Eliza Raquel wanted to show all mothers that they don’t need to be ashamed of their bodies, no matter how they change during pregnancy. According to a mother of many children, stretch marks and excess weight are a reason for pride, not shame.
The mother of three children from Australia is not at all a fitnyasha and not a fan of shocking the audience. Eliza Raquel is just blogging and talking about her family and children. She also described in detail the history of the third genera. In the details – we are not exaggerating. The entire home birth scenario, from physical sensations to emotions. But that’s not what we’re talking about.
Almost immediately after her daughter Will was born, Eliza took a “nude” photo – the woman was captured in the shower. And if you do not know in advance that she has already given birth, then you will never believe it, the belly of a mother of many children is so big.
“I was proud of what I and my body had just done. But it’s a very strange feeling when you look down and you still see a pregnant belly. Even if at the same time you are holding the child in your arms. Even if you’ve been through it three times, ”Eliza wrote under the photo.
The woman talked about many of her experiences: how difficult it is to put on maternity clothes again when the birth is over.
“When I gave birth to my first child, they said to me: ‘You are young, you will throw off too much in the blink of an eye!“ But you know, this did not happen. With each next pregnancy, I got a few more extra pounds and a few more stretch marks. Previously, I did not want to see my body in this state, let alone to show it to someone. But then I realized that the body after giving birth does not need to be hidden! I had to endure and give birth to three in order to understand that they need to be proud, ”the woman wrote.
According to Eliza, now she is proud that her body is great at carrying and giving birth to children. “I’m not ashamed of my stretch marks and excess weight. And you shouldn’t! The female body is incredible. And you need to be proud of what it is capable of, ”she is sure.
The photo caused a mixed reaction. Many praised Eliza for her courage. But just as many criticized them, doubting that such pictures were worth showing at all. Still, the aesthetics of postpartum photography is a controversial thing. Therefore, Eliza decided to explain why she did it.
As it turned out, her first pregnancy brought many discoveries. Eliza had many questions, but there was no one to ask them: her friends had no experience of having children yet, and the doctor was more concerned with setting a date for stimulation than explaining what would happen to the body of the expectant mother after giving birth.
“Nobody told me that there is a fourth trimester. I had no idea what it was like to look SO pregnant after giving birth. Everyone said that I was young and that I would look the same. I believed. I looked at celebrities who looked perfect a few weeks after giving birth. I thought it would be the same with me. But four days after giving birth, I looked like I was still six months old. And I thought I was doing something wrong, ”explains Eliza.
The woman admitted that it took her a year to get back into her “pre-pregnant” jeans. And all because she did not at all imagine the image of a woman after childbirth. Let’s face it, that image had nothing to do with reality at all.
“I posted this photo because I would like to see something similar when I was pregnant for the first time. I would like someone to honestly tell me what could happen to my body. Maybe it will help someone, ”the blogger says.
Interview
Do you think it’s worth publishing such photos?
Sure. There is no need to maintain a glossy image of a woman who has given birth, from this there are only complexes.
It is everyone’s personal business what to photograph and what not.
You can take pictures of anything, but you do not need to upload such pictures to the network.
These are not photos that you can hang on the wall. I would not be photographed like this.