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Added Carson, \"I’m learning to celebrate my body the way it is now and celebrate the small successes to a HEALTHY body, spirit, and mind.\"

Fellow \"DWTS\" moms Lindsay Arnold and Peta Murgatroyd left encouraging notes in the comment section, with Arnold gushing, \"You are stunning wit and the best mama to little Leo. He is so lucky to have you.\" Murgatroyd added, \"You look soooo FIRE.\"

\"DWTS\" competitor and fellow mom Nikki Bella, who is engaged to pro dancer Artem Chigvintsev, also praised, \"You look SO incredible! Amazing that that body not too long ago made and brought beautiful and healthy Leo into this world!\"

Carson and her husband Carson McAllister welcomed their first son on Jan. 3, revealing they named him Kevin Leo.

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