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April 23rd, 2019

20 Tattooed Moms Showing Off Perfectly Imperfect Postpartum Bodies

Check out the new moms and their body acceptance posts

In order to bring new life into the world, a woman’s body goes through a drastic transformation during her 40 weeks of pregnancy. And no matter how fit they were to start, no mom will snap back to their per-pregnancy body immediately after losing weight. We’ve collected 20 images that feature tattooed moms sharing and embracing their perfectly imperfect postpartum bodies on social media. Take a look at the hot mommas in the gallery below and let us know your thoughts on this story in the comments section.

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Today my confidence is at its lowest it has ever been. This has not happened overnight, but built up over a few weeks. When I was pregnant, I felt ugly, fat, unsexy, and unlovable. I hated what was happening to my body and the lack of control I had over it. After I gave birth, I put so much pressure and expectation on my body to ‘bounce back’ within a matter of weeks, even though in reality, my goal is to feel confident by the end of the year. Now when I see myself in the mirror I’m overwhelmed by my insecurities and the internal dilemmas associated. . I’m not embarrassed by the scars my body now carries. I’m proud of what my body has done. Many women feel the need to hide it. But do I enjoy looking at this image of myself? My deflated body, my new rolls, my extra cellulite, my visible veins and sagging boobs. Absolutely not. It hurts. I can’t stand it. I struggle to look at myself in the mirror. Leaving the house is not a fun time… Nothing fits, nothing is flattering. Clothes i wore when i was 20 weeks pregnant aren’t even close to fitting me. . Other women post ‘look at my body just three weeks postpartum’ and portray unrealistic images of what it can be like as a new mother. I’m now 9 weeks postpartum. I don’t feel beautiful in my own skin, but I’m going to work hard through exercise and self discipline to at least feel better about myself. Beauty takes many forms and i should be proud. This is me … . . @obsessionsimage thank you for helping me be so raw even though its super hard to see myself like this

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Okay so here it is, 9 days #postpartum. Recovering and eating as best as I can with enough caloric surplus for milk supply. I’ve been counting my macros and using my 8-week macro friendly program which is available on my website (click link in my bio). You saw how active I was during my pregnancy and how well I ate. I had a natura labor with no complications (thank God and to this lifestyle). I am still practicing what I believe in : food is medicine and I don’t deprive myself from any food groups. I just EAT WHOLE AND EAT WELL. Mantain my protein intake high to support muscle (thank you @trusupplements for that amazing plant based protein. That was my life savior and still is). I drink about a gallon of fluids (mostly water). With the macro calculator on my program I’ve hit “mantain” with no exercise (of course). And apply 600-800 extra calories to support my milk supply. It’s amazing what you can do when you know specifically what to eat. I do miss movement but first, I have to heal properly. THIS POST ISN’T INTENDED TO SET ANY EXPECTATIONS OR TO BE NEGATIVE. WE HAVE ALL DIFFERENT JOURNEYS. I LOVE YOU GUYS WWW.MASSYARIAS.COM _____________________________________________________________ 9 días #postparto Recuperandome y comiendo lo mejor que pueda con surplus calórico para el suministro de leche. He estado contando mis macronutrientes y usando mi programa de 8 semanas que calcula tus macros que está disponible en mi paguina (haga clic en el enlace en mi bio no aún en español ). Todos ustedes vieron mi actividad y mi nutrición durante mi embarazo. Practico lo que creo: la comida es medicina y no me privo de cualquier grupo de alimentos. Mantengo mi % de proteína alto para mantener mi masa muscular lo más que pueda (gracias @trusupplements por esa increíble proteína a base de plantas, que fue mi salvación antes y durante mi embarazo. Bebo alrededor de un galón de líquidos (principalmente agua). CADA MUJER ES DIFERENTE ! ESTA PUBLICACIÓN NO ESTÁ DESTINADA A ESTABLECER EXPECTATIVAS PARA NINGUNA MUJER, NI SER NEGATIVA. TENEMOS DIFERENTES JORNADAS Y COMIENZOS. NO SE LES OLVIDE. LAS AMO!

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Okay so I officially had my baby 6 weeks ago and this is my official FIRST full-body picture of where I’m at. I’m struggling w/ PPD pretty bad, which I’m sure makes the reflection seem worse than it is. I’m not here to complain. I know this is great. I am here to thank @hokis808pokis though, he pushes me to get through ALL of it. The depression, the body dysmorphia, the mood swings. Yesterday he forced me into @victoriassecret and picked out an entire closet for me. Things HE liked. Panties, lingerie, a little night-gown and robe, perfume. Made me try it all on in front of him when we get home. Jumped my bones. Talked me to sleep like I was a princess. Yes, in that order. This isn’t a brag-post about the things a husband can buy for his girl. It’s a brag-post about a husband who tries for his girl. Knows where she’s struggling and shoves love, support and affection where he can. I woke up feeling like a 10 today. I’m lucky af. Okay, bye.

