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I blacked out my face from the following pictures only because I am a bartender and do not want people to see what lies under the clothes. I am very proud of my post pregnancy body. I have many many strech marks from breasts, to belly, butt, thighs, even knees. When I was 19 I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, young and scared I was a little nervous about the whole idea. But I got used to it, what I am still not used to is finding out at 19 I had conjestive heart failure. I have had it now for 11 years and I am doing a lot better but not quite as good as I would like to be. My daughter was born with SVT so her heart rate was 360 at the time of delivery. I gained the least of all my pregnancies with her a massive 70 pounds. I had fluid EVERYWHERE 15 lbs in my lungs and my legs were so big (that is where the strech marks came from). When you sit and think about what you body has gone through you have to be amazed that you even came through. I have had two other children since then and I my youngest at the time the pictures were taken was only 20 months old.

Hi everyone I wanted to share my my storie and some photos with other mothers. Iam a proud mommy of two beautiful daughters ages 7 and 2 and a half. I now have our third on the way! I wanted to share my photos with other mommies! Iam okay with my body I have learned to love it my husband tells me how beautiful Iam all the time! My sm,on my body are a reminder of my children and what my body went threw to make two perfect humans! I wear them proudly! my girls are awesome! cant wait for baby #3, the only thing I dont care for on my body is my breast are not where they use to be when my bra comes off, other then that hey I cant complain! Iam a little scared though for this 3rd one I hope my body bounces back like the last two times! Dont get me wrong ladies I worked my booty of to get to where Iam no it has taken me two and a half years! I just lost all the weight and back to my normal size give or take five pounds couldnt wait for that swim suit this summer and BAM! my surprise came which Iam okay with Iam so excited and can not wait to meet my new bundle of joy!

I became pregnant when I was 19. I was scared,terrified all the bad thoughts crossed my mind. I was really scared but I wasnt alone. My amazing boyfriend and now fiance supported me 100% He told me I was beautiful everyday and that meant the world to me. I gave birth april 26,2007 to a beautiful healthy baby boy but was left with what I thought was disgusting saggy stretch marked skin. I felt terrible about my body. My fiance told me that I was still beautiful and to this day he loves to rub my tummy. He says its soft and he likes it. HE also likes that I am a thicker girl. Pre pregnancy I only wieghed 113-114. It took me a while to get use to this new body but now I consider them love marks. It took love to create this wonderful life. My son means everything to me and if to have him I have to have some “love” marks then so be it. I think all women should be proud of there body no matter what shape and size that is why this site is so wonderful!

I Love My Little Girl To Death But At Only 17 I Hate How My Body Looks….Im A Single Mommy And I Feel Like I Will Never Find A Guy Who Will Like My Body…. ~*K*~

I am so thankful to have been shown this site. I knew my body would change after having my first child, but I had no idea how much! I do not have many friends and am a stay-at-home mom, so I really had no one to discuss my worries with other than my family. My sister directed me to this site and told me how it helped her out. Now, I finally have the courage to share my story. I am about to turn thirty this month and had always dreamed of having children before I turned thirty. So, even though my marriage has definitely had problems, I decided that it was time. I was 118 lbs. when I got married in 2003, but was up to 155 lbs. when I got pregnant. When I went in the hospital to be induced, I was 210 lbs. That is a lot of weight on a 5′ frame. In the end, it was all worth it because I now have a beautiful baby boy. I have always had a muscular physique and am definitely eager to get back in shape. I had no idea how much energy that breastfeeding and taking care of a baby takes out of you, though. My son is now six months old and I am struggling to get back in shape after a c-section. I am down to 185 lbs now. I have definitely become less vain. No more $200 trips to the salon and dressing up to run to the store. Hell, I am lucky to get a shower! My husband hasn’t touched me since I conceived my son, so it is hard to look at my body and see myself as sexy, but I am trying. I just take it day by day.

