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Kayla Itsines criticised for her 8 week postpartum photos

“Irresponsible and arrogant”. - by Nadia Elshawarby
  • 25 Jun 2019

Australian fitness influencer Kayla Itsines has been slammed for sharing “irresponsible and arrogant” pictures on social media of her eight-weeks postpartum body.

Kayla Itsines criticised for her 8 week postpartum photos

The personal trainer welcomed her first child, daughter Arna in April via cesarean, but has angered fans after showing off her slimmed-down post-baby body so soon after giving birth.

"Having been cleared for LIGHT workouts for over a week now (by my doctor and physiotherapist), I'm starting to really feel like myself again and not just in a physical sense," wrote the 28-year-old next t a shot of herself in a skimpy sports bra and cycling shorts.

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Having been cleared for LIGHT workouts for over a week now (by my doctor and physiotherapist), I'm starting to really feel like myself again and not just in a physical sense. I am so motivated right now because for me, fitness is my self care, my time out and my PASSION. Being able to share my passion with YOU, the #BBGCommunity is helping me to get out of bed every morning (not forgetting my incredible family)!! #comeback www.kaylaitsines.com/app

"I am so motivated right now because, for me, fitness is my self-care, my time out, and my PASSION. Being able to share my passion with YOU, the #BBGCommunity is helping me to get out of bed every morning (not forgetting my incredible family)!! #comeback."

However, despite receiving praise from many, several of Kayla’s followers were less than impressed by her humble brag.

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POST BIRTH RECOVERY PHOTO - WEEK 2 vs WEEK 3 ⁣ ⁣ Time honestly has FLOWN. Visible but minimal physical change for me week to week but mentally I am feeling so much better, AND Arna is just growing SO quickly. I can't even believe it. My focus over the last week has trying to getting back into my regular healthy eating routine. Not that I've been eating unhealthy foods but I'm now starting to re-introduce some of my favourite healthy foods which I was unable to eat or made me feel sick throughout my pregnancy. The main ones for me were RAW FISH and AVOCADO 🤢😂🍣🥑. I even ate Asian greens again this week haha! They were my favourite and then I got pregnant and HATED them haha 😆 #BBGMums, what foods were you excited to include back into your diet after giving birth!?! ⁣ ⁣ www.kaylaitsines.com/app

"I’m sure you’re naive enough to think this is a POSITIVE post, but it's terrible for females who’ve just given birth because 98% of them can’t and won’t look like this. It's irresponsible of you and arrogant," penned one person.

“These kind of pictures are exactly the kind that makes women hate their bodies,” and “I’m worried. You don’t look healthy. I hope you are ok and fine for your baby,” were just some of the other angry messages the influencer, who has over 11 million followers, received.

Earlier on in her postpartum fitness journey, Kayla - who shares her newborn daughter with partner, Tobi Pearce - admitted she was worried about sharing progress updates.

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🌸Welcome to the world - ⁣⁣ Arna Leia Pearce ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 💛 I just stared into Tobis eyes the whole time during delivery, nervously whispering "please let her be healthy, please be okay, please be okay" and Tobi kept repeating "I love you so much - she's going to be healthy it's okay just breathe it's okay". We both were crying.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In that second, we heard her cry for the first time, the doctors and nurses examined her quickly, bought her over to us and said "she is absolutely perfect". My doctor said "Look at that hair and those cheeks! Amazing!"⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I don't even know how to describe how I felt in that moment. I looked over at Tobi who looked like the proudest Dad I've ever seen, with tears running down his face he gave me a kiss on the forehead and whispered "She's so perfect, I love you".⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ She is perfect indeed! From the start, she knew exactly who we were and was instantly calm. Tobi went into 'Dad mode' straight away. From someone who made jokes the whole 9 months about not being able to change a diaper ... to now not wanting to let ANYONE change her because he wants to help - has made me love him even MORE. Tobi wraps her up and cuddles her and she goes straight to sleep 💤 She's a happy quiet bubba who LOVES her big greek family😍⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ As for me, I ended up having a cesarean, as recommended by the doctor. I was a little bit sore, but after a couple of days I was generally fine, just no lifting other than Arna. Now, I just need to rest, eat good food, drink lots of water and I'll be okay!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I feel so BLESSED right now. I AM blessed to have Tobi and my family be there every day. I am so thankful to have the most amazing doctor and midwives ever to help me. This experience has been amazing for me and I am proud to say that💛🌸.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣Thank you everyone for being SO amazing!! We are so in love and happy. Holding her for the first time in our arms was truly the best day of our life💕 @tobi_pearce

“If I am honest, it is with great trepidation that I share with you this very personal image,” she said on May 8. “Every woman’s journey through life but especially pregnancy, birth and healing post-birth is unique. While each journey has a common thread that connects us as women, our personal experience, our relationship with ourselves and our body will always be our own.”

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