Okay during pregnancy, self-conscious now (Karen)
I was 31 when my son was born. I had spent, easily, 25 years feeling fat, feeling overweight, feeling shy about my shape. As a teenager, I fluctuated between 15-30lbs more than was “recommended” by doctors at the time (5′4″-5′5″ and 130-145lbs). Then I met and married my husband, who is in [...]
Body After Baby #1, 21 Years Old (Anonymous)
I had my little boy july 31, ‘08. 2 months after my 21 birthday. He is my world. I appreciate him coming into my life because he saved me from myself. He made me into the best person I can be, and I will always be indebted to him for that! I started out at [...]
Update! 8 Months Post-Partum (Anonymous)
View my original entry here.
When my son was born 5 weeks early, with severe IUGR and weighing only 3lbs, I was angry. It was all my body’s fault. I learned not long after submitting my original entry that my heart was struggling with the pregnancy and I had developed pregnancy induced hypertension. My placenta was [...]
I Need Encouragement (Anonymous)
My beautiful, rewarding, amazing son was born ten months ago. I wanted him, but had no idea how much my life, including my body would change. Most of the changes are awesome. Sometimes I wonder if I suffer from post part em depression. I see this site and think I am being heartless and selfish [...]
Body After Baby One Year Later (Anonymous)
Hi everyone just wanted to let you know IT IS possible to get a great body after baby…this is my stomach after about a year of having my kid..and my kid was 10 pounds! im five ten and now 122 pounds…i worked out all through my pregancy too and used Vichy stretch cream on my [...]
What I was made to do: Create (Katie)
I have posted here before, but I have to admit I’m not nearly as confident as I was then. I’m trying to work on that, I’m ashamed to be ashamed.
Since my son weaned from breastfeeding, my relationship with my body changed. My body feels alien to me, I have ignored it’s shape and feel [...]
Missing my daughter, accepting my body, one year later (Bevin)
Before I got pregnant, people always referred to me as “skinny”. I have also felt self-conscience about myself and never really thought that I was in fact skinny. I had an unplanned pregnancy with my ex-boyfriend. I had just turned 21. I had a completely normal and healthy pregnancy. I got stretch marks in the [...]
I Love Being a Mommy, But I Hate My Body (Anonymous)
im a 21 year old mommy to my almost 2 month beautiful baby girl. My fiance and i are thrilled to have her in our lives, though i do not feel at all physically attractive. i was 150 before i got pregnant at 5”6 and though i needed to lose weight, little did i know [...]
Perfection (Anonymous)
When He Smiles
The world is such a cruel and unforgiving place
Images of flawlessness strewn through every aspect of life
The norm has an unobtainable and impossible face,
Making me wonder if I’ll ever measure up
Then I look into the beautiful eyes of the angel on my hip
I remember what life is about, and forget about unrealistic expectations
An [...]
So Glad I Found This Place, Pregnant With My First (Anonymous)
I stumbled on this link almost by accident on a pregnancy message board. I’m 27 and pregnant with my first baby. I’m excited. But I also just found out that I will most likely need a c-section. I’ve always had a flat belly until now, so the baby belly was a bit of a surprise. [...]
First Pregnancy at 16, Not So Bad (Anonymous)
When I first Got pregnant at 16, I was completely horrified. I was scared of everthing from baby care to stretch marks. I was 5′4 and 115 pounds. I gained about 17 pounds throught my pregnancy. I was so scared that I was going to be overweight and have stretch marks from head to toe.. [...]
Trying Really Hard to Accept My Body (Anonymous)
I haven’t felt anywhere near beautiful since I had my son almost 4 months ago. I was never planning on having kids right now, and my boyfriend and I were really surprised 2 days after last Thanksgiving. He was upset and didn’t want to have the baby, but I could never imagine getting rid of [...]
Making Progress (Anonymous)
Here’s my previous entry with a link to my previous previous entry, ha ha! Slowly, VERY slowly I’m noticing changes in myself. My stretch marks are finally fading and my belly is actually lifting as terrified as I was that it wouldn’t. I’ve been working out and trying to eat as healthy as possible. [...]
