It's because your uterus hasn't gone back down yet 😘 Growing up I had no idea about this and I thought your belly would deflate like a balloon as baby exited the body I never thought about the uterus needing time to go back down. Of course everyone is different but having a pregnant looking belly the weeks following birth is normal for most of us. So why isn't it normalized in our society? Why do we feel the need to make it look like we didn't just have a baby and hide any signs of postpartum? Why aren't postpartum bellies normalized despite it being very much part of the normal process? It's strange really. Like we are ashamed it's not flat despite it being completely out of our control. Just some food for thought. I am now thinking of wearing my postpartum belly more proudly in the coming days #postpartumbody #postpartumrecovery #givingbirth #newbornbaby