Almost a month after she gave birth to her first child, Ashley Graham is getting real about the struggles of postpartum life. The supermodel, 32, gave birth to son Isaac on January 18 after a six-hour home birth. Now, she’s opening up about life post-pregnancy — including the fact that she’s wearing diapers!
Ashley posted a photo of herself in her bathroom mirror. She was wearing gray, boyshort style underwear and a black tank top rolled up over her belly. Her bathroom counter was scattered with products.
She wrote, “Raise your hand if you didn’t know you’d be changing your own diapers too. After all these years in fashion I never could’ve guessed that disposable underwear would be my favorite piece of clothing but here we are!”
The former America’s Next Top Model judge continued, “No one talks about the recovery and healing (yes even the messy parts) new moms go through. I wanted to show you guys that it’s not all rainbows and butterflies!”
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She thanked her friend
Chelsea Rosen Hirschhorn for sending postpartum recovery products from her company Frida, which she called “a life saver.” Frida made waves over the weekend when their ad about post-pregnancy struggles was
rejected by the Oscars broadcast for being “too graphic.”Photo credit: INSTARImages
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Ashley wrote, “It’s unbelievable the obstacles we still face talking about what women really go through.”
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She wrote at the time, “I remember holding Isaac for the first time and telling Justin, ‘Now we’re family forever.’ I have so many reasons to be grateful; all of the love and support from this amazing community, an incredible husband, and a beautiful baby who has opened my eyes to just how amazing this world really is.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
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“This is
a new body that I’m walking into. Why don’t I just put myself out there with this new body?” she remembered asking herself. Ashley said the decision to share her insecurities and new body helped her come into a “new world of body confidence.”
She thanked her friend
Chelsea Rosen Hirschhorn for sending postpartum recovery products from her company Frida, which she called “a life saver.” Frida made waves over the weekend when their ad about post-pregnancy struggles was
rejected by the Oscars broadcast for being “too graphic.”Photo credit: INSTARImages
Ashley wrote, “It’s unbelievable the obstacles we still face talking about what women really go through.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
She wrote at the time, “I remember holding Isaac for the first time and telling Justin, ‘Now we’re family forever.’ I have so many reasons to be grateful; all of the love and support from this amazing community, an incredible husband, and a beautiful baby who has opened my eyes to just how amazing this world really is.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“This is
a new body that I’m walking into. Why don’t I just put myself out there with this new body?” she remembered asking herself. Ashley said the decision to share her insecurities and new body helped her come into a “new world of body confidence.”
