i would like to ask ladies on these forums if they liked their new body after pregnancy. I felt that i gained a lot more confidence, and i actually got rid of an eating disorder. maybe it was the fact that i was proud of myself givin birth to such a beautiful child as my daughter is, but the way my new body matured and looked way more womanly also played a huge role. Im not a fan of stretchmarks and the belly that just hangs is also not something i completely enjoy but i found within less than a year these things (maybe not the stretchmarks) corrected themselves. I know there re are ways to prevent these two things from happening, majorly light exercise and lots of lotion, especially after shower on a wet body. So after all it isnt that bad, is it? and last thing, what were your tricks for loosin weight after pregnancy? mine was definitely breastfeeding. I breastfed my daughter for half a year, and that definitelly helped to shed some pounds...
i loved my body after giving birth to my son.i use to have what i now consider a good body but was never proud of it haha funny how u dont no what u'v got till its gone however my body now looks more womanly and im so much more confident then i use to be.i have stretch marks as well in a fire pattern on my tummy but i love them,i see them as my war scar's of pregnancy as i had to battle being sick the whole time.strait after bubba was born i went bak to the same weight as before as i was so sick the only weight was the baby...haha but after a few months i put on weight coz i could eat again:blush5: also would love to know how people lost weight
i had a severe wasp waist all my life that was the bane of my existance. i looked like i was wearing a corset all the time. after by first pregnancy, it was stretched out and MUCH SMOOTHER. it's a lot easier to dress myself now.
My body changed, without a doubt. Lots of stretch marks (although they have since faded to a silvery nature in color), a little pooch below my c-section scar that just won't go away without a tummy tuck no matter how much I exercise (and believe me, I work out 7 days a week), my breasts have softened and drooped a tad, but despite all of that, I think I have more confidence in my body now than I did before having my kids. Perhaps that has more to do with aging and lifestyle changes however. Don't get me wrong, when I see a perfectly taut midriff without a speck of imperfection, my eyes turn green with envy, but like I said, the only way that little pooch is budging would be if I were to have surgery to correct it, and that's not going to happen, so...thankfully, under clothes, my belly looks pretty darn flat and no one would know I have that little problem area going on. *laughs* As far as weight loss after pregnancy, well, it took a lot of discipline. I eat healthy, but I also eat what I want that's not exactly the most healthy at times, in moderation, because I refuse to deprive myself. The key for me though in post-baby weight loss was/is exercise. It's what keeps me slim, but makes me able to eat what I want for the most part because I burn it off with daily activity. I'm pretty proud of my shape after having had three kids, two of which are twins!
no c-section here, but i had a 10.5 lb baby. no amount of working out will give me that bikini stomach i once had ... only surgery. someday i might get that surgery. otherwise i like my body just fine.
Im still up and down with the whole body image there's days I feel insanely confident but if you get me around the right people Im like dear god my body will nevvverrr be the same... but then there's still this bit inside of me thats like I persevered through 9 months of hell having my significant other leave me, losing my job 7 months of morning sickness a kidney stone... and I wound up with this beautiful amazing little girl and I could never be happier... but back on the flipnote I had 3 surgeries after my pregnancy and I used to love my belly button.. and Im afraid my belly button will never be the same... and Im totally terrified to have sex ever again Im all afraid it's gonna hurt....
I lost my baby weight from taking sea kelp pills... they really helped out... however my body will never be the same as it once was unless I have surgery... and that is ok with me
I like my body after 2 babies, my tummy is no longer flat, and I agree with Hippychickmommy, my eyes too turn green with envy when I see a young chick with a flat, flat stomache. I was lucky I take after my Mom and lose weight quickly after pregnancy, I had lost all my weight 9 days after my first pregnancy, it took a bit longer after my son was born. I am also lucky not to have any stretch marks, again taking after my Mom. But I have an inner confidence that I think comes with age and experience which I think people are attracted to more than having a perfect body.
