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3 Weeks Postpartum, First Pregnancy (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Before Pregnancy, Belly, First Pregnancy, Hips, Piercing, Postpartum, Pregnant, Submissions, Teen Mom 20 Comments

Hi i am 16 and my son is 3 week old. When i found out i was pregnant i weighed 118, at the end of my pregnancy i was 170, Now i am back down to 140. I am almost happy with the way my belly looks, it looks a lot better than i thought it was going to. My belly size is almost back to the size it was before. But i still have loose skin when i sit down, and when i wear tight jeans my hips look pretty big. The other thing i am still working on is my stretch marks. I got them very bad. Also even tho my belly is almost back to the size it used to be, i am now in size 9 as i was in size 5 before pregnancy. Even tho i am a teen mom please don’t judge me. I know there are some girls who don’t know who the babys father is, or they don’t support their child at all. Well i am NOT one of those teens at all. I have been with the same guy 3 years. I took very good care of my self during my pregnancy, and now i have a healthy beautiful baby boy. I got lucky and i have a lot of help from my parents and my boyfriends parents. Every one is really supportive of us. I wouldn’t change anything for the world!!










PP Belly 5 Mo After twins (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Cesarean, Cesarean (Vertical), First Pregnancy, Postpartum, Pregnant, Submissions, Twins 18 Comments

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 is still something I am dealing with because I often compare myself to other women my age. I keep trying to remember that I don’t lead the average life of a 23 yr old. I am married and have been for 3 years and my pregnancy was very much planned. I thought I might have had a little bit better after body but I am still working. I am not going to lie, I envy stars like J-LO and Julia Roberts who seem to be able to display top notch bodies after twins. But I still think I did something kind of amazing …growing two humans and all.





Three Months After My Angel (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, First Pregnancy, Postpartum, Pregnant, Submissions 14 Comments

my life was one big nightmare i had a very bad dad who verbally and physically abused me and growing uo in a environment like that i felt really low. one day i snapped and tried taking the only way out by trying suicide b/c i had no reason to live. the day i found out i was pregnant i was in love. my purpose in this life was to make sure my lil angel had a great life and i am gonna do everything in my power to make sure of that. the day i had my son my heart melted i never loved someone so much so fast. i believe god sent him to me to show me that miracle’s happen and i do have a purpose. i am a mother and that to me is the most wonderful thing in this world. i don’t really like the way my body looks that much but i have alot of respect for it. my body made a beautiful angel i love my son zachariah and am looking forward to the adventures with him.










Thank You (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Postpartum, Pregnant, Second Pregnancy, Submissions 13 Comments

First I want to say thank you to all the women who have posted on this site. It is not easy to take pictures of your body and show others. My body image is something I have struggled with for years. I have two children, 5 and 9 months old. I would like to have one more, but I am scared to see how my body would end up looking. I know compared to other women my body does not seem as bad, but it is something I really struggle with. After seeing this site it makes me feel like I am not alone. Thanks again.









2 Months PP (May)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, First Pregnancy, Postpartum, Pregnant, Submissions, Update 13 Comments

Hi everyone, I had posted here before and I just thought I would update. I got a lot of comments on my first post saying to not worry so much about my weight and I definitely took that into consideration. I think stressing about things make them worse often times. I am now two months postpartum and exactly 6 pounds away from my prepregnancy weight. I’m back into my 3’s and 4’s but not my 2’s yet. as you can see I still have a pudge on my stomach but it’s going away slowly. My baby boy is growing SO fast, he’s grown 3 inches taller in just two months! He’s exactly 24 inches tall now and a handful of lovliness :) Thanks to all of you guys for the kind words on my first post, it really did help me with my self image. – May.







2 Beautiful Boys and Lots of Stretchmarks (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Breasts, Photoshop, Postpartum, Pregnant, Second Pregnancy, Submissions, Tattoo 20 Comments

After delivering my first son I was so upset by all the stretchmarks. In time they did fade but the indentations remained. With my second pregnancy I carried 3 weeks longer and did get a few new ones but it was far less devistating this time around. I am back to my prepregnant weight and feel pretty good about myself. Sure there is room for improvement but I have nurtured two beautiful children through pregnancy and nursing (2 years with the first and 5 months so far with the second). I delivered the second at home with a midwife and I have done what my body was designed to do. My body may never look like those we see in magazines or like those of women who have never had children, and I am okay with that. I AM A MOTHER and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.







Third Time Mum (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Birth, Breasts, Homebirth, Postpartum, Pregnant, Submissions, Third Pregnancy 9 Comments

I met my husband when I was 17yrs and he was 21yrs. This September we have been together 18yrs, and married 12yrs We had our first child when I was 23yrs. We were the only ones in our peer group to have a child that young, even though in reality, it isn’t that young! Our oldest son is now 11.5yrs old. My daughter was born 3yrs later when I was almost 27yrs, she is now 8yrs. We had one of each, and thought we were finished having babies. Then, we accidently got pregnant with our third! He has been the light of our lives, we are so blessed to have him join us. The baby was born at home last August, unexpectedly breech (I have included a photo of him with his feet near his head just after the birth!). My body has evolved over the years and the children. I am 5’2″ and in the last 18yrs, I have fluctuated in weight from 47kg – 67kg. I have breastfed all of my children till they were preschoolers, and have birthed all of my babies vaginally. I got stretchmarks each time, but not too many. Just enough to remind me of the amazing job my body has done in nourishing my family over the years. I am happy with my body. Sure, I would love to lose a few pounds, but if I had to stay how I am now for the rest of my life, that would be fine by me. pix are 25wks pg, 38wks pg, 39wks pg, 15 mins after the baby was born at home, and the last two were taken last month, 9.5mths after the birth.