This is two months after my second child. My breasts went from a B to a D when I was only 2 months preg with my first child. They never recovered! lol. I wish I could remember what they used to look like. My left is bigger than the right because nursing babies don’t seem to like my double nipple.
I loved my pregnant body! It is absolutely amazing what my body can do. What it did do! I tried to capture the sensuality of pregnancy, the smoothness and the curves.
I was never skinny, and knew I never would be. Yet I strived for it; I yearned for the flat stomach and bikini body. It never came. Instead I got the most beautiful round belly, that carried even more beauty inside. Then came the stretchmarks, and the saggyness that I knew I would carry around with me for the rest of my life. They are my true beauty marks, my badge of honor; For I did one of the most wonderful and beautiful things a women could ever do. I became a mother. The outcome was more than I could have imagined and now I have come to treasure those marks that fade, but never disappear. I have come to embrace the extra skin that shows how much love I have to give. Without ‘The Shape of a Mother’ this love of my new ‘Mommmy belly’ would have never emerged. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I attached pictures of me 10 1/2 months post partum and the most beautiful little boy who makes it all worth it.
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This is me at 12, 25 and 31weeks pregnant with baby number 2. My first is 18 months old I am only 20 and 5ft10 so I managed to get away without saggy skin last time and I am hoping my luck will continue, although any amount of sagginess will be worth it. I do have quite a lot of stretchmarks but I don’t mind them, in fact I am proud of them! Also I breastfed my daughter right up until I found out I was pregnant with this one so my breasts have seen better days, although I haven’t seen the final results yet. I will post more pictures as I get bigger and when my baby is born. This site has really helped me, it’s hard to think you are normal when there are pictures of Victoria Beckhams super flat stretchmark free stomach all over the magazines.
(Originally submitted on 3/28/07)
I found out about my third pregnancy about 5 weeks ago. I am losing my baby now. I was so excited and I was going to post a nice big bellied picture, I never took pictures with the other two, and I do get to be quite large around my eigth month. I am in total shock. I had normal pregnancies with the first two, now 7 and 5. I am so sad. But, this is part of my healing process. Here are my pictures, at 6 weeks and 8 weeks. No big belly shots for me this time. I thank you for your site, and I hope you will post this. I will always believe I was a mother of three for at least a little bit.
I had my first baby when I was 19, he was 7lbs 8oz. I had my second when I was 22, she was 7lbs. These photos are from my most recent pregnancy. I am now 29. The first photo is when I was 36-38wks along. I attempted my 3rd homebirth, but after 20hrs (5 pushing), I went to the hospital for an emergency c-section. My third baby, the one currently snoring on my chest, was 9lbs, 11oz. The second photo is of me today, 9wks postpartum.
I send you my photo after fourth pregnancy
When I got pregnant I was expecting to be covered in stretch marks like my mother. What happened is that the tiny rabbit tatoo on my hip stretched itself into a butterfly and my breast became hung with tiny and large silver spiderwebs. The photo is in the very begining, and the stretching had really just started. It got so that I had ribbons that went from one breast to the other. My breasts which had been formerly high, loosened and flowed down to equal to my elbows (from an A cup to a D cup!!)I still breast feed my baby (5 mo old now) and its been a close and bonding experience! I wouldn’t do it any other way. I produce so much milk that I donate to a mother who adopted in LA. If I have any regret it is that due to the massive streching of my skin I have lost some sensation and if I tap myself I can’t even feel it!! Did I mention I gained 70 pounds!? :)
I have 3 children now, ranging from almost 8 years old to just turned one. No stretch marks anywhere but my breasts as I breastfed them all (and still am!) Pregnancy is hard on my insides but my body wasn’t changed much by it.
