but this actually helped,” someone else said.
Other TikTok users agreed that stretch marks are something to be proud of.
“Unpopular opinion but stretch marks are the coolest and most beautiful thing ever, anyone who has them is so lucky,” a viewer commented.
Someone else backed this up saying: “I actually love my stretch marks.”