Second Pregnancy

My Body 8 Months PP, Second Child (K)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Hips, Postpartum, Second Pregnancy, Submissions, Update 4 Comments

I have always been a healthy weight but still had to watch what I ate.I was pretty naive and assumed that my body would go back to normal straight after birth. I quit smoking as soon as I found out I was pregnant with my son (my first pregnancy)and the weight just piled on. I gained 20kg by the time I gave birth to him at 41 weeks, I was also covered in stretch marks After having him I managed to get back to my pre pregnancy weight by 6 months post partum but I still had the jelly belly. When he was 11 months old I fell pregnant again. This time I was determined to eat healthily and avoid too much weight gain. I put on 8kg with this pregnancy and had lost all that by 6 weeks pp. Today 8 months later I am actually 7kg lighter than what I was prior to falling pregnant with my first, but I am in no way happy with my body I look at my belly now and I am disgusted. It looks like elephant skin. I am no longer interested in being intimate with my husband because I feel so unattractive. He thinks I am beautiful of course and tells me everyday but I can’t help comparing myself to others who have had kids and bounced back straight away




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6 weeks pp (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Cesarean, Cesarean Scar and/or Incision, Postpartum, Second Pregnancy, Submissions 6 Comments

For those out there who didn’t automatically return to their pre-pregnancy bodies, I wanted to share what time has done for me so far. The pictures that I am sharing are from my second pregnancy. I had stretch marks with the first and the second. I only gained 44 pounds with my first pregnancy and found it pretty easy to loose most of it, with my second, I gained 63 pounds. I am working hard and eating well to loose the weight. I ultimately would like to loose 44 pounds to be at the weight I was when I first met my husband. I am optimistic and very excited for the end results! The first picture I have is from 8 days postpartum, the second is 6 weeks postpartum.






1 year later!

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Child Loss, Postpartum, Pregnant, Second Pregnancy, Submissions 1 Comment

In 2006 I became pregnant while broken up with my husband, we weren’t married at the time but still seeing each other. At 5 weeks I miscarried and a month later we were married, it was already planned but it devastated me to lose my baby. Eight months later we conceived our son Jacob who turned one today November 1, 2008. I had a tough pregnancy with him and was in the hospital several times for severe dehydration. On Halloween 2007 I went into labor and delivered my son at 9:40am on November 1st, 2007. I am truly blessed to have a healthy baby boy. Attached is a picture after my first miscarriage, also attached are pictures from through out the pregnancy. the last picture is from now, a year later after baby



Two boys and trying for one more baby (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Breasts, Postpartum, Second Pregnancy, Submissions 3 Comments

I have had two boys that are sixteen months apart. My oldest is three and the baby is almost two. I workout several days a week plus I try to eat as healthy as possible. I am disgusted with my body but I also realize that this body brought two beautiful lives into this world. My husband looks at me with loving eyes and has embraced everything that came with these pregnancies. However, my insecurities and discontent with body is part of my everyday life.





My changing belly (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Postpartum, Pregnant, Second Pregnancy, Submissions 6 Comments

I am 26 years old with 2 kids, 18 months apart. I was lucky, I didn’t get any stretch marks with my first, but my second was a 9 pounder and I’m only 5’2″ so now I have lots of them! At first I didn’t like them, but now they’re my battle scars….a reminder how how amazing the human body is! I never thought I could carry, let alone deliver(no drugs I might add) such a big baby!







2nd baby – 6 months pp (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Postpartum, Second Pregnancy, Submissions 10 Comments

I feel so insecure about my new post pardum body. I looked so much better after my first son, but am having a tough time losing weight after my youngest son (my oldest is 3 1/2yrs and my baby is 6months). I feel so ugly compared to many women around the city. I cannot seem to find clothes that I like, and I am feeling hopeless. I love my children with everything and would not trade them for the world, however, I would just like to look decent.




2 years pp and finally… (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Breasts, Cesarean, Postpartum, Second Pregnancy, Submissions 7 Comments

2 years pp and finally at a “healthy” weight…

I was overweight before my first pregnancy. I all the pregnancy weight plus 20 pounds after that delivery. TWO YEARS after my second delivery I am finally at what is considered “normal” weight for my height. What I should have weighed before conceiving #1. I am generally happy with my body except for my stomach. The faded stretch marks don’t bother me so much. It’s that grossness that hangs over my c-section scar. What’s up with that?




Me after two pregnancies and two c-sections (Anonymous)

Bonnie (SOAM) Belly, Cesarean, Postpartum, Second Pregnancy, Submissions 8 Comments

I am 26 years old. I have two beautiful daughers ages 7 and 2 years. With my first daughter I was 98 lbs for my first doctor visit at 8 weeks pregnant! I gained about 63 lbs!! I lost the weight pretty quickly and was back down to about 100 lbs.(I am 5ft 5in). Then I got up to 120 and I was happy with that weight.I got pregnant with my second baby and gained about 28 lbs. After two weeks I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight, and into my jeans! I now weigh 116 lbs, but its not the weight that bothers me its the loose skin on my belly. I can even live with the stretch marks on my hips and thighs, but everytime I look at my stomach, I want to cry. I know its not that bad but when you see celebs back into their bikinis after the kids are born, with not one sign of pregnancy, it makes you feel bad. I know I shouldn’t compare myself to them or anyone else, but I can’t help it. Somedays I feel good about how i look and others, not so much. I love this website, because the women here are all beautiful and brave. Before I found this site I actually believed that I was the only women who looked like this. Because everyone around me looked great after having their children. But now I know that everyone is different and this is how I look and I better get used to it. I know I could have plastic surgery, but I don’t want to put myself at risk. To me the risk is too great. I know some women don’t agree, and that’s their prerogative. Here is a picture of me two years pp.