Moeders delen eerlijke foto’s van hun lichaam na de bevalling

Het is geen geheim dat een zwangerschap haar sporen nalaat op het vrouwelijk lichaam: striemen, littekens, een uitgerekte buik… In plaats van dit als iets negatiefs te beschouwen, moeten we elk vrouwenlichaam na de bevalling omarmen, welke vorm het ook heeft. Met die boodschap openden verschillende vrouwen de Instagrampagina Takebackpostpartum .

De pagina Takebackpostpartum is een ware geruststelling voor kersverse moeders. Op deze Instagrampagina worden ongefilterde foto’s, tips en teksten gedeeld om andere moeders te inspireren. Zo staat er onder een selfie van een pas bevallen moeder dat het oké is ‘om een uitgerekte buik of littekens te hebben na de geboorte van je kind. En het is ook ‘oké om je daar even minder door te voelen.’

De schijn ophouden: daar doen deze moeders alvast niet aan mee. Dat blijkt maar al te goed uit de foto’s die worden gedeeld.

“Mummy tummy (yes women grow body hair too). Someone recently said to me that I’d be able to get rid of my tummy pouch, I just wasn’t working hard enough, if I exercised more, and if I was stricter with what I ate I’d have a flat stomach again. Although it didn’t upset or affect the way I feel about my body, I believe it needs to be addressed nonetheless. _ My “tummy pooch” is a byproduct of three things- loose skin, an ab separation, and adhesions causing my scar to be pulled inwards (creating a dip.) It has nothing to do with my overall weight. LOTS of mothers wear marks from pregnancy and child birth and i’s a MISCONCEPTION that you can get rid of these marks through diet or exercise. You cannot starve your way to taut skin. Nor can you exercise away indented scars. Yes, you can work towards getting your stomach as flat as possible if that’s what you want, but these unrealistic expectations can be harmful. _ It’s ok to bare the marks of your pregnancy and birth proudly. The same as it’s ok to feel a little bit upset and like a stranger in your new body. It’s human. Learning to accept and love yourself as you are is a process- it’s ok if you’re not quite there yet. It’s also ok to work towards personal body goals, working out and eating healthily to sculpt your body in a particular way doesn’t mean that you have to hate the body you’re in now. On the contrary. It’s all about doing what makes you feel happy and accomplished. _ What is NEVER ok is someone telling you that you should work harder to attain an unachievable body image- so that you might fit THEIR expectations of what the female body should look like. That shit needs to be shut down immediately. If someone can’t accept your postpartum body or encourages you to change any aspect of the way you look because they don’t feel comfortable with it- that is THEIR problem, THEIR issue that needs to be worked on. It ultimately stems from their own insecurities. _ Never allow someone to make you feel bad about your body and never apologise for your body. Your body created life! If that’s not something to be proud of, to be in absolute awe of, then I don’t know what is!” @mamaclog #takebackpostpartum

A post shared by @ takebackpostpartum on May 18, 2018 at 7:03am PDT

No matter how you birth, #postpartum is full of healing and finding new normals. Mentally, physically, and emotionally. And takes time. More than six weeks. Postpartum is just the beginning… (words by @januaryharshe // 📷:@tashs.things) #takebackpostpartum

A post shared by @ takebackpostpartum on May 6, 2018 at 11:33am PDT

One whole week of loving you, Eva Ruby, and what an incredible week it’s been.” What was your first week #postpartum like? 📷:@the.mermaid.mom #selflove #takebackpostpartum

A post shared by @ takebackpostpartum on Apr 30, 2018 at 12:00pm PDT

“Comment with a 🎉 if you have any of the following: stretch marks, cellulite, a mama pooch, a papa pooch, just yer average pooch, a six pack, long legs, short legs, a big butt, a teensy butt, an in-between butt, muscles, fat anywhere on your body, dark-toned skin, light-toned skin, ANY TONE OF SKIN COLOR, a lot of facial hair, no facial hair, one arm – or two (or three!), birth marks of any kind, scars of any kind, freckles, eyelashes, a neck, etc, etc, etc. My point? 🍉 ALL OF THE ABOVE – AND MORE – PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT UNIQUELY MAKE UP YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, LOVABLE, & WORTHY OF RESPECT, ACCEPTANCE, AND (YOU GUESSED IT!) LOVE. 🍉 There is nothing you need to lose or change or limit EXCEPT the beliefs that keep you thinking you are ONLY of value when you are losing & changing & limiting. YOU WERE BORN INTO WORTHINESS, MY LOVES. You are awe-some for existing in the body you have – and guess what the coolest part is? YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO LOVE YOUR BODY RIGHT NOW TO ATTAIN THAT WORTHINESS. You can show up with as much body-hating baggage as I did after I birthed my daughter in 2015. All that is needed is the willingness – if even for a single moment in your day! – to believe in something DIFFERENT.” 🎉 @thelindsaywolf #postpartumbody #takebackpostpartum

A post shared by @ takebackpostpartum on Mar 24, 2018 at 5:38pm PDT

“To all the women today who are mamas – you are stunning. Wear your stripes proudly. May our daughters only hear us speak positively about our bodies and how they’ve changed because we carried them. May they be raised in households where they are delighted in, celebrated, and cherished always and not based on their outward appearance. Speak life into their hearts.” ❤ @jenn.newm #postpartum #postpartumbody #takebackpostpartum

A post shared by @ takebackpostpartum on Mar 9, 2018 at 6:29am PST

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