Carlin Bates Shares Crying Selfie, Gets Raw About Postpartum

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Bringing Up Bates star Carlin Bates Stewart is giving fans a raw look into her postpartum life. She shared a crying selfie with her social media followers and opened up about her life right now.

In case you missed the news, Carlin and her husband, Evan Stewart, welcomed their second baby to the world last month. They have shared lots of cute photos and updates of the baby since he made his debut.

In an Instagram post, Carlin revealed that her son’s name is Zade Patrick. He joins his two-year-old sister, Layla Rae.

It looks like everything has gone smoothly for Carlin, Evan, Layla, and Zade so far. At least, that’s how it looks from her social media posts.

However, Carlin Bates is now opening up and giving fans another look into what her life is like now with two children as she recovers.

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Carlin Bates shares her postpartum feelings with fans.

On social media this week, Carlin revealed to fans that she would be heading back to work at the Bates Sisters Boutique. She works there with her sister-in-law, Whitney Bates, and her mom, Kelly. Even though Zade is just over a week old, Carlin needs to head back to the boutique and help out. She was able to bring Layla and Zade along with her.

After sharing about this, it looks like fans were shocked to see Carlin back at work so soon. They applauded her for adjusting to two kids and being able to go back to work already.

Carlin Bates then decided to share another side of the story. On her Instagram stories, she shared a selfie she took with tears running down her face. The mom to two wrote, “I received so many messages yesterday saying, “You are super mom to go back to work already.'”

She said she’s “thankful for all the kind words.” But then, she added, “I want to also be raw…postpartum isn’t easy!”

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Carlin added more details to her post, writing, “This morning I was crying my eyes out because I was up every hour it felt like. I got peed on. Projectile spit up all over me and my white sheets. And woke Layla up.”

She continued, “All the things were happening and this was me calling Evan at work telling him I didn’t know if I could do it.”

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So, are you glad that Carlin Bates is sharing the raw truth about postpartum? Do you appreciate her openness and honesty? Share your thoughts in the comments section below. For more news about the Bringing Up Bates family, come back to TV Shows Ace.

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