Loose Skin, Severe Stretch Marks and Optimistic! (Nicole)
Age: 24
Number of Pregnancies: 1
9 months Postpartum
I never in a million years ever thought my beautiful belly would be tarnished the way that it is now. Maybe it was naive of me, but I didn’t realize it was even possible to look like this just from having a baby. I found this site when I was in the middle of my pregnancy and I will be honest it scared the living daylights out of me! But after having my beautiful baby girl… and then standing in front of the mirror… I knew I would never be the same.
I struggled sooo much with my new body for the first 6 months. Then I just decided it is what it is and I am going to be proactive. I have been on Weight Watchers for about a month now and am down 10 pounds. I want to lose quite a bit more and I will be sticking with it until I am satisfied and at a healthy weight. I started at 185 and I am 5′5″. I hope to get down to 125-135 lbs. I am also trying to take very good care of my skin and hoping for the best with my stomach. The skin is extremely loose and the stretch marks are very extreme. But what can I do about that? I am going to focus on what I can do and that is get into the best shape of my life. Yes, my stomach may never look like it once did, but one look at my baby girl and it doesn’t matter.
There’s more to life than looks. Unfortunately, in this day and age when there is so much emphasis on how women look it’s hard to always remember that. But I am trying to stay focused and dedicated and to be honest, I am very excited to see the new me several months from now- saggy skin, stretch marks and all! I will be healthier and more toned and quite possibly more happy with my looks than I have been in a long time!! I want to be a fun active mom for my daughter as well, so that is additional motivation to get in shape.
Anywho, these are my pics… be prepared, after seeing everyones I can honestly say mine are the worst, however, it is what it is, right?? I hope all of us dealing with body issues can find acceptance with ourselves in time. After all, bodies are meant for more than just looking “hot.” They are meant to love our children, hold them when they need us, play with them, watch them grow, experience life in so many ways- to the fullest. There’s no way I’m letting stretchmarks or loose skin stop me from enjoying my life everyday. It’s a gift. No matter how it’s packaged. Fragile and fleeting.
Keep your chins up! Acceptance is there. It’s just a matter of changing your perspective. After all, everything changes once you have children!! Let it be for the better. <3
Here I am 9 months postpartum.
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I love your positive and awesome attitude! It will definitely
pay off in the end. It’s psychological — if you smile
when you don’t feel like it, then you’ll be happier,
you know what I mean? And you really do look good! Such a flat
tummy! And the stretch marks will fade!
In addition to the weight watchers you might want to try doing
cardio exercises and also the tupler technique. You never know how
your belly will look like over the next year, it can get better if
you also exercise.
Your attitude is great! My stomach looks the same and I am 20
months Post Partum. May I suggest for the stretch marks to use Avon
Anew Stretch mark Cream. Mine were the same color as yours and this
made them much much lighter. Your confidence amazes me and I wish I
had that confidence.
my tummy looked JUST like that now 2 years later (son is 3) I
can barely see the lines. I was also about 24 at that time too. We
are lucky to have time on our side. A young body rebounds a lot
better. They fade and your skin gets tighter. My best advice is
build up your muscle and drink TONS of water. that 8 glasses makes
a huge difference with skin.
I LOVE your attitude! I will be honest with you, this is one of
the first posting that have made me realize I am beautiful! I am 23
and a mommy of 2…so my body has also been through a
lot…they were both cesareans! I am 10 months pp and down to
132…hoping to get to 110-115 (I am short!)…I just
want to be as healthy as I can! I also have loose skin, the belly
overhang, and LOTS of stretchmarks! I love your attitude, and your
daughter is lucky to have you to look up to
9 months is still a short time for some people. I don’t
think your belly will look like that forever. I carried a large
baby and my belly sagged for a while, just now at 18 months
it’s starting to look a little like it did before and my
stretch marks are beginning to fade.
i gained about 65 pounds with my pregnancy and needless to say
definitely gained a few stretch marks along the way… ive
recently started going to the tanning bed though and have found
that it’s really helped to cover them up and I’m
feeling alot more confident about myself… i can see that
there really is hope…
hey it’s me!! I wanted to respond and say that i am
actually doing the method that you mentioned, annonymous! I also
have a blog where I am posting my progress. I am three weeks in and
I can already tell a difference! It’s great to have hope.
Staying positive no matter what the end result is though. Thanks
for the comments ladies!