Can we have some postpartum realness

Hey mommies, I wanted to make this post because the postpartum phase is crazy. With my first baby I had NO idea that your stomach won’t magically disappear after you give birth! 😖😖😖

I was 21 and so naive I brought my regular clothes to the hospital! And after both my first and second child it took about 5 months to lose all the weight, during which time I had melt downs and cried in my closet thinking I would never fit in my clothes again. Desperate to lose the weight quickly I would eat lettuce with only vinegar on it and veggies, cutting my calories down to a stupid number considering I was breastfeeding and I felt like absolute shit. I lost the weight but I was constantly tired and getting headaches ( on top of the no sleep you get those first few months, super smart I know!)🙄

I was miserable, we all see celebrities moms looking amazing as fuck like three weeks after pushing a baby out, I even googled other regular moms to see if I was looking normal and it felt like the only ones who would post online wrote things like “ oh I just breastfeed I don’t even work out and the weight just melted right off!” Which didn’t help.

Now after my third c section in December, I’m 28 now, I didn’t cut or count calories, I just ate healthy Whole Foods and listened to my body. It took a little longer to lose the weight with this one, for a while I was stuck at 127 pounds ( I’m 5’3 and 110 normally) and after about 7 months I was back to my normal size. But it took WORK and listening to my body.

Everyone needs to back the fuck off of new moms, having a brand new baby is hard enough without being pressure about looks, whether you gave birth vaginally or via cesarean your body went through one the of most insane things a body can handle! For god sakes I don’t see anyone pressuring someone who had another type of surgery to get in the gym a few weeks later! 😤😤😤

Whatever you are feeling I promise you aren’t alone! People usually only post the good shit online, but we’re all humans. Be kind to yourself because you are fucking amazing