Una madre muestra cómo queda el cuerpo tras dar a luz (fotos)

octubre 16 2017, 9:29 am

 

Elise Grossman es australiana y madre de tres niñas. El pasado mes de julio Elise -que tiene una cuenta de Instagram con más de 35 mil seguidores- compartió una foto dos horas después de dar a luz a su tercera hija para mostrarle al mundo cuál es el aspecto real del cuerpo después del parto, reseñó La Vanguardia.

“Es una sensación extraña mirar hacia abajo y ver una barriga todavía abultada a pesar de estar sosteniendo a tu bebé en brazos, incluso después de haber pasado por ello tres veces. No es fácil llegar a casa con un bebé y tener que seguir usando ropa de embarazada”, cuenta esta madre en el largo texto que acompaña la fotografía.

Let’s talk postpartum bodies! I asked @belleverdiglionephotography to take this photo, just hours after giving birth to Willa, in my rawest and most vulnerable state. I was in pain and I was overcome by a flood of emotions. Elated to have welcomed our beautiful girl and so empowered and proud of what my body and I had just done! It’s a strange feeling to look down and still see a bump, even though you’re holding your baby in your arms, even after doing it three times. It’s not easy to go home with a baby and still have to wear maternity clothes. With my first I was adamant I would just “bounce back”. Everyone would say “you’re young, you’ll loose the baby weight in no time!” But you know what, I didn’t, I never have in fact. With each baby I’ve gained a few more kilos and a few more stretch marks. I used to feel the need to cover up in this newborn stage, I didn’t want to see my body in this state, so why would anyone else? It’s taken me three babies, but I’ve finally realised this postpartum body isn’t something to hide! I am beyond proud for what this body has given and sacralised. I am thankful that my body is able to carry and birth babies naturally. I am NOT ashamed of my (many) new stripes and my postpartum body. And neither should you! Let’s celebrate postpartum bodies, in all their glory. The female body is incredible and I am so proud of what mine has done!

Una publicación compartida de Formerly eliseraquel (@raisingyoungloves) el 14 de Jul de 2017 a la(s) 3:12 PDT

La captura ha superado los 2500 ‘me gusta’ y se ha compartido por muchísimos medios para arrojar luz sobre lo que, muchas mujeres, tienen como un tema tabú. Así lo explica Elise al ver la enorme repercusión que ha conseguido su fotografía: “Hay mucha presión por parte de la sociedad y por nosotras mismas por tener cierto aspecto después de dar a luz, pero para muchas ese no es el caso, ¡y está bien!”.

Como muchas otras mujeres, esta australiana no paró de observar fotografías de modelos y famosas después de parir, esperando que la recuperación fuera la misma en su cuerpo: “Cuando volví a casa del hospital cuatro días después de haber dado a luz con aspecto de estar embarazada de seis meses, pensé que algo no había salido bien” pero lo que no había salido bien es que su médico no le informó del proceso del cuerpo después de dar a luz.

My post labour photo has been shared a few times on the internet this past week. And although I received a huge amount of support and had so many mothers share their own postpartum stories, I also saw many people question my decision to share such a personal photo publicly on the internet. So I thought I’d explain why. When I was pregnant with Peyton I really had no idea what post birth was really like, and you don’t fully understand until you actually have a baby! I was one of the first of my friends to get pregnant, so I didn’t have that support group to ask all those TMI questions about pregnancy and birth. My doctor was more concerned about setting a medically unnecessary induction date rather than explaining to me what post birth would be like! No one told me the reality of the fourth trimester. I had no idea you could still look so pregnant even after giving birth. Everyone told me I was young, I would bounce straight back, and I believed them. Just like many women do, I too used to look up to the media, celebrities who would show off their supermodel like post baby bodies just weeks after giving birth! I thought thats how it would be for me too. So when I went home from hospital four days after giving birth, still looking six months pregnant, I thought I must have done something wrong. How come I didn’t look like they did post baby? How come I didn’t bounce back straight away like everyone said I would? How come it took me a year to fit back into my pre baby jeans? Well, because for many women, and for me, this post baby picture that was painted in my head just wasn’t realistic! There’s so much pressure from society and from ourselves to look a certain way post baby, but for many that’s not the case, and that’s ok! I posted that photo because I wish someone had posted a photo just like mine when I was pregnant. I wish that someone had told me what realistically might happen to my body and to my mind. The fourth trimester is such a taboo topic. I want other mums also walking in my shoes to know that they’re not alone. That whatever their postpartum journey may be, it’s ok, it’s normal and it should always be priaised! I did it for me, for you and for her!