37 Weeks Pregnant (Anonymous)
Well this is me so far, I am 37 weeks pregnant and I am soo excited to be having my baby boy soon!! I Have gained 25 pounds already i guess i am all belly because my belly is HUGE lol! So far ive not gotten any stretch marks but its genetic in my family [...]
Fraternal Twins (Anonymous)
At 8w 3d I found out I was having twins. Something no one can ever be prepared for. Two of everything! Two cribs, two bikes, two high chairs, two carseats, two hugs, two kisses, twice the work, twice the fun! I had my fraternal twin boys at 37 weeks via c-section and they’ve been the [...]
Benefits of Weight Training (Anonymous)
I had my daughter 12 years ago at the age of 25. I gained 50+ pounds during my pregnancy. I worked hard to drop the weight, but didn’t discover weight training until last year. This photo was taken 2 months ago after 9 months of training 2-3x a week. You can still see that my [...]
belly (Anonymous)
i was 19 when i had my little boy. my body has changed and im trying to accept it. im almost at my pre-pregnany weight but my stomach is still mushy and i have soo many stretchmarks all over the place it makes it hard to love. i do however love my son and i [...]
Mommy at 16 (Erica)
Hi, im erica im not quite a mom yet but im will be very very soon! im due in 19 days and im having a baby girl, were naming her Tobie! im only 16 years old i will be 17 in feb! and i can’t wait to be a mom
18 Months After CS and a Beautiful Girl… (Anonymous)
This is my body now. I hate it. After my CS i was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Polycystic ovarie syndrom. Because of the Polyblabla its hard to lose weight, since everything you eat gains on the stomach. I was a size 36(european sizes.. small/medium) the day i had my girl, and the day after i [...]
One Mental Year Later (Anonymous)
Hi everyone! I found this site at the beginning of my pregnancy and thought that now, just past my daughter’s first birthday, would be a fairly apt moment to reflect on this mental year and nine months and make a post myself. I’m 5ft2 ish and I started my pregnancy at 9st (see before [...]
Learning to Love my 21 Year Old Baby Body (Anonymous)
I’ve been through a lot in my short 21 years and 10 months here on earth. The good, the bad, the unexpected… In high school I was a 5′3, 117 pound cheerleader with an eating disorder. I was teased when I was younger for being chubby, so I made up for it during my adolescence. [...]
1 Month PP! will it ever go away?? (Anonymous)
I’m 26 and had my first and only baby girl 1 months age. I’m hating my body and very down on myself image! I always had a big ego and low self esteem! Now I have no ego and no self esteem! I know my stomach is better then most but I feel as if [...]
New Mum, 22, How can I love my body again? (Anonymous)
I am 22 and have just had my first baby, 9 weeks ago. Ive never considered myself to be especially vain or image obsessed or that. I am so happy my baby is healthy and happy and I am happy I managed to fall pregnant to begin with (as I am challenged in the fertility [...]
My Body 8 Months Postpartum (Anonymous)
As everyone on this website I have lots of body issues and this is how I found this website. I am 5′5″ and before I got pregnant weighed 145 lbs. I gained about 36lbs during the pregnancy, had sever pre-eclampsia and fluid retention. I felt so bad about my pregnant body that I didnt want [...]
3 Months PP (Anonymous)
This is me three months after my son was born. I was 130 pounds and 5′8 before getting pregnant. I delivered at 217 pounds! I got alot of stretch marks, and even have a few light ones behind my knees! My stomach and boobs are ruined, but I would do it again! I just wish [...]
After My First Pregnancy (Anonymous)
The 20th of March 2008 i became the mother of a beautiful son. I had an emergency cesarean. When i came home and took a look in the mirror i was shocked.. I hoped it would go away.. But it didn’t change much.. Now 8 months later I’m trying to accept the new me. It’s [...]
10 Days Postpartum with Twins (Anonymous)
I’m 23 and have been married 2 and a half years. Pre-pregnancy I was 5′1 and 115 lbs. I went up to 165 the day I had my twins boys by c-section. I was never happy with my body before pregnancy my lowest weight was 78 lbs. With some help from my hubby over [...]
