Why You Should Be Proud of Your Postpartum Body
16 Times Women Got Brutally Honest About Why They Love Their Postpartum Bodies
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!["And while I appreciate the positive [Instagram] comments — you guys are always so good to me — I keep trying to explain that I'm just good at picking out clothes that flatter my body and hide my tummy. And I've tried to assure many of you that I haven't completely bounced back and that my body has changed — a lot! But as much as I say that, I feel like it's hard to believe unless I show you guys. I want you all to see me as I really am, and to know that I'm not perfect and I struggle with my postpartum body just like many other women out there do." — Ali Fedotowsky](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/m3_gj35Sc7GsxYTi7ZwCDGRdVA8/160x160/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-:sharpen-!1,0,true!-/2018/08/24/748/n/24155406/2f65233fe7fc30f3_ali/i/while-I-appreciate-positive-Instagram-comments-you-guys.jpg "\"And while I appreciate the positive [Instagram] comments — you guys are always so good to me — I keep trying to explain that I'm just good at picking out clothes that flatter my body and hide my tummy. And I've tried to assure many of you that I haven't completely bounced back and that my body has changed — a lot! But as much as I say that, I feel like it's hard to believe unless I show you guys. I want you all to see me as I really am, and to know that I'm not perfect and I struggle with my postpartum body just like many other women out there do.\" — Ali Fedotowsky")
!["Be kind to [yourself], be forgiving, and enjoy who you are today because you will look back and wish you hadn't worried about your body the way you did. Go out, have fun, don't let it hold you back. You are beautiful — flaunt it!" — Kai](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/0hxbjzhVNmK6AL9RM38_fuhXXts/160x160/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-:sharpen-!1,0,true!-/2018/05/11/835/n/24155406/f1d09d31fda4379a_Screen_Shot_2018-05-11_at_2.50.07_PM/i/kind-yourself-forgiving-enjoy-who-you-today.png "\"Be kind to [yourself], be forgiving, and enjoy who you are today because you will look back and wish you hadn't worried about your body the way you did. Go out, have fun, don't let it hold you back. You are beautiful — flaunt it!\" — Kai")
![This fit mama said "enough" and decided she "will no longer be embarrassed by [her] loose skin" because she "can't compare your snap back to [her] snap back." — Brittanie](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/wuQvWvmn-n8sNPDgeAx6v2koURA/160x160/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-:sharpen-!1,0,true!-/2018/05/11/691/n/24155406/8f3d2606c8acabad_Screen_Shot_2018-05-11_at_11.35.26_AM/i/fit-mama-said-enough-decided-she-longer.png "This fit mama said \"enough\" and decided she \"will no longer be embarrassed by [her] loose skin\" because she \"can't compare your snap back to [her] snap back.\" — Brittanie")
