Ashley Graham is getting candid about breastfeeding as a new mom.
The 34–year-old model and body positivity advocate recently shared photos of herself with her three-month-old twin boys and two-year-old son, showcasing some of the less glamorous parts of being a mother of three young children, including breastfeeding, lactating, pumping, and burping.
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Ashley Graham is living the mom-life.
ICYMI, the former Sports Illustrated model, and her husband, Justin Ervin, welcomed twin boys, Malachai and Roman in January 2022, and already share a two-year-old son, Issac.
Graham is getting real with her fans about what goes on behind the scenes of motherhood — the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Most recently, the 34-year-old shared a carousel of snaps showcasing some of the less glamorous moments that come with breastfeeding.
Of course, this isn’t the first time that the model has advocated for body positivity.
In January, not long before welcoming her twins, she took to Instagram to show off her 40-week baby bump. “Extended stay,” she captioned the post.
In a subsequent post, she explained that her twins’ arrival was postponed.
“Made it full term today (40 weeks). Due dates are just a suggestion, babies will always come on their birthday,” she captioned the photo.
Last week, Graham shared a set of photos breastfeeding, lactating, pumping, and burping her babies.
“I like it when your body goes pump pump pump,” she captioned the post, to which fans responded with praise for “keeping it real.”
“Thank you so much for always keeping it real and not trying to pass motherhood off as anything less than chaotic!” one Instagram user commented.
“Wow! You have your hands full! Slaying it,” another wrote. “Supermom!”
“Thank you for sharing all the not so glamorous moments in motherhood but the really important small moments of love,” another person penned.
“The joys of breastfeeding. I would love to experience that again!” someone else chimed in.
“You are doing hard things. Keep going! Remember to accept help and do self-care. The housework can wait. Take that nap,” another added , while someone else joked that they’d take lactating over accidentally peeing themselves during pregnancy.
“Ah, the struggles of leaking boobs. Would take that any day over sneezing and peeing myself,” they wrote.
“Being a mommy suits you! You’re always stunning but you absolutely radiate happiness now,” another Instagram user commented.
Another fan praised Graham for embracing motherhood so effortlessly.
“Well done, Mama! Loving how you are embracing motherhood without putting too much pressure on yourself! And those precious little moments,” they commented.
Another fan praised the mom-of-three for having such a great sense of humor about the woes of early motherhood.
“That twin life hustle! I remember the days,” they wrote, adding, “You have got the sense of humor needed for the job.”
“Mama, slay! In the glorious moments when you think, ‘sh–, I’m nailing this.’ Also (most importantly) in the moments you are just surviving. All of it ugly and beautiful,” another fan added. “I just love this! Real-life at its best!”
