If you've had a baby, you know how incredibly strong your body really is. From carrying around nearly 30 extra pounds for months to withstanding labor day pains that no one can truly prepare you for, giving birth can feel like a superhuman feat. And while you obviously! Not only do post-baby bodies bear the reminders of how far you stretched to fit that eight-pound wonder, but breastfeeding and simply walking again if you had a C-section can be incredibly tough. Besides dying to just feel like yourself again, you might be stressing about your husband's attraction to you. It's true that certain things will never be the same again — like the density of your breasts, or the flatness of your lower abs — but do men actually care? While we can't speak for every man, we've found some husbands who can't get enough of their wive's post-baby bods. And what men really think about your figure after you give birth is enough to inspire you to sleep in your birthday suit tonight. She's more fit than ever, even though she doesn't think so. Her legs are strong and toned from carrying our baby from playground to playground.


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What exactly does having a baby do to your body? Who knows! We do know from research that diastasis recti — a separation of the abdominal muscles — may affect up to 60 percent of postpartum women six weeks after giving birth, and as Angela Garbes reports in her new book, Like A Mother , pelvic pain and pelvic floor problems are also common. But you know who does know what happens to postpartum bodies? The owners of those bodies.
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These seven naked and pregnant photos of Ashley Graham send such an empowering message to women out there struggling with the changes pregnancy has brought to their body. For that, and for so much more, Graham is a modern-day hero. On August 18, just a few days after announcing her pregnancy to the world, Graham posted a close-up photo of her naked torso and all its stretch marks. Hot mama! The still pregnant and glowy-as-ever Graham posted to Instagram on Jan. Graham also shared some sexy behind-the-scenes shots from her shoot with husband Justin Ervin on her story. And i would gladly appreciate it. When I look at this picture, I get so emotional because this moment feels bigger than me.
If there ever was a real come-to-Jesus moment, it might be seeing your naked, postpartum body for the first time. I know it was for me when I was staring at my fleshy tummy in the brutally unforgiving lights of the hospital bathroom. It's easy to get caught up in wanting our bodies to bounce back, given how, as new moms, we are inundated with images of seemingly perfect celebrities who practically sprint out of the labor and delivery ward in skintight spandex. That's why photographer Liliana Taboas of Divine Mothering wants women to see different images of new moms, and how they really look postpartum. But the photographs featured in her book, " I Will Always Be Your Mother ," are about more than showcasing women's bodies after baby as a way to suggest it's okay to look like a real person after birth. No, according to Liliana, it's about time we shifted our focus from how a woman's body looks postpartum, to what it just did! Mothers are an incredible symbol of love and nurturing. Women's bodies are so often reduced to their sexuality. I want to remind women that their bodies are so much more than that; they are strong, powerful nurturers and birthers.