Jana Pittman proudly shows off her ‘beautiful scars’ and ‘stretched skin’

Jana Pittman shared a heartfelt postpartum body message on Instagram on Tuesday.

The former Olympic runner, 40, posted a series of unfiltered photos of her ‘beautiful scars’ and ‘tightened skin’ after welcoming six children.

‘I wanted to share these photos because they tell me a lot. This body used to be defined and lean, competing for Aus against the best in the world,” she wrote.

‘Fast forward 16 years, 6 kids later and this is where I am. Yes this is the heaviest I’ve ever been, yes my body has the beautiful scars of motherhood, especially the stretched skin of twins at 39, but I’m also heavy due to being short on time!

“Many of my posts show this crazy tough woman managing so many different facets of life, but the reality is that I have had to make decisions with my time and have very little left.

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The 40-year-old former Olympic runner posted a series of unfiltered photos on Instagram after welcoming six children.

Jana admitted that the past 12 months have been “an emotional and stressful journey on several fronts that resulted in comfort eating here and there” and she has now reached the same weight she was when she was “very pregnant.”

The Olympian continued: “Regardless, this is me right now and while I’m not exactly comfortable, I’m so thankful for this body.”

He has bravely carried me through so much and while I don’t always honor him, he honors me. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Love the skin you’re in.

Many of Jana’s followers praised her for sharing such an “inspirational” and heartfelt message.

‘Thank you so much for being so raw and beautiful. You are a great inspiration. I really appreciate you sharing as this is exactly how I feel right now and it’s nice to know we’re all in this together,” wrote one.

‘Wow…. You are an inspiration to all women in Australia!!! Thank you for your courage and transparency,” said another.

‘How refreshing! Thank you for being real, honest and vulnerable.

You are such a powerful role, women for women! wrote a third.

Jana shares newborn twins Quinlan and Willow and son Charlie, one, with her husband, financial lawyer Paul Gatward.

She also has a 14-year-old son, Cornelis, from her marriage to her first husband and former coach Chris Rawlinson.

Two of Jana’s children, daughters Emily, six, and Jemima, four, were born via IVF and through an anonymous sperm donor.

‘[My body] he has bravely carried me through so much and while I don’t always honor him, he honors me. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Love the skin you’re in,” she wrote.

Jana shares newborn twins Quinlan and Willow and son Charlie, one, with her husband, financial lawyer Paul Gatward.

Jana announced she was pregnant with twins in October 2021 and posed for a sweet spread with New Idea.

At the time, she admitted that she was worried about the “logistical nightmare” of her growing family.

She told the publication: ‘I never thought I would have six children, I don’t know how we’re going to cope. How will we all fit in my car? I can see that life is going to be a logistical nightmare.’

The athlete-turned-doctor confirmed that she will not have any more children and hopes to spend the rest of her life surrounded by her ‘Brady Bunch’ family.

She also has a 14-year-old son, Cornelis, from her marriage to her first husband and former coach Chris Rawlinson. Two of Jana’s children, daughters Emily, six, and Jemima, four, were born via IVF and from an anonymous sperm donor.