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I read in article on Jezebel about this that drew a parallel I liked. Women should get a pass to get fat during pregnancy the way young people get a pass to be alcoholics during college. Yeah, it's not exactly good or healthy and it's not a lifestyle you ought to continue after a set period of time, but for that short period of time you ought to be able to live it up without the world shatting all over you.
In light of all the critical media attention Jessica Simpson has been getting post pregnancy for not getting right back into shape fast enough, what do you guys think of post pregnancy bods. And yes I understand that some women look like their normal selves after baby. I'm talking about the majority of women who have stretch marks, bulging belly, etc. Can you still find your lady attractive even with all that?
Well, my boobs sag, and my tummy is a stretched, and stretchmarked, mess. My hubby still can't keep his hands off me...and that is NOT a complaint!
Truth is, in my circles, men are far less bothered by our blemishes than we are ourselves.
In light of all the critical media attention Jessica Simpson has been getting post pregnancy for not getting right back into shape fast enough, what do you guys think of post pregnancy bods. And yes I understand that some women look like their normal selves after baby. I'm talking about the majority of women who have stretch marks, bulging belly, etc. Can you still find your lady attractive even with all that?
I think what turns a guy off quicker than anything about post-pregnancy is the sight of a woman pushing a stroller...they seem to turn and run the opposite direction...just my observations.
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In light of all the critical media attention Jessica Simpson has been getting post pregnancy for not getting right back into shape fast enough, what do you guys think of post pregnancy bods. And yes I understand that some women look like their normal selves after baby. I'm talking about the majority of women who have stretch marks, bulging belly, etc. Can you still find your lady attractive even with all that?
She's still the same or even better in my eyes. She gave me my children. That's a gift that keeps on giving. Time to get to work on more.
People have an unrealistic expectation that 6 weeks post baby and mom should be back in shape. That is not correct. 6 weeks post baby, moms get their follow up exam with their OB and get the clearance to begin exercising. At least, that was me 6 weeks after a c-section. I had a baby in the NICU for 6 months and ate what I could eat to get calories enough to produce milk. It has taken me a year to shed the weight, but I did it plus an extra 5 lbs.
The obesity in this country is rampant and nauseating. Post baby or not, most women in this country have BMI's higher than they should to be healthy.
I had a little bit of post-pregnancy weight that was hard for me to shed, and luckily I didn't have stretch marks that looked ugly. But I still had this fear that others would look at me and see a less-than-stellar body, even though it was understood that I had just given birth. It took me around a year to get the weight off, but surprisingly, everyone kept on telling me that I looked great and that I shouldn't rush into getting back into shape. That pretty much dispelled the belief, at least to me, that we're expected to get back into shape a couple of weeks after giving birth.
I had a little bit of post-pregnancy weight that was hard for me to shed, and luckily I didn't have stretch marks that looked ugly. But I still had this fear that others would look at me and see a less-than-stellar body, even though it was understood that I had just given birth. It took me around a year to get the weight off, but surprisingly, everyone kept on telling me that I looked great and that I shouldn't rush into getting back into shape. That pretty much dispelled the belief, at least to me, that we're expected to get back into shape a couple of weeks after giving birth.
The men in ladies lives shouldn't rush their spouce. It helps let other men know..."she's mine and with me"! Look at the wonderful thing she has just done for us. A child is, or should be, one of a man's most proud accomplishments. The keeper man won't give a hoot as long as both the baby and you are healthy. C-section scars won't even keep our hands off you. You got them the same way as THIS!!
Any woman I decide to have a child with will always be beautiful to me, regardless of a few cosmetic flaws.
That being said, I would do my best to encourage her to not "let herself go".
Every guy I know, friends, my brothers (who are vulgar about woman) & nieces boyfriends/hubbys all have mentioned that they either don't care about stretch marks & some looseness in the tummy. A few have said its a turn on as it shows a depth of love that they chose to have a baby w them. I don't see why it would be an issue, most people have flaws. So what.
No, but if she was, I would never say no because of a little tummy or some extra pounds.
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Look at the wonderful thing she has just done for us. A child is, or should be, one of a man's most proud accomplishments. The keeper man won't give a hoot as long as both the baby and you are healthy. C-section scars won't even keep our hands off you. You got them the same way as THIS!! 
