Author: Bonnie (SOAM)

I am a proud mother of 2 amazing children, the youngest just 9 months old. I’m currently at the lowest weight I’ve been since middle school….I’m 25 now. I am an aspiring photographer & took this nude self portrait of myself to post on am artistic nude photo forum to show that a post pregnancy body….stretch marks & all could still be sexy & appealing. My husband would definitely agree that it is. However when I posted this picture I was met with a question, “why would you post the damage that childbirth has done to your body?” I was in shock, although I guess I should have been prepared for such comments, but that particular comment came from a married man who admitted his wife had similar “damage”. I felt horrible, not just because of the comment, but for that poor mans wife….I hope she doesn’t know that he sees her probably gorgeous body in such a way. I took down the picture after that comment. I should have had the guts to leave it up, but it was a moment of weakness….who wants to be judged, especially so harshly? I realize now that his opinion does not matter to me, what matters is how I feel about myself. I feel beautiful & womanly, and that is what I am….a beautiful woman.

Im having my baby in april.In the begginng i was very sad and i cried almost everyday i thought i could not be a good mother.I mean im stiil a teen.I was thinking and almost did get an abortion done until i found out i was to far along. I cried every night because i thought what was i going to do? How am i going to tell my mother? towards the end .. she ended up being very supportive.. and i am going to give birth april 20th.Im so excited and cant wait till i have my baby.I think this is a blessing in desgiuse.

I ran into your site indirectly but looked anyway. I am the husband of a beautiful 43 year old mother of 3. She has put on weight over the years but is still incredibly sexy. She has always had a good self image and also sees herself as sexy. I am happy to see your site helping women who may be suffering from the lie that women all over are told; that you must be thin and “perfect” to be beautiful. I looked at each picture and found all of the women in them sexy and beautiful. These are truly what women look like and truly what beauty is. Keep up the good work.

It has taken me over two years to become somewhat comfortable with my body again. I have blamed my stretch marks and saggy boobs for my (now ex) husband cheating on me with more than one person. Even though I have always said that my beautiful daughter is worth the scars, I have recently begun to actually embrace them. It’s a daily battle, and this website is someplace I can go when it all gets to me. Instead of obsessing over creams and wondering if I’ll ever look the way I did, I now realize that it would probably be pointless anyway since I spend my Friday nights watching Elmo.

I gave birth to my beautiful little boy,Seth, on 10-21-07.The birth and pregnancy went perfectly and with out any pain meds(im so proud)I found out I was expecting on march 5th by accident, I took a test as a joke and I really was!!!which was a suprise because we were told i couldnt get pregnant and at 22 that was pretty devastateing.but god really does answer prayers. I didnt get stretch marks untill the last few weeks of pregnancy and everyday there was a new one and they got worse!!not my son is 2.5 months old and I can’t stand looking at myself..it bums me out hardcore..I know that it is supposed to be worth it and I dont regret Seth… I just hate how I look im only like 5lbs heavier than I started but I have a spare tire and tiger stripes…im afraid they wont ever go away…atleast I got them giving birth to the worlds most beautiful boy:)

I just have to say how much I love this site. After my pregnancy I was a little concerned about my body and if it would ever look good again. I see all of these beautiful women here and I feel more like myself again and have learned to be thankful for what kind of body I have now. Here are some of my photos for you all!

At 15 i found out i was expecting my 1st daughter, i was scared and confused. i had confidence issues before my pregnancy but after the birth of my 1st daughter i hit rock bottom, to see my body changing in such a way scarred me, i put on 3 stone and my body was covered in strech marks. i thought my body would “bounce back” but i was wrong, i only lost a stone after having my daughter. when i was 17 i became pregnant with my 2nd daughter, and due to morning sickness lost a stone and a half, then put it back on. i got even more strech marks with my 2nd daughter but i lost the weight quicker after having her, partly i think due to breast feeding her which i didnt do with my 1st daughter as my midwife basicly said because i was young i wasnt capiable. im still the weight i was after having my 1st daughter, 11 & a half stone. i use to look at my body and think how disgusting it looked. i only have a few photos from each pregnancy, and with my 2nd daughter i took some of my exposed bump, but soon deleted them because i thought who would want to look at that compared to other peoples pregnancy pictures of non strech marked stomachs? when i found this site a few months ago i started to realise, this is normal, im not a freak who should be hidden away and never seen because ive had 2 beautiful children. i look at my body now and i dont feel the same as i did, its still hard, especially after looking at my body in a photograph, but knowing how many other woman are in the same situation as me is comforting, we should be celebrating how we look after having our amazing children, not hiding away! thank you for giving me this confidence!

The first one is before pregnancy, second at 7months, 8months, 4 1/2 months pp

At 6 weeks post pardom, I’m finding it a daily struggle to love who I am on the outside as much as I love who I am on the inside. As a teen mom, I would love to do what everyone was convinced I would do- “Bounce Back”. I don’t think thats anywhere in my future. Prepregnancy- 118 lbs, size 1/3 11 weeks- 140 lbs, size 5 I delivered my son epi-free at 176 lbs. He was a beautiful 8 lbs 13 oz, and is thriving on breast milk. He is currently 12 lbs 4 oz. I am stuck at 140 lbs, and a size 11. I feel as though my body will never be the same and I just want to feel great. My fiance says he loves my body and my curves, but its so hard to believe him, when all I see are the stretch marks and rolls.