Real BS: Model Ashley Graham On Postpartum Snapback Pressure

Model and new mom Ashley Graham is celebrating a year of welcoming her first child, Isaac Menelik Giovanni Ervin, with her husband Justin Ervin. In a recent interview, the model opened up about motherhood, body positivity and postpartum snapback.

"I think the postpartum snapback is really BS," she recently told E! News. On her first year as a mother, Graham revealed she's learned "a lot about love."

"It taught me a lot about patience, how selfless being a parent is, and truly, how I don't really need that much space to operate during the day," the 33-year-old supermodel said.

I think it's an unattainable reality for most women and it's been an unattainable reality for myself: Ashley Graham 

Graham recently announced that she is ready to have a second child one year after giving birth to her son. “I would get pregnant yesterday if I could,” the model told WSJ. Magazine on Tuesday. “I’ve ‘accidentally’ had unprotected sex while I’m ovulating just to see if I can while I’m breastfeeding," she added. The supermodel often posts glimpses into her breastfeeding routine. She also talks candidly about the physical challenges of motherhood and proudly shows her stretch marks on Instagram. 

Graham and Ervin tied the knot in 2010 and announced the pregnancy on their ninth anniversary. The couple welcomed son Isaac in January 2020.

Since becoming a mother, Graham has been advocating body positivity. She said, "For me, it's all about words and affirmation." Graham shared on maintaining a body-positive mindset and expressed, "I know that my words have so much power over my life and my future that I'm very careful with how I use them."

What is postpartum "snapback"?

A popular practice among celebs, postpartum snapback is when someone gets back to their pre-pregnancy shape very quickly after giving birth. Several celebrities like Kim Kardashian have shared their "snapback" bodies on social media. 

In India, Arjun Rampal's girlfriend Gabriella Demetriade made headlines in 2019, when she reportedly lost all of her pregnancy weight in just 11 days. Read more on that here.

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