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This photo is going viral for showing how pregnancy looks different for every woman
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PREGNANCY: IT’S MENTAL. Just look at the difference between these pregnant women’s baby bumps, with just four weeks between them.
Australian fitness instructor Chontel Duncan posted this Instagram picture of herself and her friend Nat – both are pregnant, with Chontel five months along in this photo, and Natalie at six months.
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She wrote:
However Duncan has been facing some backlash on social media for continuing to work out while pregnant, something doctors say is mostly safe to do.
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But she told TODAY that she wants to show a different example of a healthy pregnancy – and that pregnant women aren’t as ‘fragile’ as people think they are:
“We lose focus on one of the most important components of a healthy pregnancy, keeping ourselves physically and mentally strong.”
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