Ruined Bodies?

mskristen2003 · January 2014

Not sure if this has been posted yet but I thought I would share...

https://weseekjoy.blogspot.com/2013/12/babies-ruin-bodies.html

I am a FTM and I am having self esteem issues because I am 17w1day and I have gained about 17lbs. I no longer have a thyroid due to stage two cancer. Managing the thyroid condition and the cancer stuff on top of being pregnant has been a struggle and the weight and changes to my body have been hard. I now have love handles, a fading waist and a belly that looks like I have been sitting at the buffet to long rather then the beautiful round belly I have been dreaming of. The blog above reminded me that this body is my baby's home right now. I am growing a person and I will have the rest of my life to get rid of love handles, etc. But if I don't, its not the end of the world because I will have made a human! What a miracle! I need and need to continue to remind myself that my body has been through so much with the thyroid and cancer stuff and now the pregnancy. I need to relax, breathe and enjoy this ride because is wont last forever and I will surely miss it when its over.

Just wanted to post this in case anyone else is feeling the same way. Best wishes to all.