"I Don't Think I've Ever Been More Comfortable": How 1 Mom Is Owning Her Postpartum Body

By Kelsey Garcia

Published on 10/10/2016 at 3:23 PM

2 weeks postpartum. I feel very confident in my skin after this baby. Probably more so than I did with my first two & with them at this time I weighed less, had less cellulite & all my postpartum clothes fit again. Right now I somehow completely lost my butt, which has never happened. I've always had a huge butt. I have that tummy flab, cellulite through the roof & I still can't wear any of my jeans. But I feel good about my appearance. I have no intention of doing anything about anything for quite a while. For one because I'm removing still & two because I'm nursing two, but mainly because why should I? There is nothing wrong with my body right now. According to the bogus BMI chart I'm a bit over weight, but I don't see that when I look in the mirror. Honestly I don't think I've ever been more comfortable about how my tummy looks, even before pregnancy period. I just feel really awesome. I'm really proud of myself for so much. I feel empowered. I feel the way I think I always should have after having a baby. I'm glad I'm able to have these beautiful thoughts & feelings about myself. Who better to have them about. #4thtrimester #postpartum #stopcensoringmotherhood #csectionrecovery

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Across social media platforms, women are embracing their postpartum bodies and inspiring other women to do the same. One mom of three recently took to Instagram to celebrate her body and its ability to give birth to her third child.

The mom, who goes by Momma Moonflower on Instagram, expressed feeling more confident with her postpartum body than she had after giving birth to her two previous children. "I feel good about my appearance," she said. "I have no intention of doing anything about anything for quite a while. Why should I? There is nothing wrong with my body right now."

Instead of feeling ashamed of her changing body, she used words like "empowered," "proud," and "comfortable" to describe her current self-esteem. She also said that's how she should have felt after her previous pregnancies.

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