Comments on: I Love My Postbaby Body (Yes, Really)

By: Lavern Surina

Lavern Surina — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:56:28 +0000

Undeniably believe that which you said. Your favorite reason seemed to be on the net the easiest thing to be aware of. I say to you, I definitely get annoyed while people consider worries that they plainly don’t know about. You managed to hit the nail upon the top and defined out the whole thing without having side effect , people can take a signal. Will probably be back to get more. Thanks

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:59:04 +0000

It’s really wonderful that you love your post baby body . Congratulations to you and your darling children. However, unfortunately I do agree with Tasha’s post baby statements. Personally before having our son I did not have many (or any?) body image issues. My body was not perfect, but I enjoy working out and have lucky genes so it was fairly trim looking. My mum and Grandmother both had “terrible,” stretch marks, so I suspected it would be in the future for myself. However, secretly I hoped my body was different. That the skin would bounce back. Instead I have grooves a cm thick and a few inches long all around my belly and a diastasis, leaving a large belly pouch. Particularly frustrating is that although I am within ten lbs of my prepregnancy weight (still breastfeeding and 5 months postpartum) and can feel tight muscles under the skin, its hidden by all the “flab.”. I know it should not matter; I have a supportive husband, and beautiful healthy son, it’s hard not to look at my stomach after a shower and wish I could feel smooth skin again. I suppose after writing this I am more or less just wistful though. Perhaps I just needed to share .

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:53:00 +0000

By: ashley

ashley — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:55:25 +0000

i agree with Tasha. i haven’t even had my baby yet and i am already upset about the stretch marks. i would probably not have any other issues post-baby, but i am not naive enough to think that these stretch marks will not bother me for years to come. it seems very easy to love your post-baby body when you didn’t get stretch marks or extra weight gain and you gained a cup size in your chest. that is good for you, but everyone doesn’t get that lucky.

By: Kristen Engle

Kristen Engle — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:54:56 +0000

Leslie,
I share your joy in proclaiming that I, too, love my post-baby body. I am PROUD of how I look after carrying 3 kids. I have worked hard to return to my pre-baby weight. I exercise regularly and watch what I eat. That said, even though the number on the scale is the same, I don’t look the same naked. But, I, for the first time ever, don’t care! I appreciate my body and embrace my “flaws” in a way I would have never imagined possible 10 years ago. I may be able to be a stand-in for a woman gracing the pages of National Geographic, but instead of looking at my sagging, deflated breasts with angst, I smile and see how they nourished my boys through their infancy. Having a little.extra skin on my belly is a minute price to pay for being able to feel my boys kick and roll around inside of me. I am more confident now than ever before. Maybe it is because having children allows you to see past just yourself or maybe I have a better understanding of the things that really matter. Whatever the case, I love loving myself. It is a very, very good place to be!

By: Tasha

Tasha — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:02:25 +0000

Leslie, no need to apologize – seriously. I’m fully aware that I’m way way too sensitive when it comes to body issues. It’s been a lifelong battle with myself. You have every right to be excited about your fantastic (and long awaited) pregnancy and your post-baby body. I’d be excited, too! I wasn’t trying to rain on your parade and I sincerely apologize for sounding so incensed.

By: Leslie Goldman

Leslie Goldman — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:46:28 +0000

Tasha, thanks for your thoughtful comment. You are correct – if I had experienced significant stretch marks or other upsetting symptoms of pregnancy, I probably would not be writing this article. The irony of the situation is, my husband and I tried to conceive for 2 years; when we finally did, I was blessed with an incredibly easy pregnancy, and I was conscious of that as it happened. But I will point out that this article wasn’t about encouraging other women to love their post-baby bodies: It was about MY experience loving MY post-baby body. Still, your points are valid and I apologize if I appeared insensitive. Happy you have a healthy, gorgeous little girl!

By: Tamara

Tamara — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:58:02 +0000

What an uplifting, celebratory post! I recall those large-breasted days! Alas they deflated after breast-feeding ceased. Perhaps that’s why I had 3 children…
My favourite post-baby part? (Note that my youngest baby is now 8 1/2…). My arms! They have carried each child and still are required for daily hugs!

By: Outdoor Mama

Outdoor Mama — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:21:29 +0000

I should be loving my postbaby body but I don’t love it all. Everyone says I look great and tells me what a great job I did at losing ALL my baby weight. I’ve lost the weight but there is still excess skin I wish was not there, stretch marks that make me look like a deflated watermelon and larger breasts I wish I didn’t have. And my face being broke out since being pregnant from hormones and still won’t clear up. The stretch marks and the larger and very saggy boobs I could do without. I started with a B cup then went to a D cup and after 7months of breastfeeding I am a saggy, deflated C cup. I’m still breastfeeding and the only time my boobs look good is in the morning when I’m engorged but they are just empty looking bags throughout the day the way my baby girl eats! With all that I do love my body when, I have on a non-tight shirt and some high-rise tight blue jeans, that’s the only time I feel normal but I wouldn’t trade any of it for my precious baby girl who loves me no matter what!

By: Heather Thomas

Heather Thomas — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:30:48 +0000

Very inspirational. We mothers whether breastfeeding or not need to remember that our bodies housed these little people that are now bettering the world and never to be ashamed of that.