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		<title>Searching For My Old Self (Kathleen)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am 30 years old and the proud mother of two sons &#8211; a 21 month old and 9 week old. My first son was delivered via c-section and my second was a successful vbac. I am very fond of this website and enjoy reading the many courageous and often inspiring stories. I was forced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staying Connected</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you been checking out the Weekly Awesome posts over at TIAW? Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s. I generally always link them from our Facebook page, if you aren&#8217;t a fan of the page yet, you should be! You can also follow me on Twitter, but I am admittedly terrible at keeping up there. I&#8217;ll try to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Years PP, Just Accepting Myself (Anonymous)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello ladies! First of all thanks for reading this, and thank god for this site! I am now 3 yrs pp, and I absolutely have to say time DOES heal! At least for me, and I hope it does for you too. I had a very good pregnancy, I gained a lot of weight but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frustration (Anonymous)</title>
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		<comments>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/frustration-anonymous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My story is LONG and exhausting, but I like to tell it. I hope that I can be inspiration to other females that find themselves where I was, and where I am now. Previous to my night of conception, I was a vibrant young 20 year old female. I was nearing the end of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is She an Angel (Anonymous)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/is-she-an-angel-anonymous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m 22 years old and I’ve had a rough couple of years with love, I started dating this guy and he wasn’t exactly treating me the best, I knew I deserved better but didn&#8217;t have the self respect to care. After four months of dating him, we found out we were pregnant, when I told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Struggling (Nicola)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/struggling-nicola/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nicola, age 26 1 Pregnancy, 1 Birth 1 Year PP When I was pregnant, I really believed that I was going to enjoy motherhood. I was sure that I had prepared myself as much as one can. When my baby was born, of course it was difficult from the start. Not only was I recovering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Babies in 3 Years (Anonymous)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/4-babies-in-3-years-anonymous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I&#8217;m 35, mother of 4 beautiful children. My PP weight was in 110-120 range. My first &#8211; twin pregnancy my weight went up to 198 lb, I went back to 115 lb 9 month after. 18 after the twins I&#8217;ve had my third beautiful baby and my weight was up to 170 lb. Again [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mummy Belly (Catherine)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/mummy-belly-catherine/</link>
		<comments>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/mummy-belly-catherine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theshapeofamother.com/?p=9403</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I got pregnant at the age of 19, I was skinny all throughout my teens until i hit 18 where it started to pile on. Pregnancy made me gain a silly amount of weight. I&#8217;ve never exercised and I didn&#8217;t want to start whilst pregnant. After having my beautiful daughter I was left with a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Shoot for the Moon (Analisa)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/shoot-for-the-moon-analisa/</link>
		<comments>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/shoot-for-the-moon-analisa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theshapeofamother.com/?p=9398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before I start I just want to say that in all the years I&#8217;ve read through &#8220;your&#8221; stories and seen &#8220;your&#8221; photos I&#8217;ve yet to see an ugly body. I believe our perception of our own body image is the only true &#8220;ugly&#8221; thing I&#8217;ve seen&#8230;including my own. My name is Analisa. I am 29 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Resented Before He&#8217;s Even Born (Anonymous)</title>
		<link>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/resented-before-hes-even-born-anonymous/</link>
		<comments>http://theshapeofamother.com/blog/resented-before-hes-even-born-anonymous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie (SOAM)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My age &#8211; 29 4 pregnancies, 2 early miscarriages, 1 birth, currently pregnant Oldest son is nearly 6, currently 29 weeks pregnant Last entry here. I came a long way since my last submission to SOAM. Back then, I was overweight (around 75kg), pretty miserable, still caught in the throes of Post Natal Depression. In [...]]]></description>
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