One day our daughters may have children of their own and our sons may have wives who will bear their children. I think it is important that we teach our own children to embrace postpartum. Show them the beauty in the changes, and show them that your body is not ruined. It carried life and that is beautiful. It is time to normalise postpartum for our future generations.
Women shouldn’t have to feel pressured to look the same as they did prior to giving birth. The postpartum mindset can be a fragile one and as fellow mothers or individuals in general we should be focusing on building mothers up, not tearing their self-esteem down.
We need to allow and encourage new mothers the time they need to heal, time to embrace the changes. That “saggy, stretched, scarred, beautiful” body not only carried, nurtured and grew life for 9 months, but can continue to do these things through feeding, nourishing and providing comfort well into the postpartum stages.
Our bodies are made to do such incredible things.
Despite what society tells you, you are beautiful, and mama, you are amazing. Wear your new you with so much pride.
Nichole is a 24-year-old mother of three beautiful daughters and fiancée to an incredible, supportive partner. She lives in a beautiful small country town in South Australia and is a lover of all things coffee! She is a proud advocate of breastfeeding. Previously studying in Mental health, she took a break to raise her little family and follow her passion in photography (Fresh-48 & Family Photography), using this to normalise everything from birth, breastfeeding and postpartum.
