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Gisele’s Rubbing Her Maternal Perfection In All Of Our Faces Again

shutterstock_122444701Postpartum supermodels – is there a crueler image for a hugely pregnant woman to see? I think not. Some postpartum photos of Gisele – strutting her stuff in a string bikini four months after giving birth and with her baby strapped to her chest – have surfaced online. I now have a totally unattainable image of maternal perfection to tape to my fridge.

Obviously, I don’t really think Gisele is rubbing anything in our faces. I’m pretty sure she’d rather not be photographed while hanging out on the beach with her family. Gisele is just being Gisele – a gorgeous new-mom supermodel whose body looks better after giving birth twice than mine did at 18. Whatev. There are just so many things about these photos that are stabbing me straight to my soul.

The Ergo, for one. She’s wearing the Ergo. I love the Ergo baby-carrier. It’s the most comfortable one I tried. It has the right amount of support and my child was always really comfortable in it. I, on the other hand, looked like a linebacker when I donned that carrier. I turned away from vanity to assure that my child would have a comfortable way to be carried around. Seriously. I literally turned away from the full length mirror in our house every time I walked out the door with my child in that thing.

The comfort and ease that she emits, just gliding around the beach in a tiny bikini with her child strapped to her chest has given me some serious motivation. I want to feel that way. It is pretty much the exact opposite of how I feel right now: huge, slow, cumbersome. I’m also pretty sure my gestating child’s favorite position is slammed up as far toward my lungs as possible. I can’t walk across the yard without losing my breath. It’s very glamorous.

I’ve always found Gisele to be a little smug regarding motherhood. But God – who wouldn’t be if you looked like this? Damn you genetic make-up and shitty willpower! Ugh.

(photo: s_bukley/ Shutterstock.com)

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  • Katia

    I don’t think she’s smug she’s just shocked about our food, prevalence of formula, and our obesity because she grew up somewhere else, where things are done differently. And she’s honest about it.
    Maybe she ignores the social issues like perhaps her own mother didn’t work or they had help (family or maids) with all the healthy food she ate growing up. She might have unreasonable expectations not realizing that many moms work and few have tons of help from family let alone maids. My friends who grew up with maids in other countries admit it is much harder doing it all alone. That said a lot of stay at home moms thinks its normal to feed their kids Kraft dinner and macdonalds and sugared cereal breakfasts and this is a legit problem.
    Ps my baby thinks broccoli is dessert too.

    • http://twitter.com/mariaguido Guerrilla Mom

      Your baby thinks broccoli is dessert? How did you pull that off? I didn’t give my child any sweets until he turned one. He just saw the cake and freaked. He knew it was good before it even touched his lips!

    • lea

      I remember working at a supermarket in my early 20s when a little kid (maybe 1 or 2, I couldn’t tell back then) was having a fit in the trolley because “I want it”. I just assumed “it” was chocolate or lollies or whatever kids usually want.

      Turns out it was the broccoli he wanted. Really badly.

  • boots

    while totally unattainable (for me!), it’s obviously something she’s attained and suits her. i could only wish i had the same options – but only in the same way i wish i were a foot taller!

  • Blueathena623

    I think with celebrities, and especially models, we have to remember that for better or for worse, their body is their product., their work. If I had massive contracts riding on my body, I sure as hell wouldn’t have eaten so much pizza during my pregnancy.