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		<title>You&#8217;re really lovely, underneath it all (Amber)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Being an only child, the first things I was told by my mother when I told her I was first pregnant were the horror stories of how her pregnancy was so horrible and that is why she only had one. When I developed stretch marks, she blamed me for not using enough lotion because she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m a Bowl of Mixed Nuts! (April)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/im-a-bowl-of-mixed-nuts-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[~Age: 20
~Number of pregnancies and births: currently preggo
Hi mommies &#038; soon to be mommies!
My name is April, I am at 37 weeks and 2 days pregnant at this moment. Im posting on this site to share my thoughts and feelings and hopefully get some good feed backs thatll help cheer me up. I got married [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother of a precious 18mth old boy, learning to appreciate my battle scars!!! (Jessica)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This site is such an amazing inspiration. I have battled with issues with my weight since I was very young and the present is no exception. I have one child who is turning 18mths old this week. He is my world and brings such a joy to my life, but I can&#8217;t help feeling a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Needing Guidance- Finally reaching out (Anonymous)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/needing-guidance-finally-reaching-out-anonymous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It will be a year next week that my son was born.  I have kept these feelings inside for far too long. A year that I have been living in this body that I now call my own. My belly button still looks the same, saggy and loose. I still have &#8220;love&#8221; handles and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update (Anonymous)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/update-anonymous-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 25
Number of Pregnancies and births: 1
Age of child: 2
Hello, I absolutely love this site and have been a fan of it for years! I am doing this as a update post, here is my older post from last July. I really don&#8217;t look that different.
I have tried everything this past year to lose weight, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shape of A Birthmother (Anonymous)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[20 yrs. old
1st Pregnancy, 8 months pregnant
I woke up one morning in July expecting to start my period. When I went to the bathroom and hadn&#8217;t started, I didn&#8217;t think anything of it because I am not typically regular. As the day went on with no signs of it starting, I began to worry. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When happily ever after comes crashing down&#8230; (Anonymous)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/when-happily-ever-after-comes-crashing-down-anonymous/</link>
		<comments>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/when-happily-ever-after-comes-crashing-down-anonymous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 21
Pregnancies: 2 Births: 1 boy, now two years old.
Well, the past year has been a year of serious soul searching for me. I went from being a stay at home mom to being a full time college student AND working on top of it. We have been trying to get pregnant for the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnant with #2! (Kylie)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/pregnant-with-2-kylie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I got pregnant by accident with my first child, perfect pregnancy, nothing went wrong.  Was in labor for 14 hours, pushed for two.  Had a beautiful baby boy, all NATURAL&#8230;NOT ONE drug on January 25th, 2009.   Up until about 6 months postpartum I didn&#8217;t loose but 20 pounds after giving birth, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Story with Lily (Marissa)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/my-story-with-lily-marissa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[my age is 17 and my name is Marissa
one pregnancy, one birth
my daughter, Lily, is 7 months 
Hi, my name is Marissa and i am 7 months pp with my first child, Lily. I am a teen mother and the past year has been a life changing experience! I met her dad during my sophmore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming (Brittany)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/overcoming-brittany/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 20
Number of births and pregnancies: 1 birth and pregnancy
4 months postpartum
My name is Brittany. I am a proud mother to a 4 month old little girl and wife to a wonderful and patient husband. I have been struggling to accept the way my new body looks since I was pregnant. I was a slim [...]]]></description>
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