If ever there were a phrase that should be banned outright, โbouncing backโ might well be it. The notion that women should immediately snap back to a pre-baby version of themselves is ubiquitous, which makes it challenging for even the most body-positive mamas to ignore. And nowhere is that pressure more obvious than in Hollywood, where moms are praised for โbouncing backโ weeks after giving birth, and lampooned for anything else.
Thankfully, there are plenty of smart, outspoken celebrity moms who are pushing back against the absurd standards placed on womenโs bodies, and who instead embrace themselves just as they are.
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