It caused a scandal by exhibiting a flat stomach after childbirth

Caroline Berg Eriksen, the wife of footballer Odd Grenland Lars-Kristian Eriksen, gets her face. Involved? A selfie posted last Friday on Instagram. The Norwegian 26-year-old photographed in a mirror push up bra pink and black panties. It displays a flawless body: slender thighs, flat stomach and abs drawn. However, this photo was taken just four days after she gave birth to a baby Nelia. "I feel so empty, yet no ... four days after birth," she wrote as a caption.

This simple shot was enough to ignite the canvas and the local media. Caroline Berg Eriksen, fitness blogger by the name of Fotballfrue ( " wife of footballer " ) , is accused of putting pressure on women to lose weight immediately after giving birth.

In a blog post titled "I feel big because a woman gave birth to football ," the Norwegian Suzanne Aabel wonders if she "belongs to the same species " Caroline Berg Eriksen . "As a 32 year old woman with a 4 year old son and 10 pounds overweight, I say ? TU TE HAVE FOR THAT POST THIS IMAGE What do you mean with this photo A that you you address what is the purpose? Why would that be positive? " she wrote.

On the Australian site Mamamia.com.au , columnist Jessica Sparrow is not going to either the back of the spoon : " This is not a selfie This is an act of war This situation has become ridiculous. . . competition among women who delivered immediately to remove all traces show that they have taken a child is OBSCENE . There is no other word . "

"I'm proud of myself and my body "

The main question, which states hold the most popular blog in Norway , was defended on Facebook: " I posted the picture because I'm proud of myself and my body for something as difficult as pregnancy / childbirth, and I think all mothers, regardless of their body should be. "

The young mother was finally able to count on support weight : Gro Nylander , Director of the Women's Clinic of Oslo University Hospital ( Rikshospitalet ) . "I do not think we should go after ' The Woman Footballer . Life is unfair , some people have a flat stomach when others have a life ," she says on the Norwegian website The Local. "The most important thing is to be nice to her body. There is nothing wrong to weigh a few pounds more when you come to give birth ," she has said.