Ab selfie four days after giving birth

[mumegs]

I have a friend that was like this, she is super fit and runs like 10 miles a day, she posted a bump pic at like 30 weeks and it was barely there like me at 12 weeks. I always assumed it was her abs of steel holding it in or something!

[laurack]

after I took this picture, I remained pregnant for FOUR MORE WEEKS

[irishsara]

I also have a friend like that. She works out all the time and barely looked pregnant when she had the baby. She was still in regular clothes!

[TrudyCampbell]

Dec 3, 2013 10:09:36 GMT -5 laurack said:

after I took this picture, I remained pregnant for FOUR MORE WEEKS

I just got really scared about our future. 

[laurack]

Dec 3, 2013 10:19:07 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Dec 3, 2013 10:09:36 GMT -5 laurack said:

after I took this picture, I remained pregnant for FOUR MORE WEEKS

I just got really scared about our future. 

I know!!!!

I was just thinking... my belly is larger now than it was last time at this point. So then... what will happen at the end? how does skin stretch so much? It's all very bizarre.

[musiclover]

Flame away, but this does not bother me at all really. We don't know her lyfe!!! She could just have great genes and be someone with dedciation to health and fitness. Both of my BFFs are both healthy size 0 and 2s, both are thin due to genetics.  

Also, like Gisa said, side shots show a lot more. Even when I am in a pudgier belly mode, I still look good straight on....it's the side shot that gives it all away. Had this woman shared this pic with a nasty message, then I could maybe see the hate.  Why can't she be proud of herself?

Now what I do not agree with is how Tori Spelling has said that at first she dropped her baby weight the right way, then it came out that she had basically starved herself...now that is a terrible message to send to young girls. 

[breezy8407]

This woman does not offend me either. I give eyeroll to the fact that she posts practically naked photos on IG, but there are millions of those.

I have a friend who is very tall and very thin - almost model like proportions. Her bump never got that big. I saw her about a month post partum at a wedding and she had a tight dress on and looked the exact same as before. Sure, not 4 days, but still. I was happy for her and jealous! But she is just naturally thin and always has been. I think we all know someone in real life that eats like crap, doesn't work out and still looks better than someone busting their ass at the gym and eating right.

I know you are all sad I didn't take a bare belly shot at 4 days PP after twins.

[katfco]

Dec 3, 2013 12:17:00 GMT -5 musiclover said:

Flame away, but this does not bother me at all really. We don't know her lyfe!!! She could just have great genes and be someone with dedciation to health and fitness. Both of my BFFs are both healthy size 0 and 2s, both are thin due to genetics.  

Also, like Gisa said, side shots show a lot more. Even when I am in a pudgier belly mode, I still look good straight on....it's the side shot that gives it all away. Had this woman shared this pic with a nasty message, then I could maybe see the hate.  Why can't she be proud of herself?

Now what I do not agree with is how Tori Spelling has said that at first she dropped her baby weight the right way, then it came out that she had basically starved herself...now that is a terrible message to send to young girls. 

That's actually why a lot of these celebrity photos bother me--because we all assume it's because they have great genes, but it makes me wonder how many of them are starving themselves and passing it off as genetics?

For example, Anne Hathaway is gorgeous, but even she admits having starved herself for her role in Les Miserables.

[carawestt]

Dec 3, 2013 10:20:34 GMT -5 laurack said:

Dec 3, 2013 10:19:07 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

I just got really scared about our future. 

I know!!!!

I was just thinking... my belly is larger now than it was last time at this point. So then... what will happen at the end? how does skin stretch so much? It's all very bizarre.

You may even out. I was huge in the beginning this time but I started to slow down. I'm still big but yesterday at my 33 week appt, she said my stomach was only measuring 31 weeks. I was shocked.

[breezy8407]

Dec 3, 2013 12:29:53 GMT -5 katfco said:

Dec 3, 2013 12:17:00 GMT -5 musiclover said:

Flame away, but this does not bother me at all really. We don't know her lyfe!!! She could just have great genes and be someone with dedciation to health and fitness. Both of my BFFs are both healthy size 0 and 2s, both are thin due to genetics.  

Also, like Gisa said, side shots show a lot more. Even when I am in a pudgier belly mode, I still look good straight on....it's the side shot that gives it all away. Had this woman shared this pic with a nasty message, then I could maybe see the hate.  Why can't she be proud of herself?

Now what I do not agree with is how Tori Spelling has said that at first she dropped her baby weight the right way, then it came out that she had basically starved herself...now that is a terrible message to send to young girls. 

That's actually why a lot of these celebrity photos bother me--because we all assume it's because they have great genes, but it makes me wonder how many of them are starving themselves and passing it off as genetics?

For example, Anne Hathaway is gorgeous, but even she admits having starved herself for her role in Les Miserables.