First Pregnancy Fears Shared (Anonymous)
I am 16 weeks pregnant and already have had major changes occur physically. My breasts have grown an entire cup size and I was already a 36D to begin with. They are uncomfortably large and I assume will only get bigger. I plan on breastfeeding (God willing) so I can only imagine what these puppies [...]
Lost and Found Pregnancy, 7 Weeks Postpartum (Charity)
Meant To Be: My Pregnancy Story
I’m a 22 year old single mom and I can’t tell you how excited I am! This baby was DEFINITELY unexpected. I knew I was pregnant from day 1, but didn’t find out for sure until the end of January. My boyfriend and I were on a technical ‘break’ at [...]
I Am Beautiful (Anonymous)
These photos were taken a couple of weeks before my daughter turned two. Actually, as I write this, she will be two years old in less than 24 hours. She is a total blessing, so bright and inquisitive. And I see that being a mother to a little girl who will someday be a woman [...]
5 Months Postpartum (Anonymous)
my son is 5 months old and the sweetest little boy ever He was totally worth every stretch mark and lb I gained. I would do it all again for him though, just like I’m sure any of us would. I’m getting used to the new body I see when I look in the [...]
Happy with her body (Anonymous)
I am now 4.5 months pp. I breastfed my son, and it is the best thing that I have done.
I have strech marks on my brests, stomach, and hips…also a few on my legs. I am learning how to accept my body…and after reading everyone elses blogs on here…I love my body.
Thank you [...]
Making my Way Back to Acceptance (Makayla)
Hi! My name is Makayla. I am 19. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on June 17th 2007, which was one month after I graduated high school, and two months after my 18th bday. Now I am a full time mommy and college student. Most of my friends didn’t understand how a baby [...]
6 weeks postpartum (Anonymous)
I posted an entry about a month ago right after my C-Section and I was terrified that my belly was just going to be a saggy mess forever but it really has improved. Not by much but here is the progress.
Updated here.
Update (Anonymous)
I am 140 lbs! yay I went from over 200 all the way down to 118..and i sagged..and didn’t liek it.. and now I’m finally fitting where my body should be not even worrying about scails or skin..lol I LUV some curve….I would take more .. So I’ve gained 20 lbs by eating lots healthy..eating [...]
7 Days pp after 1lb 13 oz micro preemie @ 26 5/7 weeks (Ashley)
These are the pictures taken tonight, exactly one week after the birth of my first, Gunner Isaiah @ 26 weeks and 5 days. He was a micro-preemie and weighed 1 lb 13 oz and was 13.25 in. long. I had a normal pregnancy right up until I went into labor. I was thick before pregnancy [...]
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 [...]
21 Years Old and Almost 11 Months Postpartum (Anonymous)
Me & my husband decided to try for our 1st baby in January of 2007. 3 months later, I was pregnant. Although we were young, we both wanted to start a family soon after were married. Our son was born on December 6, 2007. I loved every minute of the pregnancy. After he was born, [...]
First time mother to a beautiful blessing (Anonymous)
Hi Everyone! First of all I would like to say this website is sucha beautiful and motivational site. Its wonderful to know I am not the only one who hates their body after pregnancy.
I am a 23 year old mother to a healthy 7 month old baby boy. Before I gotten pregnant i dieted and [...]
Hurray! (Anonymous)
Hurray for Stretchmarks!
I’ve always loved stretch marks on other people, they are so silvery and intricate and pretty. And I didn’t have any myself. But then I had a beautiful baby girl, six months ago, and now I have them all over my lower belly, and I love them. And I love [...]
Young Mom! (Anonymous)
Hi! This is my story: I got pregnant when I was 17 and 99 pounds, 5 days before having the baby I was 132 pounds and I was only 38 weeks, imagine at week 40!! My son is 2 years and 8 months old. Now my weight is about 103 pounds. I hate my stretch [...]
