Clearly the baby was born earlier than she implied on her posts (late November she had a post saying âlast photo as a family of 3!â or whatever). So she chose her words carefully so as not to say âbaby born on x dateâ but it was clearly implied, she went two weeks posting as if the baby hadnât arrived, and then within a week or two of the announcement she had posts showing herself up and about, out for walks, lifting up her other daughter, etc, made up like sheâd never just given birth. I remember raising my eyebrows thinking, âwow, she is recovering well from the c section to be doing all that one week post opâ and in all it creates such a dangerous narrative for other women who think they should be expected to do the same. Sure, some women recover and look and feel fabulous quickly. But to purposely deceive your followers just gives me the ick.
Influencers arenât responsible for educating or helping other people but it says a lot about someoneâs character and morals when they willingly let people think theyâve just walked out of theatre looking fabulous and diving into motherhood as if recovery isnât a thing. I donât care how old her baby is, but I do care about the image she portrays to women out there who have no idea what to expect and who feel badly about themselves when they see trash like this on social media.
For anyone reading, Iâve had two c sections and recovery with a toddler is a whole different ball game. Yes, youâre forced to get up and move about a lot quicker than first time around because toddlers wait for no one, but I can assure you I hobbled everywhere, my hair was up in a bun 24/7 and you can bet your ass I didnât bother with makeup for our daily walks - which, by the way, weâre a shitshow of soothing our crying newborn and wild child 2 year old. Millie is all smoke and mirrors. None of it is real. Or maybe it is, when youâve got two nannies.