Ese Walter shares photos of what her belly looks like after child birth and reveals she couldn’t afford to look at her tummy as it emerges she’s split from husband

Ese Walter has bared it all to encourage new mothers to appreciate their postpartum body.

The author, who married Cool FM Abuja OAP Benny Ark and recently announced their separation, said she couldn’t afford to look at her body after her first pregnancy. It made her so self-conscious that she couldn’t stand naked before her husband.

But she’s past that stage and she took a photo of her belly today to share to all mothers going through the same thing and let them know that they should work towards accepting their postpartum belly.

Ese’s story led a Facebook user to share a heartbreaking comment about her own experience.

Ese’s inspiring post reads:

Postpartum Bodies and Bellies…
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After my first pregnancy, I couldn’t afford to look at my body. Especially my tummy. I was very disconnected from my body that I was able to exist in it and not “see” it.
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My tummy, in my opinion, was ugly, disgusting even. I used to model so I’d always known flat tight abs. Now, here I was, unable to stand naked before myself let alone my partner.
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Funny how things have changed. I guess all the #takebackpostpartum posts I read in 2015 were registering somewhere.
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When I took these pictures today, I wanted to see my belly clearly. Then it occurred to me to post it. Somebody who is disconnected from her Mummy tummy and body needs to see this. The many photos of raw Mummy tummies that registered in my subconscious popped up when I looked at these photos I took of mine.
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Dear new Mummy, be kind to yourself and your new body. Work toward accepting it as it is instead of resisting and hating it as long as I did mine.
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Personally I don’t care for your negatively about what bodies should look like but I’m going to ask you respect yourself if you choose to comment ??
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#postpartumbelly #tummy #mummytummy #postpartumbellies#postpartumbodies #bodypositivity #phuckyobeautystandards