Yiota Kouzoukas is six months pregnant but a rare condition means her baby bump looks remarkably tiny.
After receiving some comments about her unusually small baby bump, Kouzoukas decided to address them on Instagram.
The mum-to-be explained that a “tilted” uterus has caused her baby bump to grow on the inside rather than the outside.
According to Better Health Victoria, a tilted or retroverted uterus is a condition in which the uterus is tipped backwards so that it aims towards the rectum instead of forward towards the belly.
“Not that I’m upset/affected by these comments at all, but more for the reason of educating in the hope that some people are less judgemental [sic] on others and even themselves,” she wrote.
“For the first 4 months of my pregnancy, my uterus was retroverted/tilted which means that I was growing backwards into my body rather than outwards.
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There doesn't seem to be a middle ground with some people. Bump too small and you're selfishly exercising or starving yourself to put your baby at risk. Bump too big and you're obviously carrying multiples or have taken the eating for two literally. Mind your own business.
Kind of amazing to see all the different ways our bodies work. Even when we have the same basic parts, there is so much variation! I wonder if this is what happens to some of the women you see on that 'I Didn't Know I was Pregnant' show?