22 celebrity moms who are damn proud of their post-baby bodies

Pink is damn proud of her post-baby body! Six weeks after her son Jameson Moon's birth, Pink posted the above photo with the caption, “Day 1!!!!!!!! Lets do this @msjeanettejenkins (week 6 post baby and I haven’t lost ANY WEIGHT YET!!!!) yaye me!!!!! I’m normal! 😂😂😂😂” We love that Pink is embracing her postpartum body and showing moms everywhere that it's normal not to lose the weight right away. 

“Who cares [about]? I didn’t lose my baby weight for over a year. And when I look down, even now, at the extra skin on my belly, it’s a reminder that I’ve done something spectacular. It’s a reminder that I’m a superhero. And I’m proud of it.”

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“There is no shame in gaining weight during pregnancy (or ever). There is no shame if it takes longer than you think it will to lose the weight (if you want to lose it at all). There is no shame in finally breaking down and making your own jean shorts because last summer’s are just too dang short for this summer’s thighs. Bodies change. Bodies grow. Bodies shrink. It’s all love (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.) Peace xx #noshame #lovewhatyouhavebeengiven” 

Source: Instagram 

“I have to say, so much attention is placed on this thing of bouncing back after a baby. I don’t advocate fast weight loss at all after a baby, because you are nursing, you can’t, you have to eat and you have to be well…throwing myself into some workout regimen is crazy…Having just had a baby, I’m not going to be thinking about my arse”

“You just realize you have to give yourself time and understand that you push out a baby, and it took this long to put on the weight, and it’s not going to peel right off, and that’s OK…you shouldn’t have to rush to shed anything. It’s OK! It’s fine. Enjoy your baby. Don’t go crazy.”

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“Any pressure that I felt was from seeing other celebrities get down to their [pre-]baby weight in two weeks, and I know that for me that’s just not in my makeup, biologically. There is no way I could have dropped all the baby weight in two weeks, I don’t know how they do it.” 

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“I feel like we can be really hard on each other. That whole term ‘bounce back after pregnancy’? I don’t like that terminology. Look, if you get into the bikini two weeks after, good for you, but that wasn’t me. And that’s ok. I feel like we as women need to support each other more.”

Source: Elle

[After having Otis, 2] “I am not in perfect shape. In fact, I’m softer than I’ve ever been, including that unfortunate semester in high school when I simultaneously discovered Krispy Kreme and pot. The photos of me in this magazine have been generously constructed to show my best angles, and I assure you, good lighting has been warmly embraced. The truth is, I’m a mother, and I look like one.”

Source: Shape Magazine

“Just be kind to yourself. Everyone is different. Everyone’s body is different, everyone’s birth experience is different. Some people’s body type is that they totally look normal right after [birth], and [for] others, it takes many months. But I think it’s best to focus on your health and the health of your baby and bonding.”

Source: People Magazine

“I don’t care to look absolutely perfect in a bathing suit. I’m a normal girl. I’m strong. I’m fit. I feel good about myself after I’ve had a baby.” 

Source: Today.com

“I remember right after the twins were born having that weird jiggly belly–and kind of loving that, too. Because I earned that jiggly belly. Then came trying to get my body back into shape and how long that took. A whole year…But the truth is it takes your body time to go back, and I think these days women are too hard on themselves with that. Nobody bounces back straightaway.”

Source: The Telegraph

“I have to say, as a woman, you hate certain parts of your body. You go through those periods where you look in the mirror and you think, Oh, if only I had different legs or arms or whatever. You go through pregnancy and labor and then feeding the kid and you go, Wow, my body is totally amazing, and I’m never going to not like it again, because it did this, and this is f*cking extraordinary.”

Source: Elle

“I’m still 15 pounds heavier so it’s nice that people think I lost my baby weight…I still haven’t lost a pretty good chunk of it, but it’s also the pressure—who cares? There’s pressure to lose it, or women are supposed to look like they did when they were 19 right after you give birth to your child, I think it’s silly.”

Source: BBC

“I’m not a supermodel. My body is not bouncing back like a supermodel. I’m just your everyday woman who is trying to feel good and be healthy for her daughter, her fiancé, and herself.”

Source: USAtoday.com

“Willow said to me the other day whilst grabbing my belly . ‘Mama, why [are] so squishy?’ And I said..'[because] I’m happy baby.’” 

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“From now on, ladies, I will have a bump and it will be my baby bump. It’s not going anywhere. Its name is Violet, Sam and Sera.”

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“I’ve been really focused on not being ‘back’ to anything, but being the best version of myself right now. My body is the site of a miracle now. I don’t want to be pre-miracle.”

Source: Us Weekly

“It’s like, you’re just who you are. We are who we are—whatever size. And it doesn’t mean that we’re gonna be that forever… I’m such a creative person that I yoyo. So sometimes I’m more fit and I get into kickboxing hardcore. And then sometimes I don’t and I’m like…I’d rather have wine.”

Source: Ellen

“I’m limping around. I’m still trying to figure out what [pregnancy] has done to my body, how it’s changed it. What’s temporary and what’s permanent… I feel like an 80-year-old woman trying to go down the stairs, you know, please tell me this is temporary. But I know some things will never be the same again.”

Source: People

“I remember when I had my baby. I was looking at everybody like ‘Damn, how are they on the beach after two months in a bikini? What the hell are they doing?…I went to my OB because I thought something was wrong with me, because that’s all I would see! And she said, ‘No, honey, that’s fine.”‘

Source: Us Weekly

[After she was four months postpartum] “If your priorities are right, the baby’s most important. You have to eat to feed your baby. And I have a girl, so I want her to see some day why her mom has good self-esteem and good body issues. It gets you down sometimes, I’m not going to lie. I’ve had days where I’m like, ‘Ugh, I wish this was easier.’ But it’s not, and that’s OK.”

Source: E! Online

“After making two babies, holy cow, does your body do some crazy stuff! It’s hard to stay positive and love yourself. You feel like a kangaroo with a giant pouch; everything’s saggy and weird. But you think about how beautiful it is that you’re able to make children. When I lose sight of that, I exercise, read Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, and spend time with my kids. Then I start to see things that are bigger than myself.”

Source: Glamour Magazine 

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