FYI: Your Comments About My Pregnant Body Really Hurt
Last week I was making dinner when a neighbor knocked on the door to drop off a package. He and I have exchanged maybe…
Body Image
Whether you view it as something good or bad (or a bit of both) your body changes during pregnancy and after you’ve given birth.
Here are some posts on body image whether it’s about embracing, accepting, or just having a good vent about those new squishy bits.
Bringing Up Safe Weight Loss With Your Doctor
The topic of weight loss is a touchy one at best. You’ve probably seen articles about celebrities who have made a “stunning transformation!” While…
Hey, Be Kind to Yourself (and Your Body) Right Now
Any time the topic of weight comes up, our spidey sense can begin to tingle. Where is this conversation going? Is someone about to…
Five Beautiful Truths about Postpartum Bodies
Oh boy, this is the thing that is hard to ask, but am I vain because I am not always in love with my postpartum…
Roadblocks and Support for Weight Management
You may remember me asking you to fill out a survey from the post Obesity: Shame & Blame Needs to Change in an effort...
Obesity: Shame & Blame Needs to Change
When I was asked to be part of the Talking About Obesity discussion, I wasn’t keen on the idea. After all, the last thing...
A $30 Sports Bra Restored My Sense of Self
Everyone knows that your body will be different after having babies. You can’t stretch your skin out that far and not see any effects. I…
Parental Priorities and Being Okay With My Mom Bod
My shorts don’t fit. It’s the second summer in a row where I’ve gone to put my shorts on, and inexplicably (I use this…
The Truth about Postpartum Hair Loss: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Let’s talk postpartum hair loss. Pregnancy may have given you a thick, beautiful head of hair that made even the messiest of mom buns…
I Don’t Want My Body Back – I Want ‘Me’ Back
I am newly postpartum, not quite awake, standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, shush-shushing a 4-litre jug of milk and rocking…
On Being Asked If I’m Pregnant…Again
I am not the first or last postpartum mama who is going to get asked over and over if they are pregnant and then…
The Body-Snatcher Has Left, Now What?
Tell me this isn’t the plot to a horrible sci-fi movie: a tiny egg hatches inside an unsuspecting human being. As it feeds off…
What Happens After Giving Birth – 10 Things to Expect
After giving birth, you may experience all of these things, or if you’re lucky, only one or two. Here are 10 things to expect…
What Weight Loss Should Really Look Like for New Moms
Each day, we work hard as moms. We rarely sleep, and we are constantly running, so why doesn’t it show on the darn scale?!…
Why I Don’t Want My Body Back
On the first day of my first ‘Baby and Me’ class, the lengthiest discussion we had was about how to fit workouts into our…
My Second Baby Postpartum Body
My sweet little second-born is 4 months old, and you guys, sometimes I just feel like a whale. This baby weight is wearing out…
Mom vs. Swimsuit
Swimsuit season. Two words that definitely make me cringe when paired together. I remember as a kid and even a teenager, just throwing…
Underwear Opus
First of all, I’d like you all to know that me guest posting on Pregnant Chicken should not, in any way, be taken…
