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Boobs (after weaning) then brain.
@lawbee11: LOL
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My lower stomach, from belly button to lady bits.
It will never be the same.
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@MrsStar: @Cherrybee: @Sapphiresun: Yes on the hemorrhoids!!!! What the heck man?! I didn't get them while pregnant or during labor, but they show up a lil too frequently postpartum. Ugh. DS is 11 months now. I hope they go away soon sheesh.
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Belly. Pooch and stretchmarks. I'm working on the pooch, there's nothing I can do about the stretchmarks. But I wouldn't considered it ruined--as soon as my belly is flat I will rock a bikini regardless of stretchmarks!
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Brain. I used to have an excellent memory and now it's terrible.
Next is belly and boobs
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My vagina!!!
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Scary stretch mark belly for sure.
But also, that 3rd degree tear did some damage.
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Things thankfully returned back to normal. My stomach is a bit softer but once I work out again that will get taken care of.
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Not ruined. Just different.
I'm working my ass of at the gym so that I can get to the point where I feel comfortable in my new (stretch mark and stretchy skin) body.
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A lot of things are different but not ruined. My stomach due to diastasis recti is the toughest to deal with though.
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@winniebee: good to know! My boobs are so sad right now, hopefully the will perk back up!
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I wouldn't say ruined. My belly is not awesome, but my feed have been the most affected. Besides growing over a full size, I have had recurrent ingrown toenails, which I never had before. I had one removed, and it grew back, so I had it permanently removed.
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@Dandelion: Yep!!
My hips are so weird looking now... where did these even come from?!@Grizz: I like that attitude!
Although, *actually* most ruined is my tattoo. Seriously sad about that. It's on my hip bone, and remained untouched from my belly. It was the pushing that destroyed it. I don't even know how to go about fixing it
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My heart! It's running around on the outside now.
My belly button looks the weirdest. But now I have some hips and boobs, which is kinda nice!
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@jedeve: Aww
Great answer!!I don't like to think of it as ruined, but my tummy between my belly button and c-section scar will probably always have a pooch. I have 3 scars in that area from different surgeries.
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Wow, I really hate the idea that parts of our bodies get ruined after pregnancy and childbirth. Despite my stretchmarks and other changes, I've never loved my body so much or been so proud of what it can do.
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my brain.
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Boobs
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It makes me sad to hear so many people say that their bodies are ruined after childbirth. None of your bodies are ruined. They're just different.
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Nothing on my body, but my memory is shot! And my anxiety. I just always feel like I am on hyper alert and I'm really busy. But oh well, that's the adult life, I guess!
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Stomach, followed by boobs. For sure will never be the same.
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I wouldn't say ruined necessarily but I used to have a much easier time keeping my tummy small even though I always had big legs.
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@jedeve:
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Boobs. Not ruined, per se, but certainly not nice and perky like before. Such is life
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@DigAPony:
Nothing is ruined, just different. However, my biggest problem is the hemmoroids too. Didn't get them until six weeks pp and they come and go ever since (10.5 months later). No fun but worth it.
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@jedeve: Yup
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brain for sure. I can never think of the right word for stuff anymore. I get by with liberal use of the phrase 'that thing' and hand motions.
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@jedeve:
so sweet!
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Nothing. I'd cut my freaking legs off just to be a mom.
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I was happy with my pp body before getting pregnant again. My boobs are definitely saggy and my brain isn't 100% but I definitely don't feel like anything was ruined, just different.
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My tuchus, for sure. Hemorrhoids are a bitch. I got lucky on the rest of it. More stretch marks on my tummy, but I already had some from college weight gain. And they're not terrible. I'll still wear a bikini.
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Stomach. I have some pelvic floor dysfunction - but at least that can be fixed... my stomach can't. It is covered from belly button all the way down with stretch marks. No way will I ever wear a two piece ever again and it makes me sad. And that's not including the ones on my sides, butt and thighs..
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i feel like my stomach will never be the same, but i have to wait and see what happens until i lose 30 pounds and get back into doing sit-ups, then see what it looks like then.
but oliviaoblivia made a good point - i wouldn't say anything is "ruined". just different
even more than my stomach, i think my heart and mind have been most altered as my priorities did a 180 since having a baby.
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@looch: my tail bone aches too. What a pain!
Like others, my 'roids have caused me the most trouble. I have bad flare ups. I seem to get them under control but every few months the pain, oh the pain, comes back
So I guess my bum!
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Ugh, boobs. And they are ruined. No rainbows and kittens there. But it hasn't made me feel bad about myself. I'm just amazed at how sad they are now. Nothing a boob job can't fix, I guess.
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Breasts, hate they are so flat now. I wish I could get a boob job. UGH!
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@jedeve: I like this! My heart is just really really tender now, prone to extremes of love and happiness, but also pain and anxiety.
My physical body, though, is actually better now, I'm proud of what it did in growing and birthing a baby, and some pesky things that used to bother me (acne, some extra weight, too big boobs, etc) are gone now.
Ok ok, but I do have a hemorrhoid and it's kind of a bitch!
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Nothing is ruined! I've worked really hard to get to a point where I feel happy in my body again. It hasn't been easy but nothing was ruined beyond what I could do to fix it!
I guess my anxiety has gotten a lot worse but, again, it's something I can handle.
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We already have too many outside voices in this world telling us how imperfect our bodies are, whether we've had babies or not. Enough with the self loathing! I LOVE my body for the 2 girls it grew, birthed, and nourished/ nourishes currently. Nothing about me is ruined, instead I am made whole. Period.
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Aw ladies this was not a post meant for "self loathing" or feeling bad, was more meant as a collective group laughing about what we have gone through for our darling babies. Thanks for all your honesty, I'm sure we all know its all worth it. (Although it would have been fabulous to get a lovely baby and keep our old bodies the same!)
I'm currently suffering from pregnancy mask (darker patches of skin on my face) not super obvious but without makeup I look like something out of a horror film. Haha. Can't wait for it to go away.
It will never be the same.
My hips are so weird looking now... where did these even come from?!
Great answer!!
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