Mother of triplets who went viral while showcasing her HUGE baby bump is praised for showing the ‘reality’ of a new mother’s body on Instagram in candid snaps

Maria Nordø Jørstad, who lives in Copenhagen, shared pictures of her progress. The mother-of-four, 36, hopes to help tackle the taboo around post-baby bodies. Documentary producer wanted to show both sides of giving birth on Instagram.

A blogger who went viral for showcasing her huge stomach while pregnant with triplets has continued to post pictures of her real post-partum body – including her slowly shrinking baby bump.

Maria Nordø Jørstad, who is originally from Norway but lives in Denmark, has been sharing snaps of her adorable triplets – Iben, Filip and Agnes – and also her ever-changing body on her Instagram account, Triplets of Copenhagen.

The mother-of-four is keen to speak about the ‘taboo’ topic of her post-baby body, and hasn’t shied away from talking about how long she is taking to recover.

Maria told Femail: ‘I think I had it in the back of my mind to continue taking pictures after giving birth, I thought it would be interesting to show the other side of it as well, because there aren’t many people who share that.’

Maria, pictured while 35 weeks pregnant, said: ‘This is the reality for many women and you never see pictures like that.’

Maria’s follower count shot up from 4,000 to more than 200,000 in just a week after sharing a video of her bump at 34 weeks, has been widely praised by mothers for her pictures.

One user said: ‘Thanks for sharing “real” photos. Hope you are doing well with the triplets!!’

Maria added: ‘I compared it with my first pregnancy where I got back to shape really quickly. I just want my body back and to wear normal clothes again, I’m still having to wear pregnancy trousers and pants and it’s so heavy to carry around.’