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Beautiful Belly (Amanda)

When I was 8 months pregnant with my son, I had this done. It was a beautiful, relaxing and memorable experience and I would tell every mother to be, to have it done. You can edit out the text in the photo if you like, it was put on the cover of a book of [...]

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Not just stretch marks… (Anonymous)

Notice the deep bruising along the bottom of my belly? These bruises (and the red marks) are from the anticoagulant injections I must take while pregnant to prevent blood clots. I’ve always been envious of those who can show their bare belly (even an inch of it) during pregnancy. This was a good, low-bruise day [...]

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Body Image, Bulimia, and a Beautiful Baby Boy (Katie)

I struggled with my weight all my life. I struggled with a viscous eating disorder that ruled my every moment, and nearly killed me. I was 106 pounds, and had no menstrual cycle to speak of, fainting spells, seizures, ulcers, and heart problems. Eventually I got more confident, thanks to my (now) husband, and started [...]

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Keleigh

I’ve been meaning to submit to Shape of A Mother - what a fantastic project! I’ve done some writing about body image for mothers through my work as a henna artist and several people have recommended this project to me. I would be honored to participate.
Three children - pregnant from April 2003 to June 2005 [...]

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Aine

This is my belly around 36 weeks pregnant with number 2. We did this for Halloween and had a lot of fun with it. You probably can’t see them but I had stretch marks and the belly overhang from the c-section I had the first time. I didn’t get any new stretch [...]

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Belly Cast

38 weeks belly cast
Originally uploaded by Wannabe Hippie

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