Four women proudly showed their postpartum body and were furious in the networks

May 14, 2019

The picture, which shows what often happens to many women after pregnancy, was shared by an Arizona user and generated a host of comments from surfers who celebrated the discovery.

Four women decided to break with the prejudices and difficult stereotypes of beauty that magazines mark and opted for. show their bodies in the postpartum phase with one simple goal: to communicate the reality and complex process of physical recovery after pregnancy.

Bethanie Garcia, a mother from Arizona (USA), who posed in underwear with three other mothers and uploaded the image to her Instagram account. The photo was not accidental: we see the different shapes and sizes of the bodies of the four women who are also friends.

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The image had a big impact on social networks. However, initially, the results were not as expected. In this regard, Bethanie explained that many of the reactions were not pleasant.

"We have received more than 2000 messages and comments full of hatred"he explained. Others said "it's not pretty, you're fat" or "how about starting a diet."

However, later, and as reported by the Daily mail, the trend has begun to reverse.

"Many women started writing to us, encouraging us with phrases like "finally a body that looks like mine" or "I am fighting against my body and that makes me feel more supported" ".

In this regard, Garcia was pleased with the images generated and said, "I'm looking at this picture and I'm happy to have shared it, I'm proud to be able to help so many mothers feel represented."

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Finally, he stated that "for every negative comment, there were ten positives" and indicated that, thanks to the image, "many women discovered that they were not alone ".