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Mom Posts ‘Uncensored’ Postpartum Pic Showing The Raw, Messy And Hilarious Reality Of Motherhood

Amanda Bacon from Wilmington, North Carolina, recently posted a picture on Facebook of herself and her fiancé shortly after she gave birth. But as you can see, instead of a typical postpartum snap of herself and her newborn baby, this mom decided to bring a touch of reality to the scene.

The picture has since been viewed over 450k times and shared by over 115,000 people who appreciate Amanda’s decision to show the honest side of giving birth. “I’m sharing this picture because it’s real,” she wrote on Facebook. “This is motherhood; it’s raw, stunning, messy, and freaking hilarious all rolled into one.” In an age where everything we see on the internet seems to be digitally manipulated in one way or another, it’s refreshing to find a picture as open and honest as this.

More info: Facebook

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Lonely Dragon 8 years ago

Is it just me or do the parents look like twins

38points

Haley Ball 8 years ago

omgosh they do

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Stacey Wellington 7 years ago

Couples that have been together and known each other for quite some time start to look alike. My grandparents have been together 40+ years and look quite similar, though they share no relation at all.

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Dayne Vata 8 years ago

Maybe that's why the baby looks so weird, lol.

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Barbie Mcmurray 8 years ago

Awesome, A Real person,with a real Baby, a real husband, and a real life. educate educate educate and have fun.

22points

Mary Marty 8 years ago

I concur!

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Ema Sklepic 8 years ago

You guys look like such a cute family :3 And I support your pics ;D

21points

Gilberto Garcia 8 years ago

Beautiful Healthy Panda Family: with all due respect, Mama Panda is a very beautiful and brave warrior. She is so self-confident in the strong ties of her marriage that sje is absolutely not afraid to post that b&w photo. On the other hand, Papa Panda is so strong in his everyday life, that he fears nothing about what real life is made of. If we turn this page, they are there: 2 simply beautiful baby Pandas. As a proud and so grateful to God who blessed me with 2 baby Panda (my daughter, lawyer, 30 ys and my son, lawyer and Law Professor, 33 ys), that now I know ( I know that I know nothing) that there is not any beauty in photoshopped life. Because of all this, I do congratule you for understing "now" what took me over 40 years to grasp... That adorable Panda Family of yours derve my total respect and admiration!

6points

Gilberto Garcia 8 years ago

Congrats! A healthy young couple! God bless you! To those who envy your sanity, to read is always a personal decision. You dont like some subjects, skip them

5points

Carmen Naightsain 8 years ago

What a cute family

4points

varwenea 8 years ago

Lovely family. Bold and courageous Amanda. Supportive and "present" husband. Adorable children. I see a strong and united family, and I wish the very best for them.

3points

Nickfish3 8 years ago

I wish I had taken one of these!

1point

Simone Fjellø Mortensen 8 years ago

This picture remind me of my last birth. It is a lovely and funny picture!

1point

Χριστιάνα Ιωαννίδου 8 years ago

Thank you Amanda!

1point

Ángel J. Sánchez Cáceres 8 years ago

That guy looks like David Guetta

1point

Lyone Fein 7 years ago

There are many things we don't get told about motherhood. But one of the big ones is how much you bleed after giving birth.

0points

Kingston Gladwin 7 years ago

Expecting mums need helps for their new born babies. There are trained postpartum doula oahu who offer service for the new mommies. http://www.shinebirthservices.com/

0points

just me 02 8 years ago

i have kids and i never used a nappies in my life this is just omgggg no wayyyy

0points

Kaitlyn Le 8 years ago

the mom in the background.....

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THE SLAVE PREACHER 8 years ago

Well done. Thanks for your honesty.

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Jason 8 years ago

its all about love

0points

Ariel Carmen 8 years ago

Love it!

0points

Tash Stuart 8 years ago

Very cute photo... Takes me back to the delivery room and how little I knew about giving birth and babies ..lol

0points

Sherry Straus 8 years ago

What in the hell do they make you wear after having a baby in that hospital?? I had 3 children and never had anything like that, lol. Cute family!!

