The American gave birth to her first child at the age of 25. “I looked at myself and could not believe that it was me,” she recalls the first time after giving birth she saw her reflection in the mirror.
Few people are capable of such frankness. Especially among beauty bloggers who rely on their attractiveness. Ruth Lee made a bet on humanity.
The first child, an adorable girl, was born to Ruth last November. A young mom is still trying to get in shape after giving birth. Ruth had a hard time. She was going to give birth herself, but nothing came of it.
“I was young. I was healthy. I stayed active during my pregnancy. I took the best prenatal courses, went to the gym and used every stretch mark remedy I could think of. I took vigilance classes and read books about them throughout my pregnancy. And all this ended in a monstrously traumatic birth, cesarean section, scars, stretch marks. For a long time I could not breastfeed, ”Ruth shared with subscribers in her microblog.
Ruth tried to give birth herself for 19 hours. When it became clear that nothing would work out, the woman was sent to the cesarean. Only on the fourth day after the operation did Ruth manage to get up. And the first thing she did was ask her husband to take a picture of her. Just like that – in underwear, with a bandage covering the seam on the belly, covered with stretch marks.
“When I was pregnant, I looked at the pictures of the models – how they looked with their belly, how they photographed themselves by the pool five minutes after giving birth. I thought, “Wow! I hope it will be so with me, too, ”says Ruth.
However, the hopes of a young beautiful girl were not destined to come true.
“I looked at the picture and was horrified. I could not believe it was me, ”wrote Ruth under that photo.
After a difficult birth, the girl came to her senses for a long time. Gradually, she began to return to sports – as soon as doctors allowed. Didn’t forget to take care of herself. It was not easy: postpartum depression was making itself felt. Reflecting on her reasons, Ruth realized: you do not need to compare yourself with anyone. Especially with models whose job is to be beautiful.
“Be kind to yourself. Comparison is a thief of joy. Don’t let social networks dictate to you what real beauty is, ”she said to all her readers.
The girl was well aware that her pictures could cause an ambiguous reaction in society.
Do you think I’m crazy to post this? Dirty hair, no makeup. We are used to the fact that a woman after childbirth looks like a beautiful fairy riding a unicorn. But here it is – reality. Yes, some of you are beautiful ladies who were kissed by the angel of fortune, and who managed to give birth to a watermelon without changing at all, but I’m not one of those. And most are not like that. However, stretch marks are used to being considered something ugly. Let’s change that, ”Ruth wrote on her page under another photo, where her body looks by no means a picture from a glossy magazine.
Ruth recalls that she had stretch marks on her stomach when she was three months away from giving birth. The girl then gathered all her fashionable shorts and tops and put them away. She was sure that she would never be able to wear them again. Ruth is plowing more at the gym now than ever before.
“We must learn to love ourselves again. It doesn’t matter what the supermodel looks like on social media. It is important that you love the person in the mirror. No matter how he looks, ”the young mother is sure. And she claims that she succeeded: now she likes the way her body looks. After all, this is the mother’s body.