11 months postpartum 20 years old (Anonymous)
I am a 20 yr old mother. I couldn’t have imagined that I’d be able to do this well as a mother before I had my son, but I always knew I’d do my best. I doubted that my best would be good enough, but I never knew at the time that it would come [...]
Learning to love my new body (Anonymous)
Me and my husband tried to get pregnant for 15 months..when it finally happened we were sooo excited..not to mention nervous! I was 105 lbs when I got pregnant by the end of my pregnancy I was 156! I ate very healthy but I still put on the pounds, made it to 30 weeks with [...]
teen mom and wife (Anonymous)
Hello so somehow I discovered this site, Im not sure how but ive known of it for a few months now. I finally got the guts to post some pics of myself as I see women that look just like me. It isnt like im alone out there anymore after looking around on here. I [...]
Feeling Depressed About Breasts (Anonymous)
A lot of you women on here come on here being proud of your bodies and what they have done..which I am.. BUT I can’t help being depressed about my breasts. They seem to sag so much more and I’m afraid of what they will look like after I wean. In these pictures I have [...]
6 months, now (Anonymous)
So my beautiful daughter is 6 months old and it just hit me like, “Holy crap! It’s going by so fast already!!!!” I can’t wait to be able to have conversations with her, take her to play on a playground, find out the things she’ll be into, and just see her grow. When me and [...]
16 married, 17 first baby (Ashley)
first 0f all i l000ve this site!! i finally feel lyke im n0t al0ne!0kayy i g0t married @16..yeah i kn0w its y0ung but i l00ve him&& we were like why wait lets jus d0 it!2m0nths later i g0t pregnant for the first time! i gained 62lbs..i was skinny my wh0le life s0 i just keep [...]
22 with twins (Anonymous)
I was 21 years old when I found out that my boyfriend at the time and I would be expecting our first child. We then found out that it was twins!! natural twins! I of course wasn’t prepared at all to be a mother OR a wife and before I knew it, it happened so [...]
Accepting the “mom” figure (Anonymous)
Before my pregnancy I was 115 lbs and stood at 5′8. When I found out I was pregnant I was scared. I was 17 at the time and my boyfriend and I were having problems. When I saw those two pink lines on the pregnancy test I knew my life would never be the same. [...]
Beautiful Body (Anonymous)
I’m 22 years old and I got married may 19 2006 and found out I was pregnant in july 06. That was the happiest day of my life.I was like I will never get stretch marks I never put any coco butter on my belly and I swore I would be lucky, I wasn’t
My [...]
When he smiles (Anonymous)
I want to lie and say that I am comfortable with my body.
I want to say that I don’t give it a second thought.
The truth though…
The truth is that I think about it often.
I can be honest and say I think about it less now than I ever have.
This website helps.
Trying to maintain a healthy [...]
12 weeks pp with first baby (Anonymous)
i am 19 years old i found out i was pregnant what i was 18 it was scary at first but i got used to the idea even was fine that i had left her father and would be a single mother, and now here i was have a beautiful 12 weeks old baby girl [...]
12 Months Postpartum (Anonymous)
Well, my daughter is going to be a year next week, so this feels like a good time to celebrate what an amazing year of changes it has been. It’s been the most profound year of my life, and I wouldn’t change any of it for the world. Having said that, it hasn’t been an [...]
29 years old, 10 1/2 months post partum after first child (Anonymous)
I had a really hard time accepting my body after pregnancy, and still am having a tough time. I look at this site as often as I can and it makes me feel better that I’m not alone and that most people who have children don’t just bounce back immediately. This website gives [...]
Learning to love… (Anonymous)
Learning to love my stretchmarks!
Week 39 begins tomorrow, and there aren’t words to express how excited I am to meet my little one. This is our first baby, and we feel so blessed.
I made it to week 36 without a single stretch mark, and I will never forget a friend of mine telling me [...]
New mommy worried about her new body (Anonymous)
I’m a new Mommy, I gave birth by cesarean section a little over a week ago and up until now my biggest worry was if my stretch marks would fade but now I’m noticing that my skin is VERY saggy. I am only 20 years old and my tummy looks just as awful as my [...]
