Body Builder Who Was Told Her Bump Was ‘Too Small’ Gives Birth To Healthy Baby Girl

Alice Sholl
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[Photo: Instagram/daegan_coyne]

Remember Daegan Coyne, the body builder who received shedloads of criticism for having a baby bump that was ‘too small’?

Well, she’s just given birth to a baby girl who’s perfectly healthy at six pounds, 15 ounces.

Coyne, 30, gave birth to Harlyn on September 9 when she was almost 40 weeks pregnant, and her little girl is good and well at 51 centimetres long.

Our first family selfie 📸😂💞 Two days old and little 50 loves the camera 😉 #CheekyMonkey #Harlyn #selfie

A photo posted by D a e g a n . C o y n e. (@daegan_coyne) on Sep 11, 2016 at 1:54am PDT

She posted her first photo of Harlyn on Instagram a couple of days ago, writing: “Just when I didn’t think my heart could get any fuller”.

She also put a photo of the three of them up, saying: “Our first family selfie. Two days old and little 50 loves the camera #CheekyMonkey #Harlyn #selfie”, along with another photo of Harlyn cuddling with husband Joseph.

Just days before Harlyn’s arrival, Coyne had posted a photo of herself with a super-pregnant belly, writing:

“Given my mums [sic] history of early babies, I assumed I would be taking after her but apparently not.

“Miss 50 appears quite cozy at the moment.”

39 WEEKS! 🍼😳Given my mums history of early babies, I assumed I would be taking after her but apparently not. Miss 50 appears quite cozy at the moment 💞🍼

A photo posted by D a e g a n . C o y n e. (@daegan_coyne) on Sep 7, 2016 at 4:43pm PDT

She’s totally shown the baby-bump-haters who’s boss, too, as Coyne had to constantly battle criticism that her bump was unhealthily small during her pregnancy.

On another post a month ago, she described how she had been accused of being “way too small”, and reminded people that there is no “one size fits all” pregnancy.

BUMP 🍼🍼🍼I have had pregnant friends called out for being “too big”, others “far too muscly” and myself, the “you’re way too small”. 🙄😒Given I am yet to see one lady carry their pregnancy shape and size the same as another, I believe it’s safe to assume peeps that there is no “one size fits all” pregnancy. 💪🏻🙌🏻 . I know heaps of the comments aren’t meant to be hurtful or upsetting by any means, but we all have enough to worry about being a new mum (omg scary) let alone whether you are the size you are “expected” to be. 😳PS. I don’t think anyone even knows what this size is. I’ve been told one day I am carrying really high and the next “wow you are carrying so low” haha. 🙄😂 . Bubba is in fact above average size for at 30 weeks, I am just good at hiding her 😉🍼💗 #bumplove

A photo posted by D a e g a n . C o y n e. (@daegan_coyne) on Jul 5, 2016 at 2:14am PDT

“I have had pregnant friends called out for being ‘too big’, others ‘far too muscly’ and myself, the ‘you’re way too small’,” she wrote.

“Given I am yet to see one lady carry their pregnancy shape and size the same as another, I believe it’s safe to assume peeps that there is no ‘one size fits all’ pregnancy.”

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