The Shape of a Mother: April 2008 Archives

I'm okay with this (Anonymous)

I haven't been thin for a few years, so I think it's been easier for me to accept what my body's become post-pregnancy. I do sometimes feel bad about my sagging lower belly, but seeing a lot of moms have...

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My Everything (Kristin)

Hello, my name is Kristin and i am 20 years old. I got mrried to my husband at 19, he is 24. We got pregnant a few months after getting married , we were soo happy but i lost our...

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twin tummy 5 weeks PP (Anonymous)

this is my tummy after having my twins 5 weeks ago, they were 5pounds4oz and 5pounds6oz and healthy as could be, i have 4 children all born via c-section this was my third pregnancy and by far the hardest, i...

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learning to accept my mummy body (Anonymous)

i have a 2 year old son and have struggled over my post pregnancy body for those last 2 years. i was 18 when my son was born at only 28weeks and spent 96 days in the NICU, this as...

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I am... (Shannon)

I am a mother, just like the rest of the posters here, I’ve been reading since the beginning of this website, but have yet to see a story like mine. Therefore I decided the time has come for me to...

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First Baby on the Way (Anonymous)

Yesterday I was sitting at my best friend's house. She was playing with her 8 month old son and I asked her; "Do you ever miss our old lives?" She looked at me, with true love in her eyes, and...

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twin mama

This website always makes me think of how I saw my mother when I was younger. I remember her constant dieting and nitpicking about her appearance, and I remember thinking, "What is she talking about? She is the most beautiful...

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My Body Now (Anonymous)

I was petrified of stretch marks during my pregnancy and when I started getting some I was horrified. But after the birth, nothing really mattered because I get to stare into my son's face every day. I know I came...

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My Body Can Make Cool Things! (Anonymous)

So this is one week after my husband and I gave birth to our very first little boy. We had a 24 hour labor and a 7 minute delivery and went all natural even with pitocin. It was fabulous and...

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A well rounded mother (Anonymous)

I am now over 40 with two teenage children. My few stretch marks are silvery line, my tummy is rounded and my breast sag from months of breastfeeding. I love the changes pregnancy has made to my body and am...

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Baby Marie

Last week, I posted an entry by Shannon, mom of Marie who is dealing with a Mitochondrial disease called Leigh's. You can read that entry here. There was a request for information about what charities are involved with helping this...

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My Beautiful Body (Anonymous)

My body has created a safe and warm environment for 2 healthy babies. My beautiful body continued to provide nourishment for my children after each of them were born. My amazing breasts have provided wonderful milk for over 22 months....

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Finally Ready to be PROUD of My Body (Anonymous)

My only son is 5 years old. I had him very young and needless to say, the past 5 years have been quite the journey. I weighed about 105 pounds before I got pregnant and about 180 the day he...

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I will lose this weight (Natalie)

During my pregnancy I gained 60lbs, I went from 115 lbs prepregnancy to now 6 months postpartum 153. I haven't been able to lose any of the weight, I am miserable and have now started showing signs of a possible...

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2 years postpartum with 2 children (Anonymous)

I'm really happy to have found this website as alot of you I also was very skinny and then became pregnant with my first child who was very large and had gotten lots of stretch marks. I now have a...

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9 Tips for 9 Months

Karly or at First Ourselves has written yet another great post, this one focusing on letting go of the expectations we place upon ourselves as mothers during our pregnancies and our baby moons. Take a moment to read it, and...

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a soft place to lay (Anonymous)

at 7 months PP I am still not happy with my belly, it is soft, rippley and covered with stretch marks, however, when my baby lays his head down to rest or play, these are all the reasons why I...

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what pregnancy did to my body (Anonymous)

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Middle aged mother - is my body really good enough?

I'm a 48 year old mother of three - all grown up now, aged 27, 25 and 21. I was always slim in my twenties but after giving birth to my third child at 27 I never got my figure...

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A little different story (Toni)

My story's a little different because I carry my scars not on the outside, but on the inside, where nobody can see them. I've always been a petite person and, because of my mom, was pretty much expecting the pregnancy...

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Never been more proud (Anonymous)

I have always had self-esteem issues. But now after having had two babies, ironically I am more proud of my body now than I have ever been. Not because of the way it looks on the outside (my babies definitely...

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My Story (Anonymous)

I am 22 and a first time mother to an 8 month old. I came across this site and couldn't believe there were such strong and proud people out there dealing with the body issues that occur. Everyone I know...

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No Inner Peace (Anonymous)

I was brought up in a family were looks was everything. My mother was a model, two of my sisters wear a size 0 pants after having children, and one is now to a size 5 after children. I thought...

