Kylie Jenner Opened Up About Struggling “Mentally” And “Physically” 6 Weeks After The Birth Of Her Son, And Fans Are Praising Her For “Showing Vulnerability” And Speaking Out About “Unrealistic Expectations”

Kylie Jenner is being praised across social media for speaking out about the struggles of postpartum recovery.

Six weeks after giving birth to her second child, Wolf, on Feb. 2, Kylie — who has kept a pretty low profile on social media in recent months — made a return to Instagram on Tuesday to update her fans on the realities of her journey.

After sharing a clip of herself walking on a treadmill, Kylie uploaded a string of videos speaking candidly to the camera about how she’s coping since giving birth.

“This experience for me personally has been a little harder than with my daughter,” she began, making reference to 4-year-old Stormi, whom she famously gave birth to in secret after keeping her entire pregnancy completely under wraps.

“It’s not easy mentally, physically, spiritually, it’s just crazy,” she continued, emphasizing that she felt it necessary to be as honest as possible with other new moms who may be facing similar struggles after giving birth.

“I didn’t just want to get back to life without saying that because I think we can look on the internet — for other moms going through it right now — we can go on the internet, and it might look a lot easier for other people, and put the pressure on us, but it hasn’t been easy for me either,” she said.

“It’s been hard,” she went on, revealing that she found it difficult to make it to her workout that day. “But I’m here, and I’m feeling better. So you got this!”

In a second series of videos posted moments later, Kylie went on to talk more specifically about the societal obsession with physical appearance after birth, assuring her followers that “it’s OK not to be OK.”

“Once I realized that I was putting some pressure on myself… And I just keep reminding myself I made a whole human, a beautiful healthy boy,” she said, before adding: “We have to stop putting pressure on ourselves to be ‘back.’ Not even physically, just mentally, after birth. So yeah, just sending some love. I love you guys!”

Her candid statement came as a pleasant surprise to many of her followers, particularly in light of the fact that she famously experienced her first pregnancy and postpartum journey away from the spotlight.

Gathering on Reddit shortly after, fans praised Kylie for her honesty, with one user noting that this feels like the most authentic she’s been online in a long time.

“Does anyone feel like this is the most real Kylie has been in years?” they wrote. “Showing her vulnerability and relating to other moms … this seems like a huge step for her.”

“I really appreciate her being vulnerable and sharing that she’s struggled,” agreed another.

Similarly, a running theme in the praise was the stark contrast between her current openness and the highly curated and perfected content she typically shares on Instagram.

“This is so different for her to open up like this. Appreciate the realness!” someone wrote. “Nice change from her usual content.”

“This is such a genuine moment from Kylie,” echoed another. “I appreciate her showing the person behind the veil for a moment.”

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Another noted that after giving birth to Stormi in 2018, Kylie made a pretty swift return to Instagram with her typically polished content, giving the impression that her postpartum recovery had been pretty easy — which makes her recent message all the more significant.

“I really appreciate her saying this because I feel like she’s always made it look easy (like a lot of moms do) and I [struggled] so fucking bad during postpartum,” they said.