Una publicación compartida de Formerly eliseraquel (@raisingyoungloves) el 1 de Oct de 2017 a la(s) 7:29 PDT

Tras el parto la situación cambia y los cambios y las adaptaciones previas no desaparecen enseguida. Nuestra civilización occidental no suele contemplar este concepto porque la atención se desplaza por completo hacia el bebé”, asegura a LaVanguardia.com Núria Sans Sanmartí, responsable de la Unidad de Fisioterapia de Dexeus Mujer, un centro situado en Barcelona que ofrece una atención integral en las áreas de Obstetricia, Ginecología y Medicina de la Reproducción.

“Durante el desarrollo de una gestación, aumenta el volumen de sangre circulante, el corazón y la respiración se aceleran, se produce una explosión hormonal y aparece la relaxina (hormona que favorece que músculos y ligamentos sean más laxos) y los músculos abdominales se estiran alrededor de 15 cm”, apunta la experta.

Willa’s birth story 2/4 We all spent the next couple hours laughing together, chatting and having a good time as I cruised though my contractions. Around 12pm Sage and I went for a walk around outside of the hospital trying to get this baby down! I was taking to baby as we walked, I asked baby very calm but sternly move down. “I’m so ready for you baby, we’re all ready for you baby” but this baby just didn’t seem to want to move much. Every now and then I’d have a few slightly more intense contractions and I’d think yes here we go, though shortly after they would then die down again even though they were 3 minutes apart. When we got back to the room I ate a little lunch, Sage ordered a giant burger from Uber eats, which I made him eat outside in the cold so he didn’t disturb the smell of the essential oils in the room. I continued to walk around the room, on the fit ball, doing squats, lunges, star jumps and nipple stimulation. 2.15pm Kerryl checked me and gave me another stretch and sweep, I was 5cm, I’d only progressed 1cm in 5 hours! When she told me I was only 5cm I burst into tears, I knew I was so close, but it felt so far away til we would meet baby. After I eventually gathered myself together she explained I may need to have some intervention, although I was very against it, I fully trusted my midwife. If I hadn’t progressed by 4pm she was going to break my waters. So we went for another walk around the hospital, this time also with my mum and Belle. We climbed the stairs and curb walked. Once we got back to the room I tried more nipple stimulation, more squatting, more lunging and more star jumps. Around 3pm everyone had left the room to give Sage and I some alone time. Contractions started to get a bit more intense, instead of being able to talk and laugh through them I had Sage massage my lower back and I focused in on my hypnobirthing track, finding my birthing zone. When everyone returned to the room they said they could feel the transition and a change in my energy. 4pm came around very quickly and I was still at 5cm! Kerryl explained the risks of breaking my waters, though she assured me this was the best thing to do at this stage in my labour.

Una publicación compartida de Formerly eliseraquel (@raisingyoungloves) el 16 de Jul de 2017 a la(s) 3:23 PDT

El post parto es un tiempo de drenaje, de recolocación, de reabsorción y de vuelta a su lugar de todos los cambios producidos durante nueve meses. Al principio se presenta, según Sans Sanmartí una “inestabilidad articular, laxitud abdominal, desplazamiento del centro de gravedad, sobrecarga lumbar y debilidad de los músculos del suelo pélvico”.

La responsable de la Unidad de Fisioterapia explica que en esta etapa lo más importante es “informar a la mujer para que pueda entender qué le está pasando, qué está sintiendo y que lo que experimenta forma parte de un proceso fisiológico que se llama post parto”.

Esa precisamente esto lo que Elise Grossman quiere transmitir a todas esas mujeres que han vivido lo mismo que ella: “Colgué la foto porque esperaba que alguien me hubiese dicho qué podría pasarle a mi cuerpo y mi mente de forma realista. Quiero que otras madres que también han caminado en mis zapatos sepan que no están solas. Que lo que sea que pase en su viaje después de dar a luz, está bien, es normal y debería ser alabado. ¡Lo hice por mí, por ti y por ella!”.

Es importante no sentirse avergonzada por marcas como las estrías ni por el aspecto del cuerpo después de parir: “Celebremos los cuerpos post parto en toda su gloria. El cuerpo femenino es increíble y estoy muy orgullosa de lo que ha conseguido el mío”, relata Elise al final de su aclamada fotografía.