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June Thomson 8 years ago

Gave birth to 2 babies. Never wore anything like that ????

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MD 8 years ago

I do think we don't like to talk about the messy parts of child birth. I think we should do more to support parents postpartum. I don't want to see the intimate details of someone's life. I mean these pictures are honest, with thought behind them.. still, its like nothing is private anymore. Everything requires an audience.

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Talise Snyder 7 years ago

the thing is that births are seen as something to be censored instead of celebrated and i think the woman who posted this wanted to challenge that a bit

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Mustafa Painter 8 years ago

????

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Gilberto Garcia 8 years ago

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Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago

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Melissa Wyatt 8 years ago

I think the point of the picture is that some things have been kept too private and should be spoken of more openly in order to inform women and help reshape their expectations. I'm fifty-two and work on a maternity floor and am staggered that women giving birth today are operating under almost the same lack of open information as when I gave birth twenty-five years ago. We shouldn't be so afraid or squeamish about discussing the natural functions of a woman's body. It would ease so many fears and anxieties.

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Lonely Dragon 8 years ago

Is it just me or do the parents look like twins

38points

Haley Ball 8 years ago

omgosh they do

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Stacey Wellington 7 years ago

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Dayne Vata 8 years ago

Maybe that's why the baby looks so weird, lol.

-2points

Barbie Mcmurray 8 years ago

Awesome, A Real person,with a real Baby, a real husband, and a real life. educate educate educate and have fun.

22points

Mary Marty 8 years ago

I concur!

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Ema Sklepic 8 years ago

You guys look like such a cute family :3 And I support your pics ;D

21points

Gilberto Garcia 8 years ago

6points

Gilberto Garcia 8 years ago

Congrats! A healthy young couple! God bless you! To those who envy your sanity, to read is always a personal decision. You dont like some subjects, skip them

5points

Carmen Naightsain 8 years ago

What a cute family

4points

varwenea 8 years ago

Lovely family. Bold and courageous Amanda. Supportive and "present" husband. Adorable children. I see a strong and united family, and I wish the very best for them.

3points

Nickfish3 8 years ago

I wish I had taken one of these!

1point

Simone Fjellø Mortensen 8 years ago

This picture remind me of my last birth. It is a lovely and funny picture!

1point

Χριστιάνα Ιωαννίδου 8 years ago

Thank you Amanda!

1point

Ángel J. Sánchez Cáceres 8 years ago

That guy looks like David Guetta

1point

Lyone Fein 7 years ago

There are many things we don't get told about motherhood. But one of the big ones is how much you bleed after giving birth.

0points

Kingston Gladwin 7 years ago

Expecting mums need helps for their new born babies. There are trained postpartum doula oahu who offer service for the new mommies. http://www.shinebirthservices.com/

0points

just me 02 8 years ago

i have kids and i never used a nappies in my life this is just omgggg no wayyyy

0points

Kaitlyn Le 8 years ago

the mom in the background.....

0points

THE SLAVE PREACHER 8 years ago

Well done. Thanks for your honesty.

0points

Jason 8 years ago

its all about love

0points

Ariel Carmen 8 years ago

Love it!

0points

Tash Stuart 8 years ago

Very cute photo... Takes me back to the delivery room and how little I knew about giving birth and babies ..lol

0points

Sherry Straus 8 years ago

What in the hell do they make you wear after having a baby in that hospital?? I had 3 children and never had anything like that, lol. Cute family!!

0points

June Thomson 8 years ago

Gave birth to 2 babies. Never wore anything like that ????

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MD 8 years ago

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Talise Snyder 7 years ago

the thing is that births are seen as something to be censored instead of celebrated and i think the woman who posted this wanted to challenge that a bit

1point

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Mustafa Painter 8 years ago

????

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Gilberto Garcia 8 years ago

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Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago

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Melissa Wyatt 8 years ago

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