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Motherly Stories

I’m not pregnant anymore, but my body is broken

This culture does not make it easy to be a woman, let alone a postpartum one. For godssake, let us have postpartum, too.

March 17, 2022
Essays, Postpartum, Postpartum bodies

Health & Wellness

This mama is going viral for honoring her postpartum body and we are here for it

"This picture isn't about feeling amazing in my body. It's a moment where I honored what my body DID for me vs. how it LOOKED for me."

July 23, 2021
Body image, Body positivity, Essay, Life, Postpartum, Postpartum bodies, Postpartum body, Postpartum recovery, Social first

Shop

These are the swimsuits I’m loving in my first summer postpartum

My body still feels different, but I can't stop wearing these.

July 28, 2020
Bathing suits, Postpartum, Postpartum bodies

Shop

Is the Belly Bandit helpful for postpartum recovery?

I personally found myself wanting more core support in my early postpartum months.

July 14, 2020
Fourth trimester, Postpartum, Postpartum bodies, Postpartum recovery, Pregnancy, The motherly shop

Life

This mama’s love for her postpartum body is all we need today

"Yes, this is a postpartum body. And yes, this is a postpartum body that also looks like a pregnant body."

July 9, 2020
Motherhood, Postpartum bodies, Postpartum recovery, Viral instagram post

Celebrity News

Chrissy Teigen is tired of talking about her weight (and so are we)

She was shamed for gaining weight, then shamed for losing some. Enough.

July 9, 2020
Chrissy teigen, Entertainment, Postpartum bodies

Life

Your postpartum body: What’s normal, what’s concerning & how to feel better

2. Worrying about going to the bathroom

January 16, 2020
Becomingmama, Fourth trimester, Postpartum, Postpartum bodies, Postpartum body, Postpartum recovery

Life

What is the fourth trimester? Your guide to adjusting for you + your baby

In the fourth trimester, your baby is going through a massive environment transition.

January 9, 2020
Becomingmama, Fourth trimester, Newborn, Newborn care, Parentpalagesstages2021, Postpartum, Postpartum bodies, Postpartum recovery

Life

Thank you for loving my body more than I can right now

I compared myself to other pregnant people, both around me in real life and on social media.

November 22, 2019
Fourth trimester, Mama, Positive parenting, Postpartum bodies, Postpartum body, Pregnancy, Pregnancy body

Life

I’m training for a triathlon and feeling how truly strong my ‘mom bod’ is

For the first time in nine years I'm not pregnant or nursing a baby.

March 12, 2019
Body after birth, Body positive, Health, Health-beauty, Postpartum bodies, Self-care, Self-wellness

Life

Postpartum bodies: The ‘bounce back’ isn’t real—but fully ‘embracing’ ourselves is complicated

Pregnancy and postpartum life transforms our bodies in beautiful, yet occasionally uncomfortable, ways.

March 6, 2019
Body after birth, Postpartum bodies

Viral & Trending

These viral photos from a UK ad campaign celebrate postpartum bodies–and we’re here for it

Advertisers have discovered the power of reflecting our reality back to us.

February 26, 2019
Advertising, Body image, Body positive, Postpartum bodies, Self-care, Viral photos
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