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My name is Tiffany and I am 20 years old. I had my first baby on December 8th, 2007. Throughout my pregnancy, people kept telling me how small I looked and you would *think* I would be flattered but it is just as annoying as hearing that you’re huge! Due to constant comments like “Girl, you need to eat more!”, I was sure my baby would be tiny. At almost 38 weeks, I delivered my daughter vaginally via induction and she weighed about 6 and a half pounds, 19 inches long. Pre-pregnant I weighed 124, at the end I weighed 158, and now I weigh 135. I’m still working on getting back (actually, lower) than my pre-pregnancy weight but I think that I look damn good and I am happy with my appearance. Half of the beauty, I believe, is actually feeling beautiful. This first picture is me when I was 15 weeks pregnant, the second is when I am 32 weeks pregnant, next is 36 weeks, and last is 2 weeks post-partum which I am now 8 pounds less than but I haven’t taken any more recent ones.

I have two beautiful boys and breastfed them both. I loved my pregnant and nursing body. I felt at peace with my body image, radiant with life and power. After weaning our 2nd and last son, I’ve found myself obsessing about my breasts. They were so full of life for many years, nourishing our boys with food and comfort. I’m trying to adjust to their new size and shape… missing the way I was. I seriously considered plastic surgery, even went to consults and almost scheduled the procedure. In the end, I decided that I couldn’t let breasts define how I feel about myself. So, thank you breasts for a job well-done!

I am a mother of a, now 5 month old handsome baby boy. I posted pictures of my new body at 10 wks PP, I thought I would post updated pics of my progress. Before pregnancy I was 110lbs, give or take, by the time I gave birth I was 152lbs, I am now down to 127lbs, my goal is 115lbs, but I am not obsessed with reaching it, I am enjoying my son. I will admit that the stretch marks bother me quite a bit and I let it interfer with my sex life, although my husband says he doesnt mind, and always tells me I am beautiful I have a hard time believing it, I think, if I cant look at myself in the mirror, how could anyone else want to look at me, its a difficult thing to accept, especially when I look back at old photos of myself baring a stretch mark free stomach. but in all honesty my son was worth everyone and if I had to double the amount or triple the amount etc to have in in my life, I would without hesitation. these pics are before pregnancy, 10 wks PP (138lbs) and now 5 months PP (127lbs).

I have two beautiful daughters, now 10 and 12 years old. I gained alot of weight with them both, and had back and hip problems during pregnancy. For several years i still had alot of pain, and it was so difficult to lose weight. Slowly, very slowly my body changed more or less back to how it used to be. I have som strethmarks im actually quite proud of. Maybe a strange thing to say, but they are the trofe of my motherhodd, my body has done a remakeble jobb giving birth to two children!

I just wanted to say it’s nice to see that I’m not alone. I had a very hard time being pregnant becasue of all my conflicting thoughts. I was so overjoyed to have my baby growing inside of me and could nto wait to be amother..on the other hand i was watching my once “perfect” 19 year old body completley fade away into something I couldn’t even recognize in the mirror. I had battled an eating disorder for 5 years and had just recovered before I got pregnant. When i had my eating disorder teh lowest I weighed was 89 lbs…I was 125 lbs when I got pregnant..and by the end of my pregnancy i was 225 lbs. It was devistating to me. Soem days I feel trapped in my own body. Now my daughter is 6 months old and becuase of a c-section I have a huge ponch a scr and TONS of stretch marks!! I call them my battle wounds… Everyday I look in the mirror it is hard becuase I spent so many years seeing my only self worth through my body. Evry day I just look at my beautiful daughter and I knwo I woudl do it all over again in a blink of an eye. I have never had something so meaningful in my life to bring me so much joy as my amazing daughter. I am so thankful to thsi website becuase it makes me cry to know that I am not hidous. It’s hard now there feels liek so much presure for women as it is but is even mroe intensense after you have a baby for some reason to look amazing. Every magazine you read or look at..or everytime your in a grocery store and you see a women who looks perfect especially if they have children and just ache over how you got to be this way. I really wish society didn’t focus so much one just one type of beauty and open their eyes to the real women out there. Women should stick togther and realize the amazing beauty there is in creating a life that is one of a kind. Thanks you to everyone on this website for posting your pictures. You inspired me to share my story. I am almost 21 years old ..5’3 150 lbs…and this is my body before during and after pregnancy….

After two early miscarriages god blessed me and my husband with a beautiful baby girl. During a non-stress test at 38 weeks her heart rate dropped down into the 80’s for 8 minutes… my doctor sent me to the hospital to be induced. Our baby girl kept having decelerations in her heart rate so on Saturday December 15th I had her by c-section. I had thought I looked huge towards the end of my pregnancy (at 34 weeks my fundal height was 44 cm) and now I know why. My 5’1″ body was holding a 20″ 8 pound 7 ounce baby. My stomach is covered in stretch marks, I have a ten inch c-section scar, and a saggy baggy belly… I wouldn’t get rid of any of it…For the first time in my life I love my body.

This is me two years postpartum.

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Hello everyone!! I just want to say that I am so glad I found this site. I was so self conscious about my body until I found this site and realized I’m not the only one with a not so “perfect” body after giving birth. I was down on myself for awhile for not being any smaller after 3 years. I am 22 years old. Had my son at 19 years old. He weighed in at 6lbs 10oz. I was 115 lbs before I got pregnant and gained a total of 33 lbs. Right now my current weight is 130 and my goal is 120. My stretch marks have faded… There still there just light in color. You have to look real close at my belly to see them. Anyways, I love this site and it has helped me see that what my body looks like doesn’t matter. It carried my son for 9 months and the marks, flab and saggy boobs are just a reminder of once having a life grow inside of me and feeding my son! These are a few pictures of me now. My son wanted to be in every picture of course. :)