‘I have PTSD from 18-hour childbirth – women shouldn't feel pressure to bounce back’

dailystar.co.uk:

body positive influencer revealed childbirth was so traumatic it left her with PTSD – and slams the idea about ‘bouncing back’ after having a baby.Hannah, who posts under the username @h0mesickhan, often shares self-love content to her 8,200 Instagram followers.The 23-year-old, from East Sussex, previously spoke to Daily Star about how she has learnt to ‘love’ her psoriasis – an incurable skin condition that causes red and itchy patches.However, after the gruelling birth of her son Carter, the mum noticed her psoriasis getting worse whilst she was diagnosed with PTSD.The senior care worker has now blasted beauty ideals for women and has condemned the notion that women should aim to get their pre-pregnancy body back.She told us: “I feel like women are pushed into believing that we have to look a certain way and be a certain way to be 'desirable' and that there is only one type of beauty, but that couldn’t be more wrong.“We are beautiful and powerful just the way we are and we should be so proud of the individuals that we are. "How boring would it be to be the same as everyone else?

We set our own beauty standards.“As a mother, I think the main struggle for me was two things.“First, the 'bounce back body'.