1 month after twins, born at 35 weeks 3 days (Jacoba)
I had my son in 2008, and shortly after decided that I would pursue my dream of helping an infertile couple have a child. I met a wonderful couple in November, and by March 2009 we had contracts signed, and were moving ahead to transfer day! We transferred two embryo’s in May, (not my genetics) [...]
My Twin Mom Body @ 1 Year Postpartum (Anonymous)
I delivered twin boys via c-section in January ‘09 at age 38. Now I am 39 (40 later this year). For many years pre-pregnancy, I worked out frequently and intensely. I am 5′5″ tall, and at the time I got pregnant (my first and only pregnancy), I was very fit and weighed [...]
Mum of three babies after 2 pregnancies -Twins (Natasha)
I had my first daughter at 19. I had a healthy, uneventful pregnancy and a beautiful natural birth. I carried small, and my body returned to normal very soon after Anna was born. At the time I thought it was so different, and struggled for a short time to come to terms with those changes. [...]
Just a few degrees south (Anonymous)
I had my first two children when I was 21 and 23. The pregnancies themselves were perfectly normal and healthy, but I was pretty depressed because the father wanted nothing to do with them. He tried to convince me to abort both times right up until the third trimester. I left him when our second [...]
Mom to 10 month old twins (Ariel)
I have been engaged to my fiance for 2 years when we moved out of the dorms and into our first apartment together, less than a month later I was pregnant, about a month later I found out ‘it’ was ‘them.’ I found out I was pregnant with twins at an [...]
My Mother Body (Lisa)
During a recent discussion among a group of women friends in which a few of us were taking pot-shots at ourselves about our post-baby bodies, one friend in the group passed along a link to this website. I spent some time reading submissions posted to the site and looking at photographs, and it all [...]
New Mommy to 10 day old twins!!!! (Katie)
I started reading this website when I first started getting stretch marks about 30 weeks into my pregnancy with my boy/girl twin pregnancy. I felt AWFUL about them. It consumed me so much I couldn’t even be excited about the pregnancy because every morning I woke up with more and more lines across [...]
Update: 3 Years, 3 Surgeries and 3 Kids Later (Val)
Original entry here.
My kids are now almost 3 and the twins are 19 months old! We have moved to a new town and I struggle with continuing to lose weight. I am now at 182 lbs, but part of it has been gaining muscle! I do 30-40 mins of Tae Bo 4-5 times a week. [...]
Update (Sierra)
Original entries here and here.
I have posted on here twice & will probably only post again once more after this, but I do love visiting this site quite often. I love seeing how many brave, wonderful, & extremely beautiful mothers are out there!! Please ladies always keep your head held high and know you are [...]
Twins and one on the way … my body’s journey! (Nicole)
At last I found a person whom I wanted to spend the rest of my life with and our engagement was made even more special a week later when we found out I was pregnant, then special again when I found out it was twins
My twin pregnancy went beautifully, the girls had to [...]
7 Mo. PP Twin Mommy (Anonymous)
21 years old
I found out I was pregnant with twins at 9 weeks. I found this website while I was still pregnant, and the stories helped me so much. I don’t know why I’ve waited so long to submit some pictures! I am currently 7 months post partum, and my body has underwent some MAJOR [...]
Twin Momma of Two Boys (Emily)
My name is Emily, i’m on the verge of being 18. I got pregnant in mid- December 2008! I found out the of January that i was pregnant with twins. I remember crying in the ultrasound room in the er. When i was wheeled back into my room, I told my mom. She didn’t believe [...]
22 years old, three beautiful kids (Andree)
My story starts about four years ago, when I met the man of my life. Shortly after dating we decided to get married, and start a family of our own. We were wed in August 2006, and then in November 2006 found out that we were expecting a baby! I didn’t gain much weight up [...]
Twin Skin at 21 Months (Anonymous)
I found out I was pregnant when I was 20. It was with the love of my life, so we were both excited, and afraid.
