Ashley Jamesのインスタグラム(ashleylouisejames) - 4月12日 21時18分

A nice reminder that in a world of unrealistic beauty standards and toxic bounce back narratives, the postpartum body deserves as much love and respect at the pregnant one. 🙏

I felt my most beautiful ever in my 3rd trimester of this pregnancy. I loved my body, I felt amazing, I loved dressing it.

But society loved it too. "you're glowing", we're often told.

The moment the baby is out, I'll be honest it's hard to love your body.

Not because it's 'bigger', but because you're in pain. You can't even go to the loo! Your boobs are swollen and leaky and sore.

Nothing fits and you don't even know where to begin.

But through all of that, I remind myself everyday that my body is amazing. When I think bad thoughts about it, I look at my perfect little girl and thank it for growing her.

I might loathe my giant boobs, but I'm grateful to them for feeding and nourishing my baby girl.

I look back at my postpartum recovery with Alf in wonder, and always wish I took more photos of it.

Whatever you feel about the Postnatal body, I think it's so important to normalise how they are. How we still look pregnant for weeks after.

And to remind people that Postnatal recovery is so much more than whether you 'snap back' or not. It's about recovery, rehabilitation, strength. But all bodies deserve love and respect, especially postnatal ones. None of us would be here without a body growing us.

If dad bods can be trendy, it's about time 'mom bods' were cut some slack. 👊✨ #postnatalbody

PS big knickers are M&S - I didn't get them for my hospital bag but they're the comfiest ones I came across after because the ones I bought were way too uncomfortable. They're called confidence knickers!

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