New Moms Go Through So Much, So This Woman Pointed Out Something That Needs To Stop

When Kelly Howland went to the store with her newborn baby, she was probably expecting her tiny, adorable daughter to get a lot of attention from fellow shoppers.

What she didn’t expect, nonetheless, was to be approached by other women who was trying to sell her weight loss products when it was clear that she had just made birth. While Howland knew the woman was simply doing her chore, she was also well aware that she had been specifically chosen for the sales pitch because of her postpartum torso.

That’s why she took to Facebook to talk about the unrealistic expectations that society has for mommas and their physical appearances after bringing new life into the world. Her message is something we all need to hear.

“We all know that this culture hammers into postpartum wives a lot of physical insecurity about their own bodies after delivering their miracles from their wombs. I don’t belief I have to spell out for a single woman the culture pressure that postpartum moms face regarding their physical appearance. We know. We all know. She knew. And that’s why she approached me, ” she said.