I've been trying to write this post for a while now, but just couldn't get myself to do so.
After {G} emotionally postpartum me was and is still great.
I love my little man, I am happy as can be, energetic (although tired) and good.
My body however, not so much.
I wish wish wish that I could be like some of the other awesome bloggers that I follow and look amazing after baby!!
I would love to wear a bikini again, but that will never happen.
Before baby I was TINY!
I loved it!
Here I am at 7 weeks pregnant with just a little belly forming.
I know I will never have the same stomach back. Will I get back to being super tiny.
Maybe not.
Although I weight less than I did before I got pregnant (thank you gestational diabetes)
My stomach will probably never look the same.
I currently can not work out as much as I am use to due to an AWESOME (not) hernia that I have to have repaired.
But on top of that, I am like most of society and have these awesome stretch marks to deal with.
I mean come on how could I not being THIS HUGE:
Omg, I laugh just seeing that giant belly.
Thankfully my stretch marks are ONLY right by my belly button so I can get away with a pretty hot one piece, but I will miss the old me!
However, I wouldn't trade it for anything!!
My little man is def. worth the stretch marks, the hernia surgery and the intense work outs I will be getting too.
This little man is too cute for anything else.
But the new postpartum me, will need sometime to be truly happy with itself.
& that is okay. I am not going to sit there and say I love my stomach.
Because I don't. DO I hate it?
No.
Am I happy about it?
No.
But was it worth it?
WITH OUT A DOUBT!
So this is the postpartum me.
Stretch marks, belly pudge, huge boobs & all
& that is okay :)
You look great! I can't believe you already weigh less than pre pregnancy! I don't have time to work out...and when I did try to run I ended up hurting my knee. BUT I decided if I can't work out then I must eat super healthy and I have..I still weigh 7 pounds more than my pre-baby body...and I know I will never be a size 00 or 0 again...but I like that my thighs and butt are a little fuller..haha pants fit better. My stomach? Hmmm still have to work on that...I understand what you mean by the pudge..BUT remember its only been a couple of months...it takes time..:-)
ReplyDeleteMomma, u look great!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI completely understand! But for what it's worth (from one new mama to another) I think you look fantastic! Honestly I do! You certainly were tiny to start with, but I still think you look tiny! :)
ReplyDeleteBefore I got pregnant I was working on losing weight that I'd gained after meeting my husband (we call it happy/dating weight!). So now I'm still trying to lose my remaining pregnancy weight and the weight I intended to lose in the first place!
You are so small!!! I am currently 27 weeks and feel enormous and I am terrified about what i'll look like post baby- but you are so right, ALL WORTH IT. seriously, you look amazing! I would give my left arm to look like that after!
ReplyDeleteBefore I got pregnant I was 5' tall and 105 pounds. The day I went into labor, I weighed 136.5!! But now I'm back down to 102... but all that weight did some damage. I have a deep purple stretchmark on my right hip and some weird white stretch marks around my belly button. It took me over 6 months (I'm now 8 months post partum) to begin feeling better about myself. I had to work out, diet, and rely on my husband to build me up... but I finally feel much better about myself. I said I would never wear a bikini again and shopped around for a one piece, but over time the marks have faded and I feel more secure in my new skin. The bulge is gone, the skin is tighter, and the marks are fading... and so will yours! Keep your head up and keep working at it and you'll be back to your old self in no time!
ReplyDeleteyou look great, girl!
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