Postpartum body
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Oh yes. And then I struggled with the fact I was struggling. 🤦♀️ I think it’s a difficult thing to juggle - telling myself I’m not ornamental and my worth doesn’t come from my looks and knowing my body and how I present it is important to me. I think how you feel inside and what’s on the outside can be so connected- times I’ve felt like crap I usually end up looking like crap (as I stop trying to look how I want/don’t make any effort) and vice versa so I know it’s very connected to my mental health. I don’t think people mean to invalidate women’s insecurities by trying to reassure them that post partum changes to their body are normal but I understand what you mean - just because it’s normal/natural doesn’t mean we have to automatically be comfortable with it.
I definitely feel self conscious about my postpartum body; especially the stretch marks and the baby weight I haven’t been able to loose. However my husband still looks at me the same way and makes a point of letting me know he still gets excited to see me naked. My husband’s constant love for me has helped me to love and accept my body. It helps me to know that my husband understands that my postpartum body wasn’t meant to look the same, I’m forever changed and that’s ok.