It was the nude photo leak heard around the world: Back in October, rapper Cardi B accidentally shared a naked picture to her Instagram Stories following her Las Vegas birthday party, and while she quickly took the image down, people still had some eye roll-worthy things to say about her breasts—specifically her nipples.
In a comment on one of her Instagram posts, one of Cardi's followers asked her why her areolas are "so big," reports The Sun. Cardi's masterful response: "Cause I breastfeed [sic] a baby for 3 months," adding that, because her breasts got bigger, her "nipples got bigger."
It was this interaction—the public shock about Cardi's postnatal breasts—that sparked an idea at FridaMom, the lifestyle company focusing on helping new mothers through postpartum trials. On Wednesday, FridaMom launched “the first-ever library of post-baby breasts,” the company said in a statement. Why? “Because women need to see the realities of what’s going to happen to their bodies.”
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The company’s statement explained that it’s not just the general public who are clueless about what boobs look like after childbirth—it’s expecting moms and new moms too. “For the general public, as well as women, who don’t know what to expect—you’re not alone. Stretch marks, pronounced veins, bigger and darker areolas, sagging, asymmetry and ‘pancake’ boobs…just a few of the very normal realities and changes that women can expect,” the statement says.
This is why the brand decided to make images of post-childbirth boobs available to the public. They aren’t illustrations, nor are they blurred. And, of course, they aren’t covered by a bra either. The images are of “real, actual breasts” the statement explains.
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after-breastfeeding-boobs Left: Credit: Frida Mom Center: Credit: Frida Mom Right: Credit: Frida Mom