Any first time mamas terrified of their body postpartum?

I’m def terrified of my postpartum body, I’m due in 5 weeks and getting married late October so getting my body back in shape is always in the back of my mind. I’ve already purchased a postpartum brace to help with keeping everything together lol

As a mom of three ( one vaginal and two c-sections) I was in the best shape of my life when I got pregnant the first time. I was 130 and gained a lot of weight. Lost it fairly quickly after and then slowly started gaining it back. Now after my two youngest I am overweight and extremely unhappy. This is my fault for not trying harder not because of pregnancy. It will be hard to loose the weight but if you have a plan and the support you can do it!!!!! Don’t start off hating your body no matter what because PPD is so easy to get and you don’t wanna put that on yourself on top of having a newborn and all that entails!

I lost almost all of the weight in a week! Your stretch marks will lighten up and stomach will tighten up eventually. I was completely covered in blood red stretch marks and was huge now I look like how I used to just more flabby lol. I really wouldn’t worry about it as much

I'm definitely scared and worried. I'm 4 weeks away from my due date. Everyone keeps telling me I'm all belly but I dont see that but I also had body issues before pregnancy. I'm looking forward to going back to being a vegetarian and working out. I miss it. And my goal is to look even better than I looked before pregnancy. I've been in therapy since my second trimester so hopefully my therapist and my loving fiance can help me navigate whatever negative feelings I may have after my pregnancy.

I personally know your man. He will not care at all.

I hear you! I was so worried too. I worked out all throughout my pregnancy but still gained about 45lbs. I’m 10 weeks pp now and I’ve lost all the weight—without trying! Everyone woman’s body is different but try not to worry too much.

I'm just about 5'9 & reached 190. Then a week pp was 165lbs! I put on probably 10lbs since, but have started drinking a gallon of water a day, portion control, I'm already vegan, and exercising on an indoor cycle. 🙌💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

I definitely got and still had body dysmorphia. It’s not that I hate my body it’s just the change from being one size and then gaining and then having the baby. It’s just such a sudden shock to me mentally. And when I wasn’t pregnant anymore I’d look and see not my old body but something I didn’t know. You can’t compare your body to what it used to look like and if your wanting to lose weight go a healthy way

I was worried at first. I gained 60 lbs during my pregnancy and then ended up having to get a c section. But 3 months later and I’m 10 pounds lower than my pre-pregnancy weight. The only downfall is the excess skin right now, but my doctor said since I’m younger there’s still plenty of time for my skin to snap back 😁. I think you’ll be just fine. I mean I was so busy with the baby when I got home that my weight was at the back of my mind anyways 😂

I kept fit right though my pregnancy.
When baby arrived I didn’t weigh much more than before.
However I had an unplanned C-section and we’ve had lots of feeding issues so I’ve not been as mobile as I was.
I now weigh more than I did immediately after baby was born, and significantly more than I did before pregnancy but I’m getting over it.
My baby needs me to be there for him and nourish him right now. They gym will always be there for me. Enjoy it momma!

I’m 5’7 and pushing 270 when I got pregnant. Because I was sooo nauseous and didn’t have an appetite I lost a lot of weight and when I gave birth I was about 245. I didn’t get many stretch marks (which was surprising). Over a year later I’ve gained about 10 of those pounds back, but guess what...I feel sexier than ever!!! Yes, still have insecurities sometimes, but I’m not as self-conscious as I used to be. Maybe it’s the hormones. Maybe it’s the fact that I turned 30 and my ‘I don’t give a darn anymore’ mentality finally kicked in. But mainly, I believe it’s God answering my prayers. I prayed for the confidence that I have now. I prayed for peace and contentment. We’re going to have insecurities, that’s a promise, but you don’t know what kind of joy you’ll find. Keep your head up, mama! You got this! 💜

I'm a UK size 8, I had a baby 8 years ago and still a size 8 now although I did briefly go up to a 12 but lost it within 6 months through breast feeding and pram pushing, you'll be fine your body bounces back the only thing different with my body now is strech marks but they fade over time into little slug trails. I'm now having my second baby and not worrying about it this time, your man won't care and should love your body regardless and if he doesn't then he needs a slap lol 😊 xx

I gained 70 pounds with my first.
Yes. 70.
And she weighed 6 of those...
Honestly, I've been a bigger girl my whole life. So I was used to stretch marks.
I just kinda rolled with it. Once they become toddlers you'll chase em all day and the weight just comes off..

I’m on my second child and it scares the eff out of me. My first I lost all my weight and then some but over time gained it all back. Before I fell pregnant this time around, I lost almost all of my weight and literally had about 2kilos to go from my goal weight. Watching the scales go back to my former weight prior to my weight loss has honestly been the worst thing in the world. I have anxiety over it daily. My poor SO is like you don’t even need to lose weight you’ll be fine blah blah blah. But I’m pretty sure he just wants to keep me fat so I don’t run away lol 😂😂😂😂😂

You grew a whole human girl. Your body obviously won’t go back right away so don’t stress about it , work on it when the time comes. I’m 6 months pp and I’m still working on mine it’s a process 🤗 I lost 20 pounds 2 days after my son was born so the weight will eventually fall off. Stay active , stay happy , stay focused and enjoy your little one in the process ❤️

https://youtu.be/1o8tNEthajU
I seriously recommend doing some of her workouts for healing after and before baby! No stress! :)

This is my second pregnancy and I've always struggled with eating disorders. It's so hard to see some of the changes but your body will go back eventually. It gets so much easier as your baby gets older. My daughter is now almost 2 and because she is so active I had been losing weight steadily up to the point I got pregnant. I found that I also lost an awful lot of weight from doing YouTube workouts. Popsugar and hasfit are two good ones and even Zumba routines.