After having struggled with my weight for some time and gaining a whopping 60lbs while pregnant with my daughter… 2 years later im still 18lbs away from my pre pregnancy weight and 38lbs from where I want to be. While I am over weight and have the worst case of stretch marks ive ever seen, I dont hate my body. I wouldnt say that im comfortable with it either though. Im a mom, a good one at that and thats all that matters.

I am 7 months post partum with my second child, and am weighing in almost 20 lbs under my pre-pregnancy weight. But I was overweight to begin with. At 5’2″, I weigh about 168 right now, and while I’m happy with the progress, I know most of it is due to breastfeeding. My son is starting to eat puree’s so I know milk production will be going down, and I really need to come up with a good eating habit to keep what I’ve lost off, and continuing to lose.
I had a C-section with my first, and I have a perpetual “fold over” where my stomach flops over the incision. Not sure what to do about that….

3.5 months postpartum, I’m 25 lbs less than I was pre-pregnancy. But as with a previous commenter, I was overweight to begin with (still am). Also, I only gained 21 lbs when pregnant, and I lost it all the day I gave birth (not sure how that happened, my babe was only 7lb6oz). I don’t feel great about how my body looks, as my belly hangs a bit and I have horrible stretch marks from my lady bits all the way up to the bottom of my rib cage, but I certainly love my body for the nutrition and comfort that it offers my son.

nursing def helped me take off the baby weight after having two 9lb 22.5″ boys in two years. you look awesome, it was only 10 months ago I had my last babe and I am at my regular weight, which like you I hit at about 10 days PPD. good for you, you don’t need to lose any more weight, just give it a few weeks and your belly (ie uterus) will shrink right up, and then no worries! I also had those great steri strips and staples on the belly, brings back memories! congrats!

Monica brings up a good point. No, I’m not crazy about the way I look right now, and I do feel guilty that at 6 months post partum, I still have this much extra fat, but it’s more than that. Before my baby I was strong, I had excellent balance, I played roller derby! Now, I just feel kind of tubby and flubby and not very fit.

p.s. Danielle, I think you look great!

I was very lucky and am about 15 lbs and 2 pant sizes smaller than my pre-pregnancy weight and I have to say I think it’s due to breastfeeding. My daughter eats at least every 2 hours even at night at 5 months old so I’m kind of working for it in a way.

I always had a chubby belly and scrawny arms and legs so I’m thrilled hat my stomach is now smaller although the skin is just… odd.

I’m not thrilled with the deflated balloon I still have (a year later), but I can honestly say I really like my stretch marks! Everyone complains about stretch marks but I like how mine (and I have PLENTY) are such a crazy design and pattern and they’re still a cool purple-ish color… it’s like a cool natural tattoo reminding me of my kids. :) That having been said I didn’t have abs or anything before kids and I’ve never been big into showing off my belly anyway… if they were preventing a budding swimsuit modeling career for me or something I might feel differently.

After my first, my body bounced back almost right away (I’d say about two months, maybe?). My stomach was flat and I had these awesome boobs from breast feeding. I was thrilled! When I stopped breast feeding, my boobs were SMALLER than they were pre-pregnancy ( I didnt think that was possible with my barely B’s!) and they were dog-earish. Oh well, I can wear a push up. I did not have any stretch marks. I was good to go! I am now 6 months post partum with my 2nd and it is SO NOT THE SAME!!! My stomach is still rolly polly and now I have white stretch marks. My boobs did not get as big as before and they are even saggier now, like the nipple is starting to point down. I could cry as I write this. I HATE my post partum body. My arms are thick, my face is rounder and I AM at prepregnancy weight (140 and 5’9). NOTHING went back to where is was!! I’m exhausted from chasing a four year old and nursing a baby all night and have no desire to exercise and when I do get on the treadmill for maybe 20 minutes a day, about a week later, I am not producing enough milk!! I love my children, I wouldn’t trade them for my old body, but I cant stand looking in the mirror dressed, undressed, period!!

I’m a year out and I can still stretch the skin on my belly a good inch and a half. I’m almost 40lbs below my pre-pregnancy weight and two sizes smaller, but things are just in different places now. I can’t say I love my post-baby body, but it also hasn’t stopped me from wearing a bikini, either.

I know how all of you feel. My story goes like this: pre-pregancy 186. Delivery weight 205 child 9 lbs 4 ounces.(4/25/2007) Eight week check-up 163. Now 1/1/2012 I am 210 and have not been on a date since my daughter was conceived. Do I hate my post-partum body? Yes and No. It came from an incredible achievement. It made my little girl!!! But I do not feel attractive or sexy and I don’t believe anyone else thinks I am either. But I would not give up my daughter to have my old body back.