http://theshapeofamother.com/
I've had children and I think working out is key to avoiding a lot of loose skin when getting small again. Stretch marks I haven't had success with but firmness is fixable.
It's nice though to see a realistic site.

http://theshapeofamother.com/
I've had children and I think working out is key to avoiding a lot of loose skin when getting small again. Stretch marks I haven't had success with but firmness is fixable.
It's nice though to see a realistic site.
That is a really good site.





I do have stretch marks from my first pregnancy.
I was super tiny before and carrying a 9 pound baby, will definitely stretch your skin...lol.
However, I'm really thankful that I didn't get bad stretch marks on my tummy.
I got them on my thighs...but still, they're coverable.
Of course I have a little mommy tummy, but I'm okay with it.
This is a really cool site. It's nice to see REAL women (rather than seeing celebrities being a size 0 after giving birth to twins..lol)





I HATE to say it & I feel bad for even thinking this way, but this makes me not want to ever get pregnant(I do want one child at least, if I ever got married). Or at least get pregnant once & that's it. My mother snapped back into place after her first pregnancy, but said the second one was tough. She never got stretch marks on her stomach, so I hope to inherit that gene.
But anyway, my ass will be flying to Colombia after pregnancy. Fuck that shit.
Same here Vyanka. That is pretty scary to see.
Then again if I ever do pop out a kid I wouldn't want to completely let myself go and gain 70 pounds over a pregnancy. I hope that if I kept the weight gain reasonable it would still be possible to get back to normal afterwards. But I'm not a mom.... no idea how hard it would be in practice & with hormones kickin....





Some women over eat on purpose while pregnant.
My sister in law was pregnant twice. First her daughter, then her triplet boys. That's four kids. NO stretch marks what so ever & she didn't become a cow. She got lucky. Some women got good genes & discipline.
Show me the website where the mom looks hot as hell after.![]()
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this scares the shit out of me. honest to god.
I truly truly truly hope that I don't ruin my body if/when I have kids. It may be self-centered, but honestly, it's one of my worst fears about being a parent.
Just keep your weight gain reasonable and you won't end up looking like most of the women on that site. Genetics helps with stretch marks, but honestly, if you don't gain 50+ lbs you really don't have to worry about anything beyond a few small stretchmarks or the possibility of a c-section scar.
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It is scary, but no one is perfect in the first place. Pregnancy brings change, but I don't think they're necessarily as drastic for most women. Granted, you can never know, but...
My mom had 4 kids. Maybe a few barely visible stretchmarks and NO saggy skin whatsoever. Only now, when she's approaching her 50th, her body is somewhat changed, but after she had her 4th kid, my brother, 13 years ago, she still looked fantastic. When I was 15-ish, people were mistaking us for sisters.
And that's just my mom, no special cosmetic treatments or anything. She never gain a shitload of weight when pregnant and I guess it's good genetics, as well.
Realistically, reccommended weight gain during pregnancy is up to 26 pounds, I think (depends on the woman, but that's a good rule of thumb for a person of average height). After birth, you will automatically be lighter for the weight of the baby, placenta and the amniotic fluid. What's left to lose later is not all that much, for women who had a healthy mass before pregnancy.
There is a much less chance of getting sagged skin areas if you're within these, I think.
Stretchmarks as well, though it depends on the skin of the particular woman in question. But you can try to prevent as much as possible with creams or even olive oil or something of the sort.
In the end, though I hadn't have a kid, I think having a child trumps a few stretchmarks on your body. I must admit it freaks me out to wonder what would happen to my vagina!![]()



uh ive seen girls with stretch marks and saggy boobs who DIDNT have kids. and ive seen girls who gained like 80lbs when they got to adulthood, not becuz of "baby fat" but becuz they just got fat on their own. e.g. i know a girl who is childless, from what i heard not even able to have kids, and she has a rounded 4-mo pregnant looking stomach. its not even just a "fat" stomach, but the shape and position is very similar to that for a pregnant woman, but this girl's had it for 2yrs now and still complains bout wishing she had a fam so i know she's def not pregnant. so its not necesarily just mothers who have these potential looks issues...but atleast mothers have an excuse for THEIR weight gain, and something to proudly show for it...a beautiful healthy child. cant say the same for girls w/o any kids, ya know?
The site is beautiful but i would never submit a photo. I'd be throw out.
I went from 100 to 135 back to 100 literally by the next week. I don't looks like i had my daughter, unless you see me naked & up close. All due to my genetics. My mom had me and she is only 15 more pounds then me.
I love my stretch marks and crazy belly button though, they are my battle wounds that remind me i gave life. I see both pregnant and post pregnant bodies beautiful regardless.




In response to those of you who posted you were scared to have kids because of the postpartum pictures... if that is your biggest worry then I'm scared for you to have kids too.
In regard to reality, raising a human being and being there for them when they are completely relying on you is far more daunting than some stretch marks. I'm a mother, I speak from experience.
If you are willing to do for one year what other's won't, you can spend a lifetime doing what other's cant.




OMG, when I was pregnant I became obsessed with this site.... Luckily 3 years later Im in better shape than I was before giving birth. My boobs are a lil less perky and I have some stretcharks on my hips but my tummy is flat and stretchmark free and I have more muscle and less fat than I did before. But, it was HARD work. In no way did I "snap" back. There is a site for hot fit moms, somene should look it up, I forgot the name. IMO, your body is the least of the sacrifices you have to make when becoming a mother.



I had two kids and have no stretch marks at all, and no loose skin. My abs were showing a few days after birth again. IDK why but i blame it on the fact i was very active the whole 9 months.....
Just dont get lazy and use the 'pregnant pass"





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Well, I do have the genes for stretch marks (I have some, but they're barely visible these days; when I was growing up, my ass grew up a whole lot), but my mom had never been chubby after her pregnancies. The good thing is that after the stretch marks become lighter, they will blend with my skin color.
I'd love to have some kids in the future, but I had trouble conceiving in the past.





When I was younger this was one of the reasons I never wanted kids (that and the guys I was dating were not daddy material). I was so scared of getting fat. However as I age I'm not as cute as I was so a little bit of a saggy body is fine now. Besides, I workout so I would probably bounce back anyway. My mom had two kids and she's very slender. Luckily genetics are good in my family.





Some of these women (a lot of them actually), I'm not even sure what they are complaining about... I've never even had kids & I'd love to look as good of some of them! A lot of girls on that site seem to have been pregnant at younger ages. The doctors have already told me I probably would never be able to carry to full term, but honestly I'm scared to even try because I'm already older so my body won't bounce back like some of the younger girls. Plus if I lost a baby & my body I would be totally devastated!
Its good to see they are getting some moral support though. :-)
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