No change in feeling -- except that I feel about ten billion times better about my body, which has made things a lot more fun!
I wonder why that is? But I'm definitely the same way - so much more confidence in myself, despite the tummy pooch and stretch marks. Maybe it's because I know I have the amazing super power of growing little people?
No change in feeling -- except that I feel about ten billion times better about my body, which has made things a lot more fun!
I wonder why that is? But I'm definitely the same way - so much more confidence in myself, despite the tummy pooch and stretch marks. Maybe it's because I know I have the amazing super power of growing little people?
Happy Mother's Day, fellow super heroes!!
I think it is because of what you said above-- what my body is capable of -- and also really truly realizing that it's part of my husbands love for me... That my body did that for us...
@Grace0609, that terrifies me. I have nothing but mad respect for you! I mean, it is painful for me to have sex from where I tore but if I tore a little each time I had sex I can assure you I wouldn't be having sex enough to get pregnant 3 more times! I am going to pray for your vagina that after this baby time will heal and make this curse lift off of you
"As soon as I saw you I knew an adventure was going to happen." ~Winnie the Pooh
I'm a special snowflake, because I do not even remember what it was like before DD1. It's getting close to 7 years since she was born, and I had a pretty small frame of reference to compare to.
I'm still as dry as a desert from bfing. That part sucks. thank goodness for lube!!
But overall everything is as it was. Our bodies really are magically. If only my boobs would go back to normal [-(
Sex was terrible for me while I was still BFing -- dry as a bone, and skin had no elasticity. It hurt. No matter how much lube. But once I stopped, things went back to normal.
I'm quite the opposite as jss and Kate. I do not feel confident at all with my body these days and DH hasn't even seen my belly since LO was born. Maybe once or twice in the dark but I either keep a tank on or I'm under the covers while we are being intimate. I don't find it attractive so I don't think he will either. But good for you guys that you feel opposite of me!
I'm quite the opposite as jss and Kate. I do not feel confident at all with my body these days and DH hasn't even seen my belly since LO was born. Maybe once or twice in the dark but I either keep a tank on or I'm under the covers while we are being intimate. I don't find it attractive so I don't think he will either. But good for you guys that you feel opposite of me!
Have you ever considered getting some assistance or working on that? Could make loads of difference in the way you perceive yourself and how you feel others perceive you.
What type of assistance? What I need to do is stop eating crap and get my butt to the gym.
As for how I perceive my body, I am not ashamed of the stretch marks, I mean, I am not happy about them but they are there and nothing can change that, but the saggy gross lower portion of my tummy is nasty and I need to work on getting rid of it. I don't see how he would want to see that, bc I can't even stand looking at it .
Well NOBODY likes looking at that -- hey, I've had it since before I had kids due to losing a significant amount of weight. But I think it is something that is largely accepted about a woman's post-baby body... you can do as much as you can, but sadly a lot of that is just stretched skin that is hard (if even possible) to get rid of without surgery. I'm sure your husband loves you for you and would expect your body to not look the same as it did prior to having a baby -- more importantly, YOU should be proud of what your body accomplished and show yourself a lot of love!
Re: Speaking of Sex...
Happy Mother's Day, fellow super heroes!!
But overall everything is as it was. Our bodies really are magically. If only my boobs would go back to normal [-(
This!