Just in the way no two bodies look alike prebaby, no postpartum mom looks the same [1] following the birth of her baby — which is why so many moms and photographers have been trying to make the "real" postbaby body [2] something that's seen and can be admired as is rather than something that hasn't "bounced back" just yet. From stretch marks and loose skin to both fresh and healed C-section scars [3], the moms below are baring all to prove that women's bodies are incredible and deserve to be showcased for their beauty and strength no matter what they look like.
Prepare to feel inspired as hell thanks to these awesome moms.
Jeans, schmeans!
We don't even think a milk bath photo [5] could look more serene than this mama and baby scene.
Two weeks postpartum, and this mom looks absolutely radiant.
This multitasking mama shared: "Life can't get anymore perfect than this."
After three babies, this mom "sometimes wonders which baby left which individual mark," which is just about the most beautiful thought we've ever heard.
![This fit and healthy mama said "enough" and decided she "will no longer be embarrassed by [her] loose skin" because she "can't compare your snap back to [her] snap back."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/Jj5QCk18yTA-I_oLP0MyE0NMwcQ/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2018/05/11/691/n/24155406/8f3d2606c8acabad_Screen_Shot_2018-05-11_at_11.35.26_AM/i/fit-healthy-mama-said-enough-decided-she.png "This fit and healthy mama said \"enough\" and decided she \"will no longer be embarrassed by [her] loose skin\" because she \"can't compare your snap back to [her] snap back.\"")
This fit and healthy mama said "enough" and decided she "will no longer be embarrassed by [her] loose skin" because she "can't compare your snap back to [her] snap back."
The look on this mom's face says it all: she's totally owning life postbaby.
There's nothing sweeter than a little one cuddling on their mama.
This unretouched photo's best feature? Mom's big smile.
This mom proudly displays her "marks of motherhood."
This mom is embracing her postbaby body with her babe in tow.
This mom encourages all moms to "wear your stripes proudly" no matter what.
This mama not only showed off her postbaby body but her incredible breastfeeding tattoo [6].
Photos like this should inspire all moms to be proud of what their bodies have accomplished.
We love the level of real that comes from a mom sharing her Depends with the world.
When this mom said "Women are strong AF," she wasn't kidding.
This mom posed as a part of photographer Liliana Taboas's "Divine Mothering" project [7].
This mom and her kiddos posed for photographer Natalie McCain's "Honest Body Project." [9]