I posted my pregnant and postpartum pics previously here. In January 2008 I discovered that I am one of a small percentage of lucky moms who get pregnant while using the LAM method of birth control. My daughter was only 4 months old when we conceived, exclusively breastfed and my period had not returned. I fit all the criteria for LAM but I guess God had other plans! The first few months were scary – I was so worried about having babies just 13 months apart. But now I am just eager to greet the newest member of our family. After three girls we are expecting a boy in the first part of September 2008. Here is my belly at 20 weeks.

I have always been thin – I guess I was blessed with good genetics in that department. Carrying and giving birth to large, healthy babies was also part of that fabulous gene pool. My skin, however, was not so lucky. After having my son (now 15 months old) and my daughter (11 weeks old) my belly is in a sad and sorry state. I’m 25 and I wear granny panties! You know – the kind that sucks everything in and hides that unsightly pooch? I’m only 5lbs heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight, but I’m up 2 sizes in my pants. Talk about a blow to your ego! It’s tough to feel good about yourself when you aren’t the same person anymore, especially on the outside. I become overwhelmed with guilt when I curse my body for looking the way it does – I know it created and nurtured my children, but why did it have to make me so darn ugly? I know I had to give something up to have my little bear cubs (you know, like an actual waist line?), but I wish I was one of the lucky ones…

I was 24 years old when we found out i was pregnant! A bit shocked but excited. 8 weeks into the pregnancy i started having severe pains on one side when i moved. Panicking i went to the doctor but she reassured me things were probably fine but to come back if it continued, which it did! So i went back and she arranged a scan. I had to go alone as my partner could not get out of work and no-one else knew about the pregnancy. The lady doing the scan suddenly says to me ‘have you got any twins in your family’!!! All i could say was ‘oh my god’. I had to phone my partner and tell him, we was really pleased thank god! Anyway, the pregnancy went well until my 35 week check up when it was discovered my blood pressure was sky high, with the onset of pre-eclampsia! I had to deliver the babies that day! Yikes!! After a 9 hour induced labour i gave birth naturally to 2 perfect baby girls, 5lb 4 and 5lb 8 oz. We spent a week in SCBU untill we could go home and now they are doing brilliantly. My stomach is covered with stretchmarks and is real squishy! But, i guess they are worth every mark even if i do have to get the super pants out if i want to get the flat stomach look! 1st Pic 16 weeks Pregnant, 2nd pic on day i gave birth, 3rd pic the girls straight after birth, 4th pic the girls now and 5th pic me now!!

I’m 23, and currently 28 weeks pregnant with my fourth child. I was 18 when I had my first, 19 when I had the second and 21 with the 3rd, they were all good sized babies, the last 2 weighing over 8 1/2 lbs. With my first I gained 30 lbs, the second I gained 50 lbs, but the weight somehow came off right away (back down to my normal 95-100 lbs, I’m 5’3″), leaving stretch marks behind on my stomach, breasts, hips and bum, I gained 60 lbs with the 3rd and it took about a year to get rid of all of the weight, and I was left with even more stretch marks.. it looked as though I had a belly button that was about 3 inches long because of the sagging skin and stretch marks. I breastfed my first child for 15 months, the second for 22 months, and and currently still breastfeeding my 22 month old.. though my breasts look as though they got quite large because of all the stretch marks and sagging, they didn’t! I was a 32 A before kids.. and the biggest (even after gaining 60 lbs!) I’ve ever been was a 36 B.. and that didn’t last for long! I’ve gained somewhere around 30 – 35 lbs this pregnancy and I think I’m still an A cup.. possibly a small B.. I only go for the padded bra’s so in those I’m a B 34-36.. but I find it so hard to find any bra that fits right because of the sagginess. I’m a little nervous about the changes my body will take after this baby… I don’t think it’s possible for my breasts to get much worse than they are (figers crossed anyways!) but my stomach is another story! The pictures dont really do my belly any justice, my fundal height measurments are actually on the large side! I’ve had quite the struggle with accepting my post-baby body… but this site has definately helped me to see that I’m not the only one with stretch marks or a little sagginess.. and even though the mirror isn’t my best friend, I’m still proud of my body for creating such beautiful, healthy little humans, and wouldn’t trade my stretch marks or saggy skin for anything!