Serena Williams says her postpartum body is 'not perfect'
Serena Williams.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueSerena Williams is feeling good about her postpartum body six months after giving birth to baby No. 2, and she wants to inspire other moms to feel the same.
The four-time Olympic gold medalist, 42, shared a photo of herself in a bikini while holding her daughter Adira, born in August 2023. via Instagram on Tuesday, February 13.
“Loving yourself is essential. I find myself having to remind myself of that self-love at all different stages of my life. Right now I love that my body isn't perfect,” Williams wrote.
“I love that I smell like milk – that milk supports @adiraohanian. I'm enjoying getting to know a new version of my body,” her post continued. “It's a change, but it's a change that has been well worth it. So start this week knowing that you are loved, and it starts with you.” (Williams also shares her eldest daughter, Olympia, 6, with her husband, Alexis Ohanian.)
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Earlier this month, Williams spoke about her postpartum body when she shared a video of herself struggling to fit into a floor-length designer denim piece.
“I got this cool Valentino skirt when I was pregnant, and I thought, 'I'll be able to try this on if I don't have a bump,'” Williams explained as she tucked her legs into the design. When she tried to pull up the skirt, Williams realized, “I can't try it on.”
Despite her frustration, Williams was not discouraged.
“This is my goal,” Williams told the camera, explaining that she “should have been able to try it on by now, but I got distracted for about a month.” She continued, “I'm about a month behind. … We still have a way to go. Houston, we have a problem. Palm Beach, we have a problem.”
Williams tried the skirt one more time before bursting out laughing after it stopped just below her bum. “I feel like if I go to the gym and get fit, I'll be able to keep it up in a month,” she said. “Back to the drawer… for now.”
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In December, Williams donated her “super soldier” breast milk during the holidays.
“I'm very excited to donate some breast milk left over from my trip in New York to people who really need it,” the retired tennis icon said in a video shared via Instagram while the camera showed the inside of a refrigerator filled with milk. “It will be anonymous, but super excited to help in some way.”
Williams explained in her caption that after going through a screening, she was “able to donate it instead of taking the milk home.”
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“I know so many wonderful women who are adopting or failing to make milk,” she continued. “It felt great. Besides, someone out there is getting some super soldier milk.