We found out it was twins at 9 weeks.
I went to 39 weeks, and had a c-section after 36 hours of labor.
It is now 21 months after my pregnancy.
I have dieted, [...]
Two Blessings (Jess)
Age: 24
Pregnancies: 1
Children: 2
I was told round 20 years old that I would not be able to have children. Then at 23 I had some further complications and the Dr’s did a surgery to remove massive growths on my ovaries and told me it was a long shot, but if I wanted to try [...]
Transformation (Erron)
Age: 31
Number of pregnancies: Seven pregnancies, two successful
The age of my children: 2 aged 4, 1 aged 2, and 1 on the way
When expecting our first baby I remember going to my 20 week ultrasound in my regular pants. I couldn’t wait to start looking pregnant. After two years of trying, and waiting, we [...]
1 1/2 Years PP After Twins (Fraternal Twin Mommy)
Previous entry here.
Age during delivery: 32
Current age: almost 34
Number of pregnancies: 1
Age of twins: 1 1/2
I posted a short blurb a while ago about my experience, but I didn’t really get to elaborate on my story because I’m pretty sure one of my boys needed my attention at the time! At 8w3d I found [...]
Twin Tummy, 5 yrs Post-partum (Anonymous 83)
I’m 33 now, our oldest son is 8 and the twins (boy & girl) are 5. Both pregnancies were term and all babies big and healthy (Oldest son - 8lbs, 9oz…twin daughter - 6lbs, 9oz…twins son - 7lbs, 6oz). Twins had to be induced at 40 weeks + 1 day (40 weeks is [...]
I brought 6 amazing people into the world, if you don’t like my body, don’t look! (Anonymous)
28 yrs old, 5 pregnancies, 6 children (twins), 3 weeks postpartum
I am a 28 year old mom of 6 beautiful children. I have 10 year old twin girls, 8 and 6 year old boys, a 4 year olds and just gave birth to our 4th girl 3 weeks ago. I am always told [...]
I am not ashamed (Kimberly)
Age: 21
Pregnancies: 1 twin pregnancy
Children’s Ages: 5 months
Bonnie’s recent post inspired me to add my story. This picture is my story and I am not ashamed. I love my babies, I love my body, and I love my life!
Update: 22, Surviving Newborn Twins and a 2yo (Sierra)
I recently posted on here when i was 2 weeks postpartum with twins. I am now 5 weeks postpartum and wanted to share with everyone the update. My girls are doing fabulous. They are both breast feeding like champs and since birth have each gained 2lbs!! My 2 yr old is doing so great with [...]
1 Year Postpartum With Twins (Anonymous)
1 year postpartum with twins
anonymous
29 yrs old
I gave birth to twins last July, time really does fly when you have kids!
My little girl weighed in at 6lb2oz and my little boy at 6lbs14oz. I made it to 38 weeks and had a scheduled c-section. I was huge as you can tell from my [...]
22, Surviving a 2yr Old and Newborn Twins! (Sierra)
Age: 22
Number of pregnancies: 2, 3 children
Age: 2 yrs old, and 2 week old twins (2 weeks postpartum)
I had my first child, my son at age 20, he was 7lbs 11oz born vaginally and perfect in every way! i got thru the entire pregnancy no stretchmarks or anything lost all the baby weight and then [...]
3 pregnancies, 2 children, and pregnant with what we think are multiples! (Leigh)
Hi ladies! I am a (25 year old) mother of 2 right now, and pregnant for the 4Th time! We were pregnant with natural fraternal twins in 2004, but sadly lost them due to complications @ week 12. Now we are pretty sure we’re expecting twins again, if not more. We are both terrified and [...]
3 Children in 3 years (twins) Coming to terms with the change (Anonymous)
I found out that i was expecting twins at 19 years old and was then a very slim toned girl, the pregnancy was difficult throughout and i was not lucky when it came to stretch marks. They covered my whole stomach, way up past my bellybutton. They were Very thick, severe purple looking marks and [...]
