New moms often get inundated with unsolicited tips, advice, and even criticism -- and fitness model Chontel Duncan now understands that extends into the world of social media too. Is this a story of social media backlash gone too far? See the comments and judge for yourself.
The famous model and Instagrammer posted the photo below, only to receive hundreds of negative comments about the way she was holding her newborn.
In the photo below you can see Duncan's baby boy Miah upright against her chest with his head lifted up. Not everyone liked the way this was done though.
Many commenters accused her of being too concerned with taking selfies to make sure he didn't lift his head this way -- which sometimes isn't safe for newborns. When Duncan replied saying that she just was holding her baby that way for a moment, her critics were not satisfied.
Duncan reports in her Instagram caption that the comments and criticism kept coming in, despite explaining the situation.
So the model decided to post this latest picture (featured below): a side-by-side to show how her son lifted his head for only a moment before putting it back down.
To read what the fitness model had to say to all her critics, check out her Instagram caption below:
"Reposting this due to the number of dumb dumbs ripping on my first image... Sorry but I'm not going to be nice about what I think about your belittling attempts to educate me on the safety or better yet intention as a new mum."
"Anyways...It's easier to repost then to tag everyone considering the comments are over the thousand."
"As explained earlier Miah lifted his head up for that second that he dod so, I just happened to have caught it on camera before he laid his head back down on my chest. Newborns can lift their own heads up its not me standing there with his head flicked back shooting away..So have faith people and if you honestly don't like my page just CLICK UNFOLLOW!!!!! As I've always said, any negative comments will be deleted and I will block you!"
What do you think? Do you think Duncan's response was justified, or that of her critics?