DWTS’ Lindsay Arnold Praises Postpartum Body Less Than 1 Week After Giving Birth to Daughter June: ‘So Proud’

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Keeping it real. Lindsay Arnold shared an authentic look at her postpartum body after she and husband Sam Cusick welcomed their second child.“Proud of this body and all it did to get baby girl here,” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 29, captioned a mirror selfie share via her Instagram Story on Sunday, May 7.

Sporting navy joggers and a maroon tank top in the pic, Arnold showed off her bandaged belly less than one week after delivering daughter June via C-section.The So You Think You Can Dance alum — who tied the knot with Cusick, 30, in 2015 — later gave an update on life at home with her little one in another Instagram Story, joking that June has been “pooping a lot in the night.” Arnold also praised her and firstborn, 2-year-old daughter Sage, for “freaking killing it” as a big sister.“She literally is just playing with herself and keeping herself entertained and coming over and giving June kisses every once in a while,” she shared on Monday, May 8. “I’m really proud of her.”Arnold announced her second pregnancy in October 2022 after previously experiencing fertility challenges.

The dancer gave birth on Wednesday, May 3, and revealed her little girl’s name a few days later with additional details about the experience. “Baby girl came out butt first and I was actually able to watch most of this delivery through a plastic curtain, I wasn’t able to see with Sage,” she wrote on Saturday, May 6.The choreographer went on to reveal that June’s umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck six times, calling the situation a “very scary and shocking moment for everyone in the room.” She told her followers that “June came out fighting,” adding, “We are so proud of her and just so in love.”Arnold and Cusick first became parents in