Whether it's done vaginally or via a cesarean, birth is birth. The end result is a body that accomplished the amazing feat of growing a baby, and a newborn to hold and love forever. All pregnancies leave lasting marks; our bellies may never be the same, stretch marks may move in and take up permanent residence, and our breasts -- well, let's just say bra shopping can be a challenge. But there's one thing all of us who give birth via C-section have in common: our scars.

One courageous mom decided to buck that trend and display the reality of C-sections — stitches, post-birth bloat and all — on Instagram. Olivia White posted the photo Thursday, May 11th after giving birth to her second child. In her intimate selfie, she puckered up to the camera while she lay in her hospital bed with her T-shirt above her belly button, revealing the deep incision. Despite some of the backlash these moms have faced, C-sections are extremely common. Most women plan on having a vaginal birth, but for health reasons, C-sections are a better fit for some moms. According to the American Pregnancy Association, some women must undergo a C-section is placenta previa, which is when the placenta partially or entirely covers the lower part of the cervix, or a uterine rupture, which is rarer.

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Moms who deliver via cesarean, as she did, are "badass women. The fitness trainer and mom of two shared a close-up photo of her 3-month-old baby relaxing alongside her postpartum tummy. In the post, Noonan proudly showed off the scar and stretch marks from her cesarean birth.