Keep it real Lindsay Arnold shares
what she really thinks about her
postpartum body after she and
husband Sam Cusick had their
second child. On Sunday, May 7, the
29-year-old “Dancing With the Stars”
pro wrote on her Instagram Story,
according to Mirror-Selfie: “For this
body and what it did to bring that
little girl here Proud of everything.”
Wearing navy sweatpants and a
maroon tank top, Arnold showed off
her bandaged tummy less than a
week after giving birth to daughter
Joan by C-section.

The “You Think You Can Dance”
graduate, who tied the knot with
Cusick, 30, in 2015, later updated
her life at home with her baby in
another Instagram story, joking that
June “poops a lot at night.” Arnold
also praised her and eldest daughter
Sage, two, for being a big sister who
“fucking killed it” “She’s literally just entertaining herself and chatting
and coming over and kissing June
every now and then.” she shared on
Monday, May 8. “I’m really proud of
her.”

After experiencing fertility issues,
Arnold announced her second
pregnancy in October 2022. The
dancer gave birth on Wednesda,
May 3, and revealed the baby girl’s
name and other details about the
experience a few days later. “The
little girl came out first and I could
see most of the deliveries through
the plastic curtain, which I couldn’t
see on Sage” she wrote on
Saturday, May 6.

The choreographer went on to
reveal that Joan’s umbilical cord
was wrapped around her neck six
times, calling the situation “a very
Scary and shocking moment for
everyone in the room”. She told her
followers that “Joan is struggling,”
adding. “WNe’re so proud of her and
love her so much.”
Arnold and Cusick became parents
for the first time in
with the birth of Sage. “The most
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beautiful surprise on this very
special day photo of herself and her husband in
the delivery room. “Baby girl and
mommy are healthy and doing well
she captioned More details to come, but I wanted to share our first photos of
our little family.” A week later, the
Utah native was trying to style her
“favorite” “Looked at her
postpartum body while #kindredbraverly was born” adding
that she “seriously underestimated
the importance of a good nursing bra.

For years, Arnold – who won the
Mirrorball trophy with partner
Jordan Fisher on DWTS Season 25
– hasn’t been afraid to denounce
mom-shamers. “l applaud everyone
who really thinks it’s ok to comment
or criticize other people’s parenting
styles” she wrote in a January 2021
Instagram Story post. “Why? Why do
we do this to others? Especially
when we don’t people know.”

Later that month, she told Us
Weekly EXCLUSIVELY of her
decision to go public with her
information. “1 said something
because I want people who think
they can sit at home and judge other
people and try to put them down,
just to know that’s not good’ she
said at the time. “We have to
strengthen each other. We have to
be supportive. We have to be loving.
If you don’t have anything to say,
shut up. [That] is my mindset right
now.”

Arnold went on to gush about her
more than 10-year run on the
competitive series, explaining that
traveling between Los Angeles,
where the show is produced, and
her home in Utah was one of the
main reasons she chose not to
wotrn This show changed my life
return. “Ihis s
forever and will always mean the
world to me” she wrote in August
2022.