Fit Pregnant Mom Chontel Duncan Shares Another Photo Comparing Her Belly to a Friend's

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Fit Pregnant Mom Chontel Duncan Shares Another Photo Comparing Her Belly to a Friend's

Chontel Duncan is again proving that every pregnancy is unique.

The HIIT trainer and bodybuilder from Australia posted another photo comparing her baby belly to a friend's.

This time around though, they're further apart in their pregnancies. Duncan has just 12 days to go until her son arrives, while her friend has another 12 weeks to wait for her little one.

But unlike the last time, when Duncan's friend was carrying her third baby, they're both on their first pregnancies.



"Happy, healthy, baking, first-time expecting mummy's. 12 weeks to go, 12 days to go, fit pregnancies!" Duncan captioned the photo of her and her client, Tegan.

After her first photo went viral, Duncan told PEOPLE that she was surprised by the crazed reaction.

An this is where it all began... Two ladies 4-5weeks apart in their pregnancies, both super happy & healthy, loving their journeys, embracing the changes & proud to share their growing bumps! #pregnant #expectingmums #happiness #babybumps #growing @hiit_australia @bph_14

A photo posted by SnapChat ChontelDuncan (@chontelduncan) on Mar 13, 2016 at 12:59am PST



"I thought it’d be very obvious that we would carry differently," Duncan, 27, said. "I'm clearly extremely tall and hold a lot more muscle mass. Plus it was [my friend] Nat’s third pregnancy. It's my first."

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Duncan also talked about how she changed up her fitness routine during her pregnancy.

"My approach to my fitness now [that I'm] pregnant has been a slow progression of modifying exercise after exercise as I get further into my pregnancy," she explained. "I've enjoyed training while pregnant and haven't felt like it's more effort – it's just a motherly instinct to taper particular movements as you feel the body change and ability lessen."

Still, that doesn't seem to stop people from posting judgmental comments on Duncan's social media. After she posted two videos of her strength training workouts Wednesday, the critics came out in full force.

Couldn't feel better, my body, energy & mobility is allowing me to continue to stay active. Yes I understand that this may shock others... And it's because my lifestyle and bodies condition coming into my pregnancy was not like theirs and that is the honest truth. I would train 8+ @hiit_australia sessions per week, work 80+ hours per week, my alarm is 4am Mon-Sat & every 2nd Sun, I clock off around 8:30pm Mon-Fri, I sleep on average 4-5hrs a night, I eat 80/20, 80% really wholesome & healthy & 20% is usually little tasty treats but it's also not always the case as i don't always feel like rubbish. My body isn't a pussy (excuse my language) I have never treated it soft, I've never not worked my ass off or never NOT worked since I was 13yrs (2-3 jobs at one time). My body is sooooo use to my constant hard work that it can handle high stress environments like what brushing your teeth may be for someone else. I know this sounds harsh but it's so bloody annoying how the uneducated can't just move on, you have no idea about me, haven't pre-screened me, haven't been to any of my appts, you also aren't even qualified in the field, yes you've had a baby or a number of babies but that's not making you a doctor... Sorry! I'm 100% doing what is 100% safe for my baby & my body, what works for me may not work for the next pregnant lady... that is obvious. If there was any message my message would be that I would love anyone considering to conceive to get themselves in a healthy routine beforehand, to help give them the opportunity to be allowed to continue being physically strong and active throughout their journey. In saying that, you won't know what is thrown at you until it happens as every pregnancy is different an comes with its own set of challenges. TO SEE THE FULL VID CHECK OUT MY SNAP CHAT (chontelduncan) #38weeks

A video posted by SnapChatChontelDuncan (@chontelduncan) on Mar 15, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT



"I know this sounds harsh, but it's so bloody annoying how the uneducated can't just move on," she captioned one video. "You have no idea about me, haven't pre-screened me, haven't been to any of my appointments. You also aren't even qualified in the field. Yes you've had a baby or a number of babies, but that's not making you a doctor... Sorry!"

"I'm 100 percent doing what is 100 percent safe for my baby and my body," she continued. "What works for me may not work for the next pregnant lady... that is obvious."