New mum praised for sharing candid photos of post pregnancy

March 25, 2016 4:40 PM

Stephanie Rothstein has since gone viral over her penchant for sharing photos of her struggle to get back in shape after the birth of her two kids, which usually features stretch marks and excess skin on her stomach.

Stephanie Rothstein

An athletic mum has been praised after sharing candid photos of the bodily changes she has had to deal with after the birth of her two kids.

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Stephanie Rothstein has since gone viral over her penchant for sharing photos of her struggle to get back in shape after the birth of her two kids, which usually features stretch marks and excess skin on her stomach.

Rothstein shares these candid snaps with 37,000 Instagram followers, showing the reality of pregnancy and childbirth in her powerful photos.

Speaking with SELF.com in a recent interview, Rothstein said:

"I can run 5:20 pace for a half marathon, but I still pee my pants, have diastasis recti, stretch marks, and other postpartum issues.

"2 pregnancies later and some serious stretch marks made me a little embarrassed of my tummy. But I'm reminded they are simply lines of love and proof of what the human body is capable of."

Rothstein is another mum who has joined the recent trend of mum's sharing candid photos which reflect the reality of childbirth and how it alters the body.

Rothstein suffers from Diastasis recti, otherwise known as umbilical hernia which is a condition which occurs postpartum, where a gap of roughly 2.7 cm or greater develops between the two sides of the abdominal muscle.

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See some of her candid snaps above.