When will this end? I feel terrible. Overweight, biggest I've ever been in my life, unsexy, barely get a chance to shower most days, make up is non existent, hair is suffering. Clothes awful. Mood low majority of the time what I do is just a distraction for how awful I feel inside. I am deeply grateful for my children, but I just can't seem to get it together energy wise. My youngest is 5 months.
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Honestly, hang in there and it will get better soon. Cherish the time you have with your kids while they're this young.

I feel you. My second but tears apart, it feels like my boy has added an extra persons weight to my body. Summer is here and clothes are lovely but not kind to breast feeding, new gunt mummy, bit tapped in the hormonal head. However as I’ve always been told. Your little one doesn’t care. You could be an alien in a swimming pool but they still love you, and that’s what keeps me sane. I’m not twenty anymore, don’t have the money for slimming drugs, I’ve lived a life and I’ll never be the same. But my kids love me. Keep reminding yourself your kids see mum and love mum whatever our faults.

Its ok, i havent brushed by hair in a month and currently growing a naturally occured dreadlock 😂😂😂. I still look 6 months pregnant with hanging belly, spotty face as my night time routine turned into washing baby bottles and crawling to bed. Have a look at my last photo on my profile, thats my best look at the moment 🤣🤣🤣 due to sleep deprivation and hormones still playing up i got my doctor to prescribe me some antidepressants which make my days so much easier mentally and a calmer, happier mum. Talk to your other half how you feel and ask to give you more compliments and affection ( sometimes they need to be told 😄). Hope this helps 🤗

I felt exactly like this for almost a year after my daughter I tried everything to get back to my old self but In the end I just decided to accept it, I get all dressed up and wear somthig nice maybe once a month but ultimately I know this is how I will be for who knows how long, i chose to think that it doesn't make me gross or unattractive just somthing new I like to think I gave my beauty and energy to my little girl ill still look at myself sometimes and be disgusted but thinking that shes going to grow into everything I've given her makes me feel happier than anything else could x

I raise a glass or two of anything therapeutic a good playlist you can play as loud as you like and wear whatever you damn well want- even if it’s five mins without the little one/s. We’re all doing ok and we’re all getting there inch by inch x 🥂