News Flash: Not Every Mother Is Crazy Like Me

Hey, remember when we all bonded over our mutual hatred and/or grudging acceptance of our post-baby bodies? And admitted that, yes, while our children are worth it and we would never change our decision to have them and blah blah blaaaaaaaaaah, it's still REALLY HARD SOMETIMES to look in the mirror and see what pregnancy did to us?

I would like to provide update on that topic: My husband bought Noah a tiny little swimsuit and a package of those Little Swimmer diapers. He keeps asking me when I want to take him to our neighborhood pool for the first time. He can't wait to get Noah in the water.

I can't bring myself to tell him that I never submitted the application for our new pool passes because I don't want to think about bathing suits.

Yeah. I'm feeling REALLY GOOD ABOUT MYSELF. I have REALLY GROWN AS A PERSON.

And that's why this post by Emilin from Name That Mama is pretty much the most refreshing, encouraging thing I've read all year. Emilin and Brooke had baby Sanna three and a half months ago, and Emilin loves her new body. She loves everything that I hate about mine.

If I keep losing weight, I’ll probably be back in my old pants eventually, but I don’t want to keep losing weight ... I’m proud of my body. This body grew Sanna and provides all her food. Extra belly skin and newly-shaped thighs are the medals I earned for growing her.

Got that?  I earned this body.  It was hard to come by, and I wouldn’t change a single thing.

Emilin is officially my new hero, and I would like to subscribe to her newsletter.

Comments

[Sarah]

I wish I could have that healthy of a relationship with my body. My kids were born two years ago and I am still on a body roller coaster.

While I realize that having twins is especially hard on someone's skin, I have become the person that wears shorts with her bathing suit. When did that become who I am?

[Mel]

It's so hard to remember that we are not our bodies, isn't it? I've been thin and I've been fat, and while one body is easier to shop for than the other, it's been enlightening to realize that I'm still me, regardless of the size of my body.

[Tere]

Dude, people here in Miami are so bold - or delusional - that you see these horribly jiggly, cellulite-ridden bodies CRAMMED into teeny string bkinis. Even the seemingly skinny college girls have stretch marks all over their thighs and cellulite everywhere - and they're pin thin!

So my post-baby body? I'm a supermodel compared to 80% of the bodies on the beach. That, plus some cute-but-functional thigh-hiding swim skirts go a long way!

[HollowSquirrel]

I freaked out, too, about bathing suit shopping, but once I reached the pool, it just didn't matter. All eyes were on my son & his awesome Elmo speedo.

[mom of 6]

I have had 6 kids, ranging from 16-3 years old. My last 2 are 13 months apart and I still haven't lost the weight. To me its depressing. I have been up and down,i was always small, so at 34 years old,148lbs and 5'3, i feel like a cow. I joined curves which has been GREAT! just gotta stay motivated. Though i recently found out I have a thryoid problem, which also doesn't help my weight. So with that being said,I am trying very hard to stay positive.
Thank you for reading!

[Molly]

Yep, I had a baby 8 months ago, and have decided that this summer the shortest pants I'm wearing are capris. And who needs to go swimming anyway???

[Bethiclaus]

I've always thought of myself as someone with a really healthy self-esteem, but having a baby has definitely shaken it. I hope I can be more like Emilin one day. But not this swimsuit season.

[Moxie]

I love Brooke and Emilin! Hooray to you for bringing them to a wider audience.

[Jenny]

I'm the same weight I was before I was pregnant but nothing is in the same place and there's no way I'm parading around in a swimsuit. That's why they make sarongs, right?

[Emilin]

Aw, shucks, Moxie.

[Elizabeth]

I wish I had Emilin's attitude. I just did one of those My Virtual Models wearing a Land's End Tankini, and it was not pretty. That model might have weighed the same as me, but she didn't look bumpy and jiggly. Maybe next summer...

[Motherhood Uncensored]

I just keep telling myself that maybe I'm pregnant.

heh.

Makes sense why I'm eating so much darn Taco Bell.

[mothergoosemouse]

Ditto Jenny - everything has shifted. Downward. Gravity's a beeyotch.

[MamaKaren]

The Princess was born 7 weeks before our vacation to the beach. I bought a one-piece (probably the only one I own) and stayed hidden under the beach umbrella with shorts covering my bottom half everytime we ventured out (I finally had some boobage, so no t-shirt to cover up top!)

After an additional two pregnancies, I'm a big fan of the tankini and boy shorts (in different sizes). I can fit my non-existent boobs and my child-bearing hips while keeping my twice c-sectioned belly under wraps. And I've found that nothing complements my swimwear quite so nicely as laughing, splashing children.

[PaintingChef]

Oh wow, she is my new hero!

[Heather]

I think MamaKaren has got the accessory market locked up. :-)

[Jessica]

Umm- yeah, does anybody else have stretch marks that looks like a 3-year-old kid took a purple crayon to their stomach? I'm trying really hard to love this new addition to my body, but it's kinda hard when all I see online are these perfectly round unmarked moon bellies.

[JustLinda]

Oh, I can deal with the pregnancy-sabotage to my body. It's all the damage I've done to it BETWEEN pregnancies that is killing me. Sigh....

[Heatherg]

I heart Emilin, I read her blog faithfully, I just never comment!

She is certainly an inspiration!

I didnt get stretch marks, but i have the fanny of all fanny's!

[freddy]

It's so hard to remember that we are not our bodies, isn't it? I've been thin and I've been fat, and while one body is easier to shop for than the other, it's been enlightening to realize that I'm still me, regardless of the size of my body.

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