Dancing With the Stars Peta Murgatroyd Reveals "Realistic" Post Baby Bod Photo

   By SheSpeaksTeam  Jan 20, 2017

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The expectations for a woman to go back to her pre-pregnancy size is never more apparent than in the entertainment industry. Cameras are often at the ready as soon as a new mom sets foot outside the hospital doors. But for a professional dancer whose job it is to perform in front of the cameras every week, it seems that the pressure to be slim right away must be extraordinary.

Dancing With the Stars dancer Peta Murgatroyd decided soon after coming home from the hospital that she would do her best to set a more realistic example of what it looks like to be a new mom. A post she recently put up on Instagram quickly went viral showing off her still-pregnant looking belly eight days after giving birth. She writes, “Real life: I took this photo 8 days post birth. I left the hospital looking 5 months pregnant.”

Murgatroyd goes on to explain how too many have unrealistic ideas of what a woman should look like after delivering a baby. She says, “Many people think a woman should shrink right back to her pre-birth weight immediately. That is just not the truth for most. The female body is incredible and resilient, but healing and strengthening take time.” She adds, “Now it's time for patience and hard work. Lots of love to all the new mamas out there on the journey."

What do you think of Peta Murgatroyd’s message about her post-baby body?

Do you think there’s too much pressure put on women to immediately shrink down to pre-pregnancy weight?