My body has gone through MANY changes over the past few weeks, and I love it for those amazing changes. Where my stomach used to be hard and tight from a little baby growing inside me – it is now squishy and tender and healing from the lack of child inside.
After my first was born I didn’t know I would need to wear my maternity clothes for at least a couple of months afterward… so when I tried a looser pair of jeans and they didn’t fit I was more than upset! But it was a good first lesson on loving my body, the clothes on my body did not matter.
No one else could tell or cared if I wore a nursing top and maternity pants. I was the ONLY one who knew, and my pride was eating away at being a new mom. So give yourself a break, take a breath, and love your body for the little miracle you produced! You’re a beautiful mama!
P.S. I have a feeling I didn’t share this last time I gave birth, but I like to bring a belly binder to the hospital with me to help my muscles and internal organs settle into their normal place. It amazes me how far your abdominal muscles stretch to accommodate the new baby inside!
