Postpartum pictures?

[Heatherj96]

I just don't really get it, I understand that people are sharing their own experience of birth and postpartum but do we really need pictures on social media?

The way I see social media is if you would not walk down the street 'dressed' like you are in the picture why would you post a picture like that? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I can understand the breastfeeding pictures to a degree, BF in public should be normalised so a picture of a baby BF should help with that... but this stuff is just on another level 😳

What happened to family photo albums in the attic!

My thoughts on your views @Heatherj96 are:

If people only posted photos of how they dressed walking down the street, why not just go and walk down the street and look at people? Social media platforms give people an opportunity to share media based on their own experiences (whether dressed or undressed). The same way breastfeeding photos normalises breastfeeding in society, showing post-partum bodies on social media normalises how women view themselves (whether negatively or positively). I can't recall ever seeing a real post-partum body until after I'd had my own baby. In fact, I had to ask the midwife a lot of post-partum body related questions which I would have preferred to have asked my mum about, but my mum had died.

The real question is, what's your problem with it?

@PearlHeart3 I never said I had a problem with it, if I don't want to see if I just will not follow the pregnancy pages.

What I am saying is I don't understand it, I personally would not feel comfortable sharing a picture like this, but you have helped me understand more! And that is why I posted to get other opinions ☺️

Personally I wouldn’t dream of appearing like that. Some mystery is needed surely. Am quite happy to share with close family but not all and sundry.

But you can't actually see a body anyway. Stretch marks and tears etc.

It's just massive pants covering the whole thing.

I think women who post pictures like this are hugely proud of what they have achieved by creating and sustaining life, and bringing that life safely into the world. Sure, some of them are just attention to on seeking but that’s what most SM is in many cases.

On a side note, I was very naive about what my postpartum body would be like and I found pictures like the one you’ve posted really reassuring.

Btw, I didn’t and would never want to post my own postpartum picture!

I wouldn't like to share postpartum body photos, but good for her. I think the idea is similar to with normalising breastfeeding photos. Everyone is a mess after giving birth, and we shouldn't be shamed into hiding that, or pressure by society to 'bounce back'.

If I'd seen more photos like that, I don't think I'd have been so shocked by my own post-partum body.

I'd have felt much to exposed to do what she has, but good for her.

I think it’s a lovely realistic view of what woman may look like after a baby. Once the baby arrives nobody talks about the effects pregnancy has on woman - not only how they look, but how they feel and the injury birth results in!!!

I’m glad people can normalise this.

She’s still got an IV line in so has clearly just given birth in which case this is a boast about how awesome she is to be looking so great even in enormous pants and sanitary pad.

Whatever rocks your boat but what next? A picture of her taking a shit?

I don’t think it shows anything !!!
I was waiting for grim photos... I certainly didn’t look like that after giving birth though.
Just a woman in white pants with pregnant ( post) stomach .