Rebecca Judd cops social media backlash over Instagram post after giving birth to twins

FLAUNTING your post-baby body on social media attracts the good, bad and ugly, writes Susie O’Brien.

NEW MUMS take note: do not dare to squeeze yourselves into skinny jeans — especially teamed with an outrageously expensive designer jacket and sexy sandals.

And don’t dare to boast about how, within days of giving birth, you are out of maternity clothes.

The body shaming of TV presenter Bec Judd continues this week after she posted some photos on Instagram of herself in denim jeans, a Balmain jacket and the latest gladiator shoes.

It follows an earlier post where she noted she was “feeling semi human today, not wearing

activewear or maternity clothes! Hello spring wardrobe (and 50 pairs of Spanx)”.

The new mother-of-four received nothing but accolades when she posted snaps of her gorgeous tiny new twin sons, nursery and staff who cared for them.

But the minute she shared photos of herself to her 563,000 followers, the reaction from some was breathtakingly unkind.

One media outlet even accused her of “flaunting” her figure and Instagram followers left comments such as “Who would think you just had twins!!! Eat some food pleaaaasssssssseeeeeee” and “How is this possible!? She had twins like two seconds ago!!” and “Look so unhealthy, anorexic. Poor girl”.

This, however, is what happens when you make your body a topic of conversation on social media by continually posting pictures of your body and shape.

People think they have a right to say whatever they want in return.

And when hiding behind the anonymity that Instagram offers, they feel bold enough to get as nasty as they want.

I’m not saying Judd deserves the reaction she’s getting — far from it.

I think it’s disgusting that people are being so mean about a new mother.

But, sadly, it does come with the social media territory.

The problem is that there are a lot of pregnant women and new mothers who do seem intent on

body shaming others.

First up we had Maria Kang back in 2013 posing with her three kids under three showing offer her rippling abs with the caption: “What’s your excuse?”

More recently, women like Sia Cooper, blogging under Diary of a Fit Mommy, has photos showing how other pregnant women can have sixpack abs while pregnant.

Another is model Chontel Duncan, who posed in an orange bikini five days after giving birth, looking remarkably fit and trim.

Judd isn’t in the same category: she’s not advocating others follow her fitness regimen, or trying to make people who don’t look the same as she does feel bad. She’s just sharing snaps of her journey.

No doubt she well knows that if you are a successful, healthy, thin and accomplished model posting photos on social media, the haters will come out in force.