Here's What Moms Are Saying About Meghan Markle's Postpartum Appearance

May 13, 2019 by apost team

The newest addition to the royal family, baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, made his official debut last week just two days after his birth. In this very first photocall, his parents Meghan Markle and Prince Harry had a special brightness about them that only brand new parents could have. The public reacted to their appearance in several ways.

Meghan and Harry brought the baby out to the world both dressed immaculately, as usual. Harry in a well-tailored gray suit and Meghan in a beautiful white trench dress cinched at the waist. What was distinct about her dress choice was that it showed off the post-baby body that most moms would choose to hide.

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But Meghan unapologetically showed off her baby bump, and moms around the world recognized the post-birth puffy face too. Both traits are totally normal and are part of the natural rehabilitation process. For people who don’t know, it sometimes takes a woman’s body several months to recover from childbirth. Because she was so proud of her postpartum body and is helping to normalize it, she is being praised all over social media.

"I hope this makes people more aware that it’s normal to still look pregnant after giving birth,” said Instagram user @moira.is.faux. And @astaarianastar said, "I absolutely love that she did womankind a favor by showing off her postpartum body," adding the hashtags #shejusthadababyandlooksawesome and #postpartumforthewin.

There is a certain pressure for women in the royal family to have a perfectly glamorous appearance right after childbirth. That was true for Kate Middleton and Princess Diana. Like her royal relatives, Meghan was scrutinized for her looks but was commended for shunning harsh celebrity beauty standards.

It has been a week since Meghan has given birth, and we hope she is taking the time to recover well. She must be starting her maternity leave now and spending plenty of precious quality time with her newborn baby boy.

Do you know what it’s like to have a postpartum body like Meghan? Aren’t you glad she decided to show it off to the world?