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7 Months After a 10lb Baby Girl

I have been going to this site for quit a long time, even before I got pregnant. My husband and I got married in Aug. 26/06. We knew we wanted to start a family soon so I began to prepare...

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Two sons later... (Anonymous)

This is me right now. 30 Years old and mother of two boys. I definitely have a "mommybelly". I am curved and always have been curved. I like my round shapes, I really do! Of course you can also call...

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Celebrating Motherhood, Lamenting the Loss of my Wardrobe (Anonymous)

My husband and I always knew we wanted a child and when he told me he was ready, I knew I wasn't. Then pregnant woman were everywhere expecting children of their own. Regaurdless of the fact that we were not...

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The journey of Learning to Love My New Body (Anonymous)

I became a mother at 24 years old, and am now a mother of 2 children at 27. Becoming a mother has sincerely been the most magnificent experience of my life. I was able to conceive immediately and had two...

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My Mommy Belly (Anonymous)

I had my baby boy 1.5 years ago, at the age of 26. He was a big boy, weighing nearly 10 lbs which made for a much more difficult labour than I anticipated. It ended up 2 days later in...

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2 years PP (Anonymous)

I was 18 when i had my daughter. i gained over 75lbs. My daughter was born at 9lbs 5oz. i'm having a very hard time accepting my PP body. my husband keeps telling me that my body is beautiful, but...

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Tiny Dancer (Anonymous)

I spent years learning to dance and perform. Ballet, jazz and modern dance as a child and as I got older training alongside some of the best known circus performance artists at a specialized gym. I always wanted to be...

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Mom of 3 (Anonymous)

12 years ago I started on my journey of motherhood. I now have 3 children and a body that has a few imperfections. Until I found this site, I never really took pride in it. Now I look at it...

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1st Pregnancy and I loved it (Rachel)

I am a long time visitor but have yet to get the guts up to contribute. First let me say I loved being pregnant and I can't stop bothering my husband about getting started with the second. While I am...

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Changes (Anonymous)

Previous entry here. I have always been insecure about my body, even when I was in the best shape of my life. People always called me fat, for whatever reason they had and I never realized that I wasn't or...

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(Anonymous)

Hello, I want to THANK YOU for your blog, I actually stumbled across it when I was researching what the heck these bumps on my nipples were! I seriously thought I was the only one that had this tummy! Although...

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i hate my body!!! 9 weeks postpartum! (Anonymous)

my name is magali i'm 22 years old and a mother of 5 childrens ages are 6,5,4,16 months an a 9 weeks baby girl!! i love my childrens but obviously my body has gone thru a lot of trauma!! its...

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almost 6 months postpartum (Anonymous)

i posted here before, i love this site. i am a single mommy of 3 children, my oldest is 11 yrs old, my youngest almost 6 months old. i can't believe how time flies!! 2 pic one of me and...

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Post partum 4 months (Anonymous)

I got pregnant at age 22 with my baby girl. I am now 23 with the most beautiful angel ever....

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1st Pregnancy Emergency Cesarean (Anonymous)

Hi, I was 20 when I found out I was pregnant, I had never really worried about my body although it was far from perfect. I stumbled across this website when I was searching after I noticed my 1st stretch...

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Postpartum Beauty (Anonymous)

Here are some images of me 1-4 weeks postpartum following the birth of my third child, a daughter. I received an email recently from a friend encouraging me to think of the beautiful postpartum body. I started looking back at...

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Felted Wool Sculptures of Women

Awhile back, a reader sent me a link to this website where Stephanie Metz showcases and sells her really cool felted wool sculptures. I can't stop looking at them - the detail is incredible and they beg to be touched...

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I love my marks (Anonymous)

my firstborn entered the earth by nonemergency c-section after 28 hours of labor. For my second, a scheduled c-section after great personal debate. My mother had 5 cesareans and has always said that she felt a little cheated- a bit...

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Plus Sized and Pregnant (amb)

I haven't seen that many larger women on the site, so I wanted to talk about my experiences. I was 255 lbs. before a got pregnant, and I am 5'4". I've always been heavy, just like everyone in my family....

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Postpartum belly at 12 months (Anonymous)

This is my belly. Im very self conscious of it. People tell me im pretty but i always say you would change your mind real quick if you ever say me naked. I envey the mothers who got away with...

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First Time Mother (Anonymous)

Dear Everyone: I am a new mother of a beautiful baby boy (6 lbs 10 oz 19.5 in). He is such a blessing. However, we had only been married 11 months when I got pregnant, and shortly after our ultrasound...

