Celebrity fitness blogger Caroline Berg Eriksen has sparked some controversy over her latest semi-nude selfie showing off her chiseled abs, a photo that she took just four days after giving birth to her baby girl, The Huffington Post reports.
Eriksen is the wife of Norwegian Premier League player Lars-Kristian Eriksen, and writes for Norway's biggest fitness blog, Fotball Frue. On Nov. 28, the new mom Instagrammed a photo of herself posing in a pink bra and black underwear along with the caption, "I feel so empty, and still not... 4 days after birth."
"This whole situation has become ludicrous," Australia's Mama Mia blogger, Rebecca Sparrow, wrote in response to the photo. "The competition for women to give birth and then immediately remove any trace from their bodies that they ever carried a child is OBSCENE. There is no other word for it. Actually, it's more than obscene - this 'Look how hot I still am!' obsession and need for public endorsement."
Others have also slammed the 26-year-old fitness enthusiast for allegedly showing off her impossibly fit post-baby body, including writer Suzanne Aabel, who questioned whether she and Eriksen belonged to the "same species."
"Focusing on HOW we look post-baby detracts from how we feel," Sparrow continued. "And THAT is what we need to be concerned about with all new mothers. Motherhood is overwhelming on so many levels. We need to shift this goddamn focus back to the mental health of our mothers."
Eriksen has also received her fair share of defenders, however, including Cafe Stir blogger Ericka Sóuter, who wrote that as a fitness blogger, it is Eriksen's job to look fit, and pointed out that women should celebrate their bodies no matter their size post-baby.
"During the pregnancy, people kept telling me that my body will never be the same and I wanted to show everybody that's not entirely true," Eriksen told ABC News, adding that she has not worked out since giving birth on Nov. 25, as HuffPost reports. "I think all women should be proud of themselves, regardless of how they look after labor."
Instagram followers of Eriksen have complimented the blogger on her figure and "fantastic" appearance right after giving birth.
