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

Jana Pittman has shared a candid post-partum body message to Instagram on Tuesday.

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

‘I wanted to share these photos because they speak volumes to me. This body used to be ripped and lean, racing for Aus against the worlds best,’ she wrote.

‘Fast forward 16 years, 6 kids later and this is where I am at. Yes this is the heaviest I have ever been, yes my body wears the beautiful scars of motherhood, especially the stretched skin from the twins at 39yrs old, but I am also heavy due to being so time poor!!’

‘Many of my posts show this tough and crazy woman managing so many different facets of life but the reality is I have had to make choices with my time and there has been very little left for me.’

Jana Pittman proudly showed off the ‘beautiful scars’ and ‘stretched skin’ of motherhood in candid photos as she promoted body positivity on Tuesday

The former Olympic runner, 40, posted a series of unfiltered photos to Instagram after welcoming six children

Jana admitted the last 12 months have been ‘an emotional and stressful journey on several fronts which resulted in comfort eating here and there’ and she has now reached the same weight she was when she was ‘heavily pregnant’.

The Olympian continued: ‘Regardless, this is me right now and while I am not exactly comfortable, I am so grateful for this body.’

‘It has bravely taken me through so much and even though I don’t always honour it, it honours me. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Love the skin you are in.’

Many of Jana’s followers praised her for sharing such an ‘inspirational’ and candid message.

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

‘Wow…. You are an inspiration to every female in Australia!!! Thank you for your bravery and transparency,’ another said.

‘How refreshing! Thank you for being real, honest and vulnerable. You are such a powerful role women for women!’ a third wrote. 

Jana shares her newborn twins Quinlan and Willow and her son Charlie, one, with her finance lawyer husband 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] has bravely taken me through so much and even though I don’t always honour it, it honours me. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Love the skin you are in,’ she wrote

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

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

At the time, she admitted she was worried about the ‘logistical nightmare’ of her growing family.

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

The athlete-turned-doctor went on to confirm she won’t be having any more children, and is looking forward to spending 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 through an anonymous sperm donor