Hilaria Baldwin Shares Refreshingly Honest Post-Baby Selfie

Photo: @hilariabaldwin/Instagram

Thanks to our society’s alarmingly unrealistic expectations on celebrity mothers and their bodies, we’re used to seeing women who bounce right back to their usual size 2 frames, seemingly days after birth. How many times have we heard a red carpet reporter complimenting a new mom by mentioning the fact that, amazingly, she just had a baby? (See: The Internet’s recent obsession with Carrie Underwood’s ‘post-baby body,’ or any story about Kate Middleton, for evidence.)

Which is why, in this world of personal trainers, waist trainers, Spanx, and — ugh — ‘pregnancy abs,’ Hilaria Baldwin’s latest Instagram is so freaking refreshing. The wife of Alec Baldwin, who just gave birth to the couple’s second kid, a boy named Rafael, two days ago, posted a mirror selfie of her standing in a bra and underwear, her hand resting on her still-inflated belly. It’s quite a different profile than we’re used to seeing on the no-longer pregnant yoga instructor, who’s generally in tip-top physical shape.

“Update on us… Rafael is doing wonderfully!” Baldwin captioned the photo. “He is two days old now. Such a sweet little boy. I’m feeling well, been up with him every hour to two hours.”

Baldwin pre-pregnancy. Photo: @hilariabaldwin/Instagram

Baldwin then went on to explain why she decided the post the revealing photo.

“I have been planning on doing post belly photos but didn’t know if I was gonna have the guts to actually follow through,” she wrote. “I hope you understand my intention here: I believe it is important to accept and love our form after going through a bit of a battle bringing life into this world. Deep breath, here we go…all the way from my glamorous hospital bathroom #ShrinkingBaldwinBabyBump #NoShame #LoveYourBody”

Her message of self-acceptance is reminiscent of Kristen Bell’s, who, in 2013, proudly appeared on the cover of Redbook before losing all her ‘baby-weight’ from giving birth to daughter Lincoln. The actress tweeted at the time, “I like my Lincoln Leftovers because they’re proof I did something extraordinary. I gave life to my new BFF & she gave me a comical amount of midsection skin.”

Of course, considering Baldwin’s innate athleticism (and bounce-back after baby no. 1), we really wouldn’t be surprised if she’s back in her old clothes in the very not-too-far-off future. But for now, we’re thrilled to see a celebrity embracing and sharing her experience as a new mother, and hopefully spreading those sentiments around.

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