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Not everything you see while scrolling through Instagram is a reflection of reality. Between filters, angles, lighting, and photoshopping, these perfect snapshots can get exhausting -- especially when what you see on your screen looks nothing like what greets you in the mirror. Seeing postpartum bodies that are stretch-mark free with the uncanny ability to "bounce right back" goes from just frustrating to potentially damaging after you have a baby. That's because it sets moms up for unrealistic expectations for what their bodies should be doing as they recover. To combat the misconception surrounding what bodies should look like in the weeks or months after creating a human, the Instagram account @takebackpostpartum is celebrating real moms and embracing how their bodies have changed. The result: unfiltered beauty courtesy of incredibly strong women.
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