All you can be happy with your bellies! (iraiosc)
6 months ago i had a baby 4′360kg… cessarean of course… before he arrive i have a normal and thin body… with nice skin… the pregnancy was great, all people said that i have a nice and rounded belly… then tima passed and my son don’t wanted get out… he grow and grow… till arrive [...]
I’m So Soft (Anonymous)
I have always been thin, and I still am. Everywhere except my belly. I can dress in such a way that my proof of parenthood is quite well disguised, but I’m still chubby enough that every once in a while I get asked if I’m pregnant. I’m okay with that.
I’m also surprised [...]
i hate myself (Anonymous)
So i am a first time mum to my beautiful baby boy harrison his almost 8 months ! i have a wonderful fiancee and everything is going great but i am so depressed i hate my body i hate who i am as a person i hate my shy personality i hate my voice i [...]
Changes 10.5 Months Postpartum (Kashi)
Pre-pregnancy I weighed 180 lbs, I walked out of the hospital weighing 145 lbs… (10 lbs more than I had weighed a week before) After all the water weight came off, I sat at 225lbs for a few months. Slowly came down to 210, and now I’m 197 lbs, FINALLY back down into the 100s!!
Here [...]
Bikini Ready (Anonymous)
My son was born when I was 37 and 9 months later I wore a bikini for the first time (photo to follow shortly). My whole life I’ve been self conscious of everything: my stretch marks when I was a teen, the fact that being short-waisted with small boobs just isn’t terribly flattering, those (sometimes [...]
My Journey to Accepting My Body (Anonymous)
Before and During Pregnancy
I have always been rather slender. I am very petite; the heaviest I have been is 113 pounds and I am 4′11.” I should also note that I have never had an eating disorder and have never been on a diet. Sure, there were times I was out of [...]
Two months postpartum, if I ignore it, will it go away? (Anonymous)
A friend referred me to this site when I told her, in shock, that I couldn’t fit into any of my pre-pregnancy clothing. I guess I had assumed, having always been a rather thin girl, a model and a dancer, that I would somehow magically bounce back into pre-preggo shape right after birth, like the [...]
Hurricane Tummy (Anonymous)
I am 27 and this was my first pregnancy. My daughter was born 5 weeks early by emergency c-section after I was diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia after I started blacking out from high blood pressure. Up until that point I had battled many odds with this pregnancy. 2nd trimester bleeding, gestational diabetes, a bells [...]
Emotional Teen Mom Part 2 (Erin)
Original entry here.
Well since my last post a lot of things have changed *except my stretch marks.They don’t bother me as bad I don’t really care to be in a bikini and being a size 4 instead of 2 doesn’t bother me that bad either. I have a new meaning in life. I have to [...]
6 Months Later (Anonymous)
It is now six months, One week, and 4 days since my daughter was born. She arrived March, 13 2008. This time last year, We were about to find out what the sex of our new arrival would be. I had too many emotions to name, but I was so excited. .I wrote her letters, [...]
My Five Month Old Angel (Anonymous)
this is my story when i was pregnant my ex wasn’t there for me he say’s he was but he just wasn’t i fell in love with my best friend owen he was there for me during my whole pregnancy went to every doctor appointment every ultrasound and even found out we were having a [...]
25 Years old, 37 Weeks Pregnant with First Baby (Anonymous)
My husband and I tried for six months to concieve this baby and when we found out that we were pregnant, we couldn’t have been happier. Now I’m at the point where I am so anxious to have her in my arms, that’s all I think about. I started getting stretch marks around [...]
My First Baby VCC (Anonymous)
I am a 21 year old mother!, my baby just turn 2 months old! i am so happy with my baby i can’t imagine a life without her!.
Everyday i struggle with how my body looks, i’ve never been a skinny person but i am not with overweight. Because i am a new mom i can’t [...]
My First and Only So Far (Anonymous)
On June 4th of 2008 God blessed me and my wonderful fiance with a beautiful baby girl!!! I weighed 114 going into my pregnancy and right before I had her I weighed 128… I didn’t have any stretched marks at all until the last week in pregnancy!!! I have a few purple ones on my [...]