Plusalso....photoshop.



Maybe selfie chick photoshopped her abs? Crazier things have happened, although in her case I think it was legit. 

[mscatra]

Dec 2, 2013 20:53:49 GMT -5 tuck said:

I can't really get it up over this. The "What's your excuse?" lady, sure. But this lady doesn't seem to be challenging other people to be as fit as she is, or that the expectation is that every woman should look like that four days after giving birth.

I think most women understand that pregnancy fucks your body up, and it's not always easy to get back to anything you'd call "normal."

I weigh 223 pounds. I'm fat. I know I'm fat. When I see that picture, I think "Damn! Good for her!" not, "What's wrong with me?"

But, I really don't like the whole real women have curves thing, either. I don't think anyone should be made to feel bad about their bodies, regardless of their size.

All of this, especially that last paragraph.  Also, I saw this story on GMA yesterday and it included an interview with her. She seemed like a perfectly nice and well adjusted person who is aware that she's a very lucky woman.  Also, she is a fitness instructor, so she obvs started off in better shape than many - definitely better than me!

Also, I believe she said she gained 22 pounds, which doesn't sound like starving yourself to me.  Like others said, she just had/has abs of steel.

[jfh]

What bothers me about this is not her in particular, but rather this weird obsession we (as a culture) have with selfies. I post photos of myself, mostly with Kai, sometimes without - but not THAT much. I feel like "kids these days" are so self-obsessed that they can't go a full day without making an image of themselves public. When I was a kid, back when we walked uphill both ways to school in the snow, you'd take a photo of yourself, then wait to get it developed, then stick it in an album and forget about it. I feel like the digital age has made people SO self-conscious and self-centered. I don't really need to see ANYONE'S abs after giving birth. Or before. I just don't need to see your abs.

::end rant::

[breezy8407]

Dec 3, 2013 14:48:34 GMT -5 jfh said:

What bothers me about this is not her in particular, but rather this weird obsession we (as a culture) have with selfies. I post photos of myself, mostly with Kai, sometimes without - but not THAT much. I feel like "kids these days" are so self-obsessed that they can't go a full day without making an image of themselves public. When I was a kid, back when we walked uphill both ways to school in the snow, you'd take a photo of yourself, then wait to get it developed, then stick it in an album and forget about it. I feel like the digital age has made people SO self-conscious and self-centered. I don't really need to see ANYONE'S abs after giving birth. Or before. I just don't need to see your abs.

::end rant::

I totally agree! My sister is 20. I joined snapchat mostly to keep up with her, but Dear. God. It's selfies 24/7 doing the most mundane things! I don't understand. The need for validation is getting out of hand. 

Get off my lawn. 

[skwcm80]

Dec 3, 2013 15:06:22 GMT -5 breezy8407 said:

Dec 3, 2013 14:48:34 GMT -5 jfh said:

What bothers me about this is not her in particular, but rather this weird obsession we (as a culture) have with selfies. I post photos of myself, mostly with Kai, sometimes without - but not THAT much. I feel like "kids these days" are so self-obsessed that they can't go a full day without making an image of themselves public. When I was a kid, back when we walked uphill both ways to school in the snow, you'd take a photo of yourself, then wait to get it developed, then stick it in an album and forget about it. I feel like the digital age has made people SO self-conscious and self-centered. I don't really need to see ANYONE'S abs after giving birth. Or before. I just don't need to see your abs.

::end rant::

I totally agree! My sister is 20. I joined snapchat mostly to keep up with her, but Dear. God. It's selfies 24/7 doing the most mundane things! I don't understand. The need for validation is getting out of hand. 

Get off my lawn. 

(heart) You both. I mean I take selfies, but they are usually for a specific purpose and I don't post them on FB. 

[Faevantastic]

I measured consistently 3-4 weeks behind with Evan and he was a healthy 7lbs 12oz. People just carry differently!  It doesn't mean that there's something wrong with her or the baby.

Her pics doesn't bother me.

[TrudyCampbell]

Dec 3, 2013 15:32:50 GMT -5 @pcloadletter said:

TrudyCampbell and laurack this was me at 39 weeks 3 days with Owen. I was pregnant for 10 more days after that. I'm fucking terrified
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I think you win! I'm frightened for all of us.

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Dec 3, 2013 15:52:05 GMT -5 Faevantastic said:

I measured consistently 3-4 weeks behind with Evan and he was a healthy 7lbs 12oz. People just carry differently!  It doesn't mean that there's something wrong with her or the baby.

Her pics doesn't bother me.

My US BFF carried like this selfie woman.  She was TINY.  Super long torso, and the baby was 8lb.
Her pics don't bother me either.  Well, the ACTUAL pics don't, the state of her abs, however the AWing and instagramming of them does