Uncomfortable in my own skin (Becky)
Age: 29
2 pregnancies and 3 births
Ages of children: 8yo, 4 mo twins (4 months 1 week postpartum)
My life has been about many journeys. My husband and I got married when we were 18. Of course most people thought I was pregnant… I got pregnant at 20 and had our daughter right before I [...]
I’ve got “Twin Skin” and I’m Proud of it! (Kasondra)
Previous entry here.
I posted back in July when I was blessed with the exciting news that I would be having twins. I had been bleeding and had to go in for an emergency ultrasound. We found out at that time that we were gonna be in for a wild ride. Surprisingly I [...]
Mom to Twin Boys (Anonymous)
I’m so glad to have found this site. I have five month old beautiful twin boys. I had a very hard time with the pregnancy, and developed HELPP syndrome and delivered at 34 weeks, with a weight gain of 85 lbs! After suffering from post partum depression for the first three months, I finally sought [...]
32 1/2 Weeks Pregnant with Twins (Anonymous)
This is me last week, 32 and a half weeks pregnant with identical boys. This is my 6th pregnancy, we lost our first two, and I’ve carried 3 so far to term. These will be our fourth and fifth children. I’ve not had stretch marks before, and my belly pretty much went back to normal [...]
3 Years, 3 Surgeries, and 3 Kids Later (Anonymous)
When I met my husband I was a 117lb senior in highschool. We got married December after we graduated (I was 18). 4 months into our marriage I found out I was pregnant. My first pregnancy was text book until I hit 37 weeks and Toxemia set in and I ballooned. I was 135lbs when [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
12 Weeks After pregnancy #2 (Anonymous)
here is me 12 weeks after my second delivery. i was pregnant with boy/girl twins the first time and sadly we lost our beautiful baby girl 3 weeks after they were born (prematurely). i got pregnant again about 6 weeks after we brought our son home from the hospital. 12 weeks ago i gave birth [...]
Twins - The Aftermath - Update (Anonymous)
Original entry here.
Hi, I wrote my thoughts and feeling back in May 2008 in my original posting “Twins- The Aftermath”. Almost 6 months later, I have tried to loose weight. I Finally compared the pictures and I can see a difference in which makes me PROUD! i have never been proud of my weightloss. THANK [...]
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 [...]
Twins (Kasondra)
Original entry here.
i first found this site right after i gave birth to my son 2 years ago. i of course was a little skeptical about putting photos of my once toned now scarred body on the internet for the world to see. after looking at the site more and seeing the confidence [...]
PP Belly 5 Mo After twins (Anonymous)
I am a 23 yr old new mum of twins. I carried my kiddos to 36 weeks and delivered 6.8. baby girl and 5.9 baby boy. I went from 158 lbs to 222 lbs on D day. I had a vertical cut C section and spent 2 days in the hospital. Accepting my new body [...]
Twins - the Aftermath (Anonymous)
A bit over 11 months ago I had my twins! I got pregnant the first time I tried. I had a b/g twins on May 17, 2007. Almost a year later and still trying to loose the weight. My body deformed. I am only 24. Young and didn’t know [...]
The Joy Of Twins (Anonymous)
Before, during (about 34 weeks) and after (about 26 months after) shots of my belly. Ironically, I paid over $30,000 just to GET pregnant! So, I suppose you could say I paid for this look…let’s hope it catches on and becomes a fad!
Anonymous
this is one of my proudest moments!
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 [...]
Small scars for a triplemom
What a wonderful site (or sight) to see all real mothers and their tummies.
These are the small scars I got from two pregnancies resulting in three kids. First we had a girl which actually didn´t scar the tummy at all.
The second pregnancy was a twin pregnancy adn the stripes didn´t show until the very last [...]
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