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I miss my old body 😓 - TMI pics

Amanda • Thu, Aug 11 • Proud Mother and Wife to my little family

Don't get me wrong - I'm very proud of what my body went through. After years of being told by doctors I'd probably never get pregnant I did. Not only did I grow that baby - but I managed to go through 28 hours of labor before needing a c-section.

She's healthy, she's happy, and so am I. Except my belly - while I never had a six pack or anything - is so different I'm still not used to it. I'm still flabby from the extra loose skin from my large pregnant belly, and I have more stretch marks than a zebra has stripes. And the c-section scar, while I consider it a battle scar, is still vibrant and distracting.

I don't feel sexy anymore. And it's a weird feeling to be simultaneously proud and embarrassed by my body.

First picture is "pre-pregnancy" (5 weeks along) and second picture is now (7 weeks post partum)