For those saying Meghan Markle must be pregnant again, here are 27 real postpartum bodies. - Mamamia

Sometimes, women eat things that make their tummies bigger. Doesn’t mean we’re pregnant.

Sometimes, women gave birth a few weeks ago. Or years ago, and they still don't recognise their bodies. Again, not preggo.

Sometimes, women wear shift dresses, bodycon styles or high- waisted pants with a shirt tucked in that, from the wrong angle, could make our stomachs appear rounder. Sometimes, it’s literally just your body shape.

Women have stomachs, FUPAs and pouches, not because they’re pregnant, and also not because they haven’t 'lost their baby weight yet'.

Sometimes, women are pregnant, but aren’t ready to tell the world yet because they’re scared they might lose their baby. Then there’s the women who can’t get pregnant at all, which makes any conversations around is she or isn’t she even more painful.

And sometimes, the wind blows or we take a deep breath and, yep, we’re still… not pregnant.

Thanks to the shiny, filtered world of Instagram, it feels like we’ve forgotten what stomachs that don’t have babies growing in them actually look like. Thankfully, the tide is changing and more and more women with public followings are choosing to depict post-partum life, adult nappies and all.

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