Did you think your body would change after having a baby?

Just wondering if you realised all the changes you'd have to your body after giving birth? I think it's a shock to many women and I'm worried I'll change completely and be unattractive to my husband after giving birth.



Have you seen this website? www.theshapeofamother.com I think many people don't realise how women's bodies will change post-baby and if it was spoken about more, maybe less people would feel insecure about their bodies.



What do you think?Did you think your body would change after having a baby?
I love that site! I remember just sitting there crying as I looked over the site for the first time, realizing that i wasn't the only one who carried the marks of being a mother.



With my first child I had no clue how much my body would change. I naively thought that after the baby was born I would go right back to my flat tummy and size 5 jeans. Even though I was down to a 7 a couple weeks I was still appalled at what I saw in the mirror. No amount of exercise will get rid of loose skin and stretch marks.



My husband is great, he calls my stretch marks battle scars and occasionally reminds me that they don't bother him in the slightest. Then he laughs and says %26quot;besides, I helped you put them there!%26quot;



You're right, we need to be more out spoken about the changes our bodies go through. We need to know that even the most gorgeous looking mothers still carry stretch marks and all the other evidences of their pregnancy under their clothes. Motherhood is a beautiful thing and we shouldn't be ashamed of the changes.



Thank you for posting this! :)Did you think your body would change after having a baby?
I think that my body has not changed much - and the changes there have been may just as well just be due to age and lack of exercise.



I have always been slim, I still am. After my second baby I got quite thin, due to being constantly on the go and not eating proper meals. It is better now.

After my first one, both my tummy and my breasts got back to normal within a year. No change, but second time round I have developed a small tummy and my breasts are smaller than they were (or maybe I just got used to their size when breastfeeding. I think that my little tummy would have disappeared had i done a few sit ups, but I just don't prioritise it. Quite used to it now.

What else.. My gums were not too good during the pregnancies and I think that it shows. Something that I am quite sad about, but I am sure that no one else has noticed.

Another thing - is that I have been carrying my babies around a lot, which has given me backache, but I think that this could also be helped with a bit of exercise...

All in all I look pretty much the same. Not sure I feel it though. I have not got as much energy as I used to.



Interesting question, but for me the changes to my body are not as important as the changes having babies have made to my life.Did you think your body would change after having a baby?
with my first pregnancy i never saw it coming lol... %26amp; it was a big shock i hated my post baby body %26amp; thought i was disgusting

after my second pregnancy i knew what was coming so i ended up accepting the changes %26amp; loving my body :)

my third same but still every now %26amp; then i look at the stretch marks %26amp; the fatty bits lol.. n think eww but i have learnt to live with it %26amp; i get so happy when i lose weight lol lol...



but yes i think talking about it would help women to be prepared after birth that not all women are going to have a stretch mark free body %26amp; fat free that our bodies are going to change :)Did you think your body would change after having a baby?
That is a great website. Thank you for sharing it. I always knew my body would change, but it didn't change the way I was viewed by my boyfriend. He thought I was beautiful. You do an amazing thing while pregnant and my new body shows that.



I definitely think it should be spoken about more. All we hear about is how these celebrities are back to pre-baby body within 3 months. I think it is ridiculous, and puts unneeded pressure on the rest of us that can't afford a full time nanny so we can work out with a personal trainer 8 hours a day.Did you think your body would change after having a baby?
I never realised how my body would change no. I never I was a size 8 in clothes and never had any stretch marks so being pregnant made my whole body covered with them which was a shock and even more after having my son and seeing my body. I know my son was worth it thought and my fiance loves me just as much so I am happy.Did you think your body would change after having a baby?
Honestly my body didn't change. My hips were wider while pregnant, but contrary to popular belief they shrank back to normal within weeks after giving birth. In fact I was slimmer and in better shape after pregnancy. It depends on the woman I think, if you try to stay in shape before and during pregnancy you have an easier time getting back there after it's all over.Did you think your body would change after having a baby?
Yes, my body was never the same. My breasts were shaped differently and my hips were definitely wider....I am not insecure tho and my husband likes me the way I am, after all I did birth his child, he can put up with in perfection. Love is not about who has the nicest body to us.



Love this website!Did you think your body would change after having a baby?
i am a man, and my wife is as attractive as she has always been to me, after giving birth, you do add some weight, but for me she is a beautiful person, and as long as she is happy with how she looks, i will always love her, no matter how she looks like.Did you think your body would change after having a baby?
I think that people should just eat well, excercise moderately and let their body form naturally and healthy.



yes I do realize how the shape of a woman changes after giving birth.