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Updated 7 years ago,December 15, 2017
1.The last ten pounds are HEINOUS.
But then youve got the rest and it just seems to stick for.
At least thats how I remember it.
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With my last kid I was in my mid-thirties and the baby weight was a lot harder to shake.
Took at least 15 months.
Victoria, 37
3.The struggle is real.
Thats all I have to say about that.
Chia, 28
4.The idea of getting your body back is repulsive and unfeminist.
Not to mention, impossible.
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Your body is never the same after pregnancy and birth.
Youre stretched to your limits and things dont just magically go back to the way they were.
But who cares???
You built a human life!
Why are we talking aboutmothers bodies when there are so many more importantquestionsto ask?
Rory, 29
5.Um, who said I ever got my body back?
Arya, 25
6.Women areamazing.
Our bodies are capable of such magnificence.
The price we pay for it is that our bodies arent necessarily our own forever.
We lend them to our children and theyre never quite the same thereafter.
My youngest is five now and I havent returned to my pre-pregnancy self yet.
Stephanie, 32
7.What you have to remember is that your body was designed for this.
Its difficult but you do eventually go back to feeling like yourself.
You have to be kind to yourself.
In my case, about six months.
I was so hot!!!
Im softer in certain spots.
Alexa, 27
9.Rude.
Blaire, 35
10.It took me an entire yearand a fuckload of disciplineto get back to my normal weight.
I was determined not to have one of thosemummy tummies.
Im still working off the last 12 pounds and my baby is 5 months old now.
Melinda, 31
13.Theres a preconceived notion that pregnant women should just eat whatever they want.
But you really only need 300 extra calories a day, which isnt much.
I gained 20 pounds during pregnancy and I lost it all within two months.
That said, I didnt really care that it took me so long.
Youre so distracted caring for your child, you dont have time to bother yourself with such nonsense.
