Although excited for the joys of motherhood, many women have great insecurities about the permanent changes that their bodies undergo as a result of childbirth. Although some women are lucky to experience minor alterations to their original bodies, many more aren’t so lucky and could sink into possible depression as a result. The latter is the case for Natalie Veeh, a young mom to two adorable baby girls.
In a post she shared on her Instagram page, the beautiful mom isn’t afraid to talk about the not-so-glamorous parts of childbirth. She shared a photo of her transformed belly after welcoming her second child.
According to her, after having her first child, her belly was perfectly beautiful with no stretchmarks and the likes but to her surprise, after welcoming her second baby, her belly was altered with ”golden stretchmarks all over.”
Natalie said she cried at first with too much anger when she saw her body in the mirror, adding that she felt sad at that moment knowing she will never put on what ever she want anymore.
Interestingly, she has overcome her insecurities and she took a photo of her belly to share to all mothers going through the same thing, to let them know that they should work towards accepting their postpartum belly.
”It took me 2 babies to have this beautifully ugly stomach !!! ••••after my 1st born, my belly was perfectly beautiful…. I was happy knowing even with this second pregnancy my belly will remain the same.
I was proud of it …… surprised my belly was full of golden stretch marks all over, at first I could stand in the mirror looking how magical my body is, I cried at first with too much anger (postpartum depression) … I feel sad at that moment knowing I will never put on what ever I want anymore.
No more 2 piece bikini ????, no more crop tops, and then it reminds me that this same belly became like this because of protecting my little cutie pie for 40weeks…. to you my village princess (ess) we deserve all the accolades, to all magic women feeling the same, well done ???????? , my ugly beautiful belly …well done ????????????????????????.”
