New mum has perfect response to body shaming 11 days after giving birth

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Rachel Thompson
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LONDON -- A new mum posted the perfect response after a stranger pointed out her "mummy tummy" just 11 days after she gave birth.

Giovanna Fletcher -- wife of McFly band member Tom Fletcher -- posted a photo of her post-baby bump on Instagram, and recounted how a stranger body shamed her for not having lost weight shortly after giving birth.

"A few days ago I had a near stranger point at my stomach, laugh and say, 'Oh look, Mummy's still got her tummy,'" wrote Fletcher on Instagram.

"This was 11 days after giving birth. I was so shocked I laughed. But the words have stuck with me. Obviously. It wasn't left there either as there was another comment about my face 'slimming down.'"

Seriously, the things he talks me into... Check out #livefromthedeliveryroom on @tomfletcher's YouTube channel. Xxx A photo posted by Giovanna Fletcher (@mrsgifletcher) on Mar 1, 2016 at 2:51am PST

However, Fletcher chose to respond to the stranger's remarks with a lovely tribute to her baby bump.

"Yes, I still have a bump. But that bump kept my little baby boy safe for a whole nine months. That bump has filled my world with even more love and light than I knew possible. That bump is a miracle worker," wrote Fletcher.

"My bump will slowly go over time, but I'll never stop being thankful to it and my body for everything it's given me."

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