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My Stomach 14 Months On (Rubes)

I'm not sure if I love my tummy or hate it. Normally I hate any photos of myself. When I saw the photos of my tummy I didn't think it was *that* bad. Saying that it looks awful in trousers...

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My Three Surprise Gifts (Anonymous)

I accidentally got pregnant after dating my now husband for only 9 months. We soon decided to get married and 5 months later, I had our little boy. I gained 50 pounds and had a few stretch marks. I got...

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In a Mother's Body (Ashley)

Hello, My name is Ashley, I am 21 years old and have just given birth to my beautiful daughter Shyanne. When i got pregnant i was 135lbs, which is good for me i have always had a problem maintaining a...

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11 Months Postpartum after HUGE Baby and C-Section (Anonymous)

I am still about 10-12 pounds over my pre baby weight and it is a constant struggle to stay where I am on the scale. I am hoping after weaning that I will get back to my old body. I...

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Update - Trying to Love my New Body (Anonymous)

Its me again...I just thought that I would add some updated photos of my stretch marks that have since faded tremendously! I am now 5 months PP. Im still struggling with my "pooch". It bothers me alot..Im not sure Ill...

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Two Pregnancies Back to Back (Nancy)

Hello My name is Nancy, I was so self concious about my body, then I came across this website. It has made me feel better about myself. I had two babies back to back they are 10 months apart! I...

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Anonymous

I am unable to post a picture. I am also unable to use my name. But I wouldn’t want record of this dark time in my life. I used to be 110 lb and very athletic. I could run a...

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My body redesigned by twins (Anonymous)

First of all - kudos to the creator of this page and to all the women who posted their stories! Here is how my story goes: I got pregnant after 2 years of trying, fertility treatments and one round of...

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The Shape of a Mother

Becoming a mother changes everything in your world - including your body.Here we share images of our bodies during and after pregnancy so we can see what real women look like.

April 2008 Archives

April 1, 2008

I'm okay with this (Anonymous)

My Everything (Kristin)

April 2, 2008

twin tummy 5 weeks PP (Anonymous)

learning to accept my mummy body (Anonymous)

I am... (Shannon)

April 4, 2008

First Baby on the Way (Anonymous)

April 6, 2008

twin mama

My Body Now (Anonymous)

My Body Can Make Cool Things! (Anonymous)

A well rounded mother (Anonymous)

Baby Marie

April 7, 2008

My Beautiful Body (Anonymous)

Finally Ready to be PROUD of My Body (Anonymous)

I will lose this weight (Natalie)

2 years postpartum with 2 children (Anonymous)

9 Tips for 9 Months

April 9, 2008

a soft place to lay (Anonymous)

what pregnancy did to my body (Anonymous)

April 10, 2008

Middle aged mother - is my body really good enough?

A little different story (Toni)

April 11, 2008

Never been more proud (Anonymous)

My Story (Anonymous)

No Inner Peace (Anonymous)

7 Months After a 10lb Baby Girl

April 12, 2008

Two sons later... (Anonymous)

Celebrating Motherhood, Lamenting the Loss of my Wardrobe (Anonymous)

The journey of Learning to Love My New Body (Anonymous)

April 13, 2008

My Mommy Belly (Anonymous)

2 years PP (Anonymous)

April 14, 2008

Tiny Dancer (Anonymous)

Mom of 3 (Anonymous)

1st Pregnancy and I loved it (Rachel)

Changes (Anonymous)

April 15, 2008

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April 16, 2008

i hate my body!!! 9 weeks postpartum! (Anonymous)

April 17, 2008

almost 6 months postpartum (Anonymous)

April 18, 2008

Post partum 4 months (Anonymous)

1st Pregnancy Emergency Cesarean (Anonymous)

April 19, 2008

Postpartum Beauty (Anonymous)

Felted Wool Sculptures of Women

April 21, 2008

I love my marks (Anonymous)

Plus Sized and Pregnant (amb)

April 22, 2008

Postpartum belly at 12 months (Anonymous)

First Time Mother (Anonymous)

April 23, 2008

My Stomach 14 Months On (Rubes)

April 26, 2008

My Three Surprise Gifts (Anonymous)

April 27, 2008

In a Mother's Body (Ashley)

11 Months Postpartum after HUGE Baby and C-Section (Anonymous)

April 28, 2008

Update - Trying to Love my New Body (Anonymous)

April 29, 2008

Two Pregnancies Back to Back (Nancy)

April 30, 2008

Anonymous

My body redesigned by twins (Anonymous)

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Becoming a mother changes everything in your world - including your body.
Here we share images of our bodies during and after pregnancy so we can see what real women look like.