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 [...]
Doesn’t it Make You Wonder? (Alicia)
Reader Alicia commented on a recent post and I found her quote to be so relevant - such a simple and perfect way to sum up why we are all here at this site - that I wanted to share it with you, bolding the part that struck me as especially important.
doesn’t it make you [...]
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 [...]
I need this site (Anonymous)
I have 3 beautiful children whom I love more than anything. I nursed each of them for a year each. However, I have been left with a body I am so embarrassed of. My husband does not get to see my “banana” breasts, my skin on my stomach sags despite being only [...]
Proud of this site (Anonymous)
I just found this site via a link and am amazed and in awe of all the mothers who have posted especially with pictures. I will have to find pictures to post since so many of the younger mothers have questions about how it looks. Well I’m now almost 43 years old now, had my [...]
Thank you! (Anonymous)
I am so very thankful for your website. I have no pictures right now, just some thoughts to share. I stumbled upon your site today, 5 months after the birth of my beautiful, amazing daughter, Paige. I never thought of myself as a vain person, or as someone overly concerned with my looks. Recently, though, [...]
Mother’s Mark
This was posted over at our group at Flickr and I wanted to share it here. If anyone has any answers to her question at the end, you can either e-mail her or post comments here or at Flickr. I’m sure many women would benefit from these answers and I will compile them [...]
Anonymous
I Will work on Getting you a picture of my apron, After I had Owen last christmas I stood in the shower and my sister was trying to help me clean up my incision - which broke open. And she literally had to lift up the flap of skin to access my incison, she [...]
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