I saw this posted on facebook today and in light of @SouthernMomma's post about the thoughtless pregnant idiot's post, I thought you ladies might appreciate this. While many of us may already have postpartum stretch marks of our own, after struggling to give DD a sibling, I know I for one have a whole new appreciation for the marks/scars pregnancy leaves behind.
Love it. I was bikini skinny before I had DS and...now I have fat rolls I didn't think could exist haha! No, seriously, it's like the pic above, my stomach took a beating with pregnancy. I was so small I almost think it would have been better (stretch mark wise) if I had been a little bigger to begin with.
Sigh.
I now have a csection scar and a roadmap to Florida on my stomach and I had to say goodbye to my bikinis
BUT I wouldn't trade it for the world. Also, my boobs grew like 2 cup sizes and have stayed that way (thank you breastfeeding!)
because so many people are in the IF closet (I can't talk) I sometimes feel like it doesn't get as much awareness as say breastcancer for instance, because nobody wants to talk about it.
Me: 27 DH: 33
Married 6 years Conceived DS after 4 years of MFI
TTC # 2 (not trying,not preventing ever) May 2013 - August 2013 Timed Intercourse = BFN September 2013 Timed Intercourse, Weekly Acupuncture, Herbs=BFN October 2013 Timed Intercourse, Weekly Acupuncture, Herbs, and "warming foods" = BFP Beta #1 19, Beta #2 18 Progesterone 4.6 Miscarried 11/9/13 November 2013 - Benched, waiting for first post-loss AF. No longer benched per New RE/OB! Jan. 15 2014 - BFP. HCG 3900 - Ectopic Jan. 16 2014 Left tube removed and D&C March 2, 2014 First AF
@KC1212 I have the C-section scar but I got pretty lucky with stretch marks. Unfortunately, my boobs went from 36Bs to 40DD and I kept NONE of it. But I have really nice stretch marks and small saggy boobs now. My sister once told me "I used to aspire to have your boobs". They were pretty awesome. Not too big or small and really firm and perky. *sigh* Those days are gone! I will be happy when they grow again, even if it's only for a short period of time!
BFP #1 ended in MMC. Discovered Oct 2005 @10w5d, baby stopped growing around 6w. D&C. BFP#2 Nov 2005. Baby's heart stopped @ 8w3d. D&C Jan 2006. Trisomy 18 BFP#3 Nov 2006. My "miracle baby" DD born 7/25/07 BFP #4 11/6/12. EDD 7/16/13~my birthday! No sac found @ 5w1d, betas not increasing. Natural m/c started 11/20/12.
BFP#5 11/9/13. EDD 7/21/14 Our beautiful rainbow born on his due date!!
Re: FB post w/ sensitivity
October 2011 - DS (7)
July 2014 - Stillborn DD (24 weeks)
August 2015 - DD (3)
April 2018 - 5 week loss
Sigh.
I now have a csection scar and a roadmap to Florida on my stomach and I had to say goodbye to my bikinis
BUT I wouldn't trade it for the world. Also, my boobs grew like 2 cup sizes and have stayed that way (thank you breastfeeding!)
because so many people are in the IF closet (I can't talk) I sometimes feel like it doesn't get as much awareness as say breastcancer for instance, because nobody wants to talk about it.
Me: 27 DH: 33
Conceived DS after 4 years of MFI
TTC # 2 (not trying,not preventing ever)
May 2013 - August 2013 Timed Intercourse = BFN
September 2013 Timed Intercourse, Weekly Acupuncture, Herbs=BFN
October 2013 Timed Intercourse, Weekly Acupuncture, Herbs, and "warming foods" = BFP
Beta #1 19, Beta #2 18 Progesterone 4.6 Miscarried 11/9/13
November 2013 - Benched, waiting for first post-loss AF.
No longer benched per New RE/OB!
Jan. 15 2014 - BFP. HCG 3900 - Ectopic
Jan. 16 2014 Left tube removed and D&C
March 2, 2014 First AF
BFP #1 ended in MMC. Discovered Oct 2005 @10w5d, baby stopped growing around 6w. D&C.
BFP#2 Nov 2005. Baby's heart stopped @ 8w3d. D&C Jan 2006. Trisomy 18
BFP#3 Nov 2006. My "miracle baby" DD born 7/25/07
BFP #4 11/6/12. EDD 7/16/13~my birthday! No sac found @ 5w1d, betas not increasing. Natural m/c started 11/20/12.
BFP#5 11/9/13. EDD 7/21/14 Our beautiful rainbow born on his due date!!