'Are you sure you're pregnant?' Model Belle Lucia, 24, is forced to defend her baby bump at six months after being trolled for its small size
- Model and influencer Belle Lucia announced her pregnancy in early April
- Her baby bump has been quite small since the beginning and heavily critiqued
- In two separate bikini snaps, where she is six months along, her fans reacted
- Many thought she wasn't pregnant at all but she claims to be measuring 'big'
An Australian model who is six months pregnant has left fans baffled after posting a sultry bikini snap on the beach - with hardly a baby bump in sight.
Belle Lucia, who is from Sydney but is currently based in London, has copped criticism from her 1.3 million Instagram followers ever since she announced her exciting news on April 2.
And she has been forced to defend the size of her growing belly once again as fans queried whether she was even pregnant at all in her latest holiday shot.
'Beach and bump' the 24-year-old captioned a photo of herself wearing a white bikini in Spain.
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An Australian model who is six months pregnant has left her fans confused after posting a sultry bikini snap on the beach - with hardly a baby bump in sight
The comments from fans ranged from 'Are you for real pregnant?' to 'If I didn't read the caption, I would not have thought you were pregnant at all'.
'This is my bump when not pregnant,' one person said.
'I just ate dinner and literally look like that,' another added.
Belle was quick to tell everyone she's 'measuring big' at this stage and she isn't concerned about her appearance.
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It comes just a week after Belle shared another bikini photo, this time in a black two-piece (left), that received similar disbelieving comments
Belle, who is an avid reader of her comments, was quick to tell everyone she's 'measuring big' at this stage and she isn't concerned about her appearance
'There is no "normal" when it comes to bumps. I have many friends who are in the same week as me, it's their first baby and all their bumps look different,' she said.
'I guess I am showing smaller than the average but it doesn't mean too much, as long as baby is healthy.'
It comes just a week after Belle shared another bikini photo, this time in a black two-piece, that received similar disbelieving comments.
'Maybe you're not even pregnant,' one person said.
Belle Lucia, who is from Sydney but is currently based in London, announced the happy news on April 2 to her 1.3 million Instagram followers (pictured at 16 weeks pregnant)
Belle has been giving her followers weekly updates on her pregnancy (pictured at 15 weeks and 16 weeks respectively)
Sharing a photo of other women who are at the same stage of pregnancy as she is, Belle captioned the image: 'Here's more women the same week as me. As you can see women show very differently but are all carrying a little life'
Previously, Belle has shared a photo to prove that all woman carry a child differently.
'Here's more women the same week as me. As you can see women show very differently but are all carrying a little life,' she said.
'Just because I'm not showing as much as you like doesn't mean my pregnancy is "unhealthy" or that I'm promoting a "skinny" pregnancy,' she said.
'It's just my body and I can't help if it doesn't look the same as other women. Body shaming is not okay no matter how "big" or "small" someone is.'
In a separate photo she addressed some of the more tedious side effects of growing a baby.
An Australian model and Instagram influencer has announced she's four months pregnant (pictured), but was forced to delete an ultrasound video because of 'rude and creepy' people
Belle Lucia, 24, who is currently in London but usually resides in Sydney, posted a sweet photo of herself with her boyfriend sharing the joyous news with her 1.3 million followers
Not everything has been smooth sailing for the young mother-to-be.
In a separate photo she addressed some of the more tedious side effects of growing a baby.
'Don't get me wrong, I did experience morning sickness and breast pain and definitely a lot of anxiety in the beginning because of the fear of miscarriage (I had no idea how common they were) but I've learnt to embrace everything - the downs and ups,' she wrote.
In April Belle announced her pregnancy just after the 12 week mark.
'So 1 + 1 really does equal 3? Mum + Dad #comingsoon #4monthspregnant #librababylikeme #stillmodelling P.s Not April fools. It's the 2nd here in the UK,' she captioned the image.
In between the thousands of congratulatory messages, there were many people wondering how she could be four months along without any visible bump (pictured in December last year)
'I don't have a bump yet. Women grow at different rates. Just because I have no bump doesn't mean I'm not pregnant. Why would I lie about this?' She responded to the criticism (pictured here at four months pregnant)
Belle decided to supplement her good news post by uploading an ultrasound video on her Instagram Stories, but deleted it shortly after.
'Had to delete my ultrasound video because people were being rude and creepy,' she said.
It was likely she was receiving inappropriate direct messages about the video, but these were not published online.
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