Its an accepted fact that most women hate their bodies, or if your like me several parts of their bodies. Other than my boobs, my pet hate was my stomach - I always wanted one of those flat, six pack type bellies, but I was blessed with a rounded kangaroo pouch, not a big wobbly belly, but I've a rounded 'Rubenesk' belly.
However having had my belly stretched over nine months, with a sudden "expulsion" I'm left with a real jelly belly and to add insult to injury stretch marks that could compete with a road map of England.
My clothes that should fit don't fit cause my body shape has changed and I'm slowly having to adjust to this change. I have to admit its hard, there are times when I look at photos of myself and shudder - hence the reason there have been no pics of me and Dylan. I mainly delete them after seeing myself in them - Vain but true!
However it dawned on me last night whilst I sat feeding Dylan that in years to come he might want to look back and see pics of us. Surely he will love me, no matter what I look like - I'm his mommie.
So here it is - the first pic of me and my baby!!!
Lost confused and looking for Inspiration - Stage 2
Monday, May 15, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Body Image
Hx said...
You'll always be gorgeous, inside and out :-)
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Shannon said...
Thanks babe, the stretch marks say otherwise!!!
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Hx said...
Shan, who's ya mate? And remember Shirley Velentine when Tom Conti kissed her stretch marks and she said "Men are so full of BS"
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Shannon said...
Lol - dont know, but her name scared me!!!
Mind you she thinks Dylan is beautiful, so she has great taste and shows exemplary judgement!!!
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Shannon said...
D-man, not sure if that Baby is for me, or Zoe.
Has anyone read her blog - Mindblowing!
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