Skye Knifey has been pregnant, given birth, bathed, clothed, fed and nurtured four incredible children.
But when the Queensland local uploaded a throwback picture of her pregnant belly to Instagram a host of people came forward to comment on the size of her stomach.
‘I cannot believe the awful comments from just a couple of people saying how huge and disgusting my pregnant belly was,’ the beauty therapist wrote in a follow up post.
Skye Knifey has been pregnant, given birth, bathed, clothed, fed and nurtured four incredible children (pictured while pregnant and two years later)
When the Queensland local uploaded a throwback picture of her pregnant belly to Instagram a host of people came forward to comment on the size of her stomach (pictured)
‘Everyone’s pregnant bellies are beautiful no matter how big or small. And we can eventually bounce back! Some quicker than others but there’s no right or wrong.
‘It’s absolutely outrageous that they feel the need to say awful things to strangers on social media. They must be so uneducated about the power of a women’s body. Most of the time these ridiculous comments are made by trolls and fake Insta accounts, but it upsets me that they might say these comments to other women who might be in a more vulnerable state than myself.’
Noticing that many women in the comments were ‘beating themselves up’ for still have a ‘postpartum baby belly’, Skye went one step further and shared her own journey.
Skye Knifey shows off her baby bump as she poses alongside her friend Lisa Schmidt
Skye Knifey’s friend gasps as she stares at the young mother’s burgeoning baby bump
Noticing that many women in the comments were ‘beating themselves up’ for still have a ‘postpartum baby belly’, Skye went one step further and shared her own journey
‘Not everyone’s bodies bounce straight back. Mine definitely didn’t this time or after my second and third bubs,’ she wrote
‘Before I fell pregnant with my fourth I was the fittest I had ever been. I was on a strict diet and I was doing Muay Thai three times a week,’ she commented
‘Not everyone’s bodies bounce straight back. Mine definitely didn’t this time or after my second and third bubs. I literally have done zero exercise apart from a bit of walking, housework and running after my kids,’ she wrote.
‘I’ve achieved these results (which still aren’t what most people would call perfect) just from living life, resting and recovering slowly after birth, breastfeeding, drinking loads of water. So this just goes to show that our bellies can go down by themselves naturally without vigorous exercises.
‘Before I fell pregnant with my fourth I was the fittest I had ever been. I was on a strict diet and I was doing Muay Thai three times a week. I was also doing heaps of walking and bike riding.
Skye argued that her goal has never been to lose all of her baby weight and get back her muscle definition in a record short time
She only hoped to be healthy and able to take care of her youngsters, while still feeling happy within herself
‘It’s going to take me a while to get back to that fitness level and to find more time, but that’s okay. I’m just focusing on my baby, my kids, my sanity and seeing progress rather than going backwards. Right now I just want to be happy in my own little bubble with no added pressures from the outside world.’
Skye argued that her goal has never been to lose all of her baby weight and get back her muscle definition in a record short time.
She only hoped to be healthy and able to take care of her youngsters, while still feeling happy within herself.
‘I also don’t want to rush into vigorous exercises because it will cause more damage to my Diastasis Recti in the long run. Slow & steady wins the race,’ she said
‘I’ve always believed it’s best to keep a little bit of fat on you while breastfeeding anyways. Because in the past when I’ve tried to lose weight too quickly after having my babies, my milk supply has also dropped. I’m taking things really slow this time,’ she said.
‘I also don’t want to rush into vigorous exercises because it will cause more damage to my Diastasis Recti in the long run. Slow & steady wins the race.’