This Mom Posted a Photo of Her Stomach After Having Three Kids in 11 Months

It's been quite a busy year for Eliza Curby of Sydney, Australia, and her family. On January 28 of 2016, Curby gave birth to an adorable baby girl named Charlie. Because she'd heard that breastfeeding is a natural contraceptive (spoiler alert: it isn't!!!), she and her husband continued to have sex without her resuming taking the birth control pill. Soon, she started to feel many of the similar symptoms she'd felt when she first became pregnant with Charlie, so she bought a pregnancy test. Her instincts were confirmed, and after a visit to the OBGYN, Curby and her husband learned that not only was she pregnant again, but this time, she'd be having twins.

Though it sounds like an overwhelming experience, UK Woman Magazine wrote that Curby was overjoyed. "[She'd] always wanted a big family, but she really wasn't expecting it to happen so quickly." With such quick changes to the family also come a few changes to the body, and Curby decided to document these changes on her blog and Instagram account. She recently posted a photo of her postpartum belly that's going viral for its honesty and the way it's resonating with many other parents.

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The caption of the photo is too touching to not post in its entirety. Curby writes, "Just because... Because I'm not embarrassed of the scars my body now carries. Because I'm proud of what my body has done for me. Because many women feel the need to hide it. Because famous women post "look at my body just three weeks postpartum" and portray unrealistic images of what it means to be a mother. Because I feel beautiful in my own skin - even if there's alotttt of it! Because beauty takes many forms. Because I can. Because you should also be proud. This is me... because I love my body."

So many folks commented on the post, thanking her for her honesty and courage. Comments included sentiments like, "Thank youuuuuu for this! I feel the same, just don't have the courage to be exposed on social media" and "THANK YOU for being real and naturally beautiful! You are inspiring me to love my postpartum body." Follow Curby here for more of her postpartum journey.

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