A mum-of-two has opened up about being trolled while pregnant, because of the size of her baby bump.
Elisha Bakes from Melbourne, Australia, could've been mistaken for carrying triplets when in fact she was simply carrying her second son, Kaleen, before giving birth in January.
The 30-year-old faced negative comments when she revealed her pregnancy on Instagram at 14 weeks, as her followers were convinced she must be further gone than she thought.
Elisha, who already has one son called Kyson with partner Tane, explained any bump would look big on her petite 5ft 3in frame. She also pointed out that Tane is 6ft 3in tall, so there's every possibility her baby could be on the larger side.
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But unfortunately that explanation didn't curb the comments from nasty trolls who accused her of over eating and compared her bump to that of a pregnant horse.
Elisha said: "People would also say hurtful things like 'why is her bump so big? I better not get like this' and that it was the biggest bump they'd ever seen.
"People would even comment on my Instagram pictures saying the size of my bump was gross and say, 'I hope I never get that big.'"
She continued: "I had hundreds of messages from women who had experienced the same thing. They told me how they would get very anxious about people commenting on their bump and would make them feel very insecure and not be able to enjoy their pregnancy.
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"This would range from women who carried small and they would have people ask if they were even pregnant or telling them that they had looked bigger after eating a pizza. Some women were told they needed to eat more, whereas I was told to lay off the food.
"I ignored them 98 per cent of the time. I have thick skin so I just continued to embrace my pregnancy and baby bump while I could.
"The comments were always worse online. I would receive many nice compliments from women when I was out shopping or something.
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"Comments regarding a woman's size can really impact how they feel about themselves. Hormones are already running wild and adjusting to your changing body isn't easy, so hearing hurtful remarks about your body can only have a negative impact.
"No matter what size you are, pregnancy isn't easy."
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