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When motherhood permanently changes your body

I've been pregnant three times and my stomach will never be flat again, and I know I should love my 'mom body' but honestly I just miss feeling sexy in my own skin.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

She's mourning the loss of her pre-motherhood body while resisting cultural narratives that demand either shame or celebration of postpartum changes.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body as identity — physical self-concept?”

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