'This is what you don't see on Instagram': Fit mum-of-four, 33, takes the internet by storm with a video showing what a woman's body REALLY looks like a month after giving birth
- Anna Strode is a fit mum who has revealed the realities of a postpartum body
- She said mothers constantly face pressure to 'bounce back' after child birth
- She uploaded a video of her own body to Instagram to help normalise it
- Other mothers commented saying how much the video has helped them
A fit mum with four children under the age of four has been praised by thousands online after sharing a raw video of herself taken just under a month after giving birth.
Anna Strode, 33, from Melbourne, said that mothers are constantly facing the pressure to 'bounce back' after child birth and often sharing inaccurate photos on Instagram as a result.
To normalise what women's bodies can look like after having children she shared a video to her Instagram account to show the reality of her own, just a month after welcoming her fourth baby, Jack, into the world on April 11.
'Instagram is full of all the "perfect shots" that make it seem like every mama except you has "bounced back" after birth,' she wrote.
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Anna Strode , 33, from Melbourne, said that mothers are constantly facing the pressure to 'bounce back' after child birth and often sharing inaccurate photos on Instagram as a result
'And while it can sometimes be motivating, it can also be very disheartening when you feel like you're the only one that still looks 6 months pregnant.
'So here's me. Showing all the angles you don't normally see on Instagram.'
Although she said she feels extremely vulnerable posting the video she wants other women to realise that they're not alone.
She said that too often mothers are made to question themselves and are left feeling overwhelmed and anxious about the perfect pictures found on Instagram.
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To normalise what women's bodies can look like after having children she shared a video to her Instagram account to show the reality of her own
'Instagram is full of all the "perfect shots" that make it seem like every mama except you has "bounced back" after birth,' she wrote in the caption
'The Insta-models bouncing back after birth, the beautifully curated mummy bloggers feeds styled back in their size 6 designer jeans, the fitness models doing full blown burpees out of the labour ward,' she said
'Don't get me wrong - they are all BEAUTIFUL and this is not in any way an attack on them.
'This is just a reminder that you are not the only one NOT "bouncing back" after birth.'
Although she said she feels extremely vulnerable posting the video she wants other women to realise that they're not alone
She wanted to remind her followers who have had children that it took them nine months for their body to grow a baby, so they should allow at least another nine months to recover.
Although at the time of writing the video had only been live for two days, it had already received over 80,000 views, with hundreds of followers commenting.
'I cannot thank you enough for this. I am struggling at eight months postpartum to not look like I'm still pregnant and only seeing other mummas who are back in prebaby clothes by like eight weeks. I love this so much!!' One happy woman said.
She explained that too often mothers are made to question themselves and are left feeling overwhelmed and anxious about the perfect pictures found on Instagram
'This is just a reminder that you are not the only one NOT "bouncing back" after birth,' she said
Another woman said that by sharing this post Anna has 'helped and saved' other women out there.
'Thank you! I’m about to give birth in the next few weeks... and this is what I need to remember!' A different woman commented.
'I’m struggling with my body now and it’s definitely going to be a journey after birth.'
Previously after giving birth to her baby girl, Madi, in July 2017, she said it took her nine months and lots of work to get back into shape.
She wanted to remind her followers who have had children that it took them nine months for their body to grow a baby, so they should allow at least another nine months to recover
'First things first… I DID NOT BOUNCE BACK. It's taken hard work and consistency,' the Melbourne-based fitness guru wrote on Instagram.
'Most days I'd be backing it up with less sleep in a week than one person gets in a night.
'I'd be knee deep in stinky nappies and wondering why on earth my kids all woke up and seemed to be putting me through some sort of sick game to test just how far they can push me!
'A lot of the time, the last thing I actually felt like doing was a workout.'