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Totally forgot to post this transformation forever ago!!! Top left is before baby & bottom right is after. They say you will never get your body back after having a child so enjoy it Now?! In certain aspects that is true. But from a fitness standpoint im not sure I can agree with that. For me, I am actually in the best shape I have ever been in my entire life post baby. How did I get my body back? For me this is what worked. After baby I walked 2-3 miles daily until I was approved to workout. I took 3 tablespoons coconut oil/mct 20 min before every meal 3x per day. This burns fat and fills your body with healthy fats – baby also got it through breastmilk which is SOOOO HEALTHY! (I feel like this was my key to loosing so quickly) I did a raw diet for the first 3 months. (Loved it) I made sure I was hitting my 2200-2500 cal mark, I did not eat with the mindset of loosing weight, my main focus was NUTRITION. After that I followed a mixture of a raw/cooked plant based diet. I then followed a lower carb plant based diet, only eating higher carbs after working out. Right now I am a flexitarian, sometimes I will dabble with meat, most of the time I won’t. I try to do low carb most of the time (healthy carbs post workout) I eat tons of veggies and juice daily. I do not substitute my juices for a meal, they are purely for nutrition. As for working out, I get anywhere from 2-6 days in. I weight lift my lower body & do pole fitness for my upper body. I actually don’t do any cardio since baby, some walks here and there but I mainly just focus on weightlifting! I don’t pressure myself like I used to, if I have the energy I do it if I don’t I make sure I get it done later. Life gets busy, we are all human, we all get off track. But, with that being said Consistency is really key. So if you want it, stay consistent, put a picture of abs as your screen saver, eat HEALTHY FOODS, write down your goals so you can see them daily and most of all just do it. You can ❤️

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New progress photos – Change begins to happen when you decide that you’re worth showing up for every single day. Real change doesn’t happen when you show up occasionally or when you “feel like it”. – It happens when you stay consistent day in and day out no matter what life throws at you. – From 1 month postpartum, to a sleepy drained mama, went on a week long vaca to the Bahamas, traveled to Florida and Kentucky, got sick two times, took care of a sick toddler. All of those things in the past 3 months could have stopped me but I CHOSE to show up every day for ME. – It’s not selfish to put you first, when you can’t pour from an empty cup. You deserve to feel good, and live your healthiest happiest life. Choose you every day, sister! You are worth all your love and more – If you ever need that push, you know where to find me #4monthspostpartum #chooseyou #feltcute

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Transformation 9 months in vs. 6 weeks out | It continues to blow my mind how the human body works. It amazes me that the first picture is me 9 months pregnant vs the second 6 weeks post partum. The body can stretch and adapt to grow a human life. That’s a miracle. It’s a journey to get back to your previous body, in fact, even if you get back to your old weight and reach your fitness goals, your body will never be the same. What I mean by that is, you can never go back to a time when your body didn’t carry a human being. My body will never be the same because I have carried two children, had two full term pregnancies. And that, that’s a change i will embrace. I love how God created the woman’s body so uniquely so that she could have her body transform back and forth as she carries little ones. ❤️ . . . . . . . . . . #inspirepregnancy #thebump #bumpdated #postpartumbody #postpartum #postpartumfitness #postpartumbelly #postpartumweightloss #barebump #9monthspregnant #37weekspregnant #6weekspostpartum #pregnantandperfect #dailymotherhood #uniteinmotherhood #pregnantbelly #transformationtuesday #pregnantbump #blogger #momswithmuscle #pregnantandtattooed #pregnantfashion #mamaneedscoffee #pregnacyphotography #pregnancydiary #pregnantandtired #motherhoodrising #twoundertwo #outstandingtransformation #maternityfashion

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I had a baby 24 days ago

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I never shared my 30 day results photos from before I was asked to be in the test group for our new summer program with only 20 minutes a day!!!! I still can’t talk about it and honestly, who cares when there’s so much in our catalog right now that you can do!?!? ‍♀️⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I see a little difference but the spray tan helps IMO. Cellulite is starting to fade (I only get cellulite when I’m skinny fat), my waist was starting to trim out (the after photo was taken over two weeks ago), and my thighs seem to be changing shape as I replace my fat with muscle!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ I lost all my muscle that 6 weeks I was recovering from having my baby. I also gained weight from my breastfeeding issues trying to boost my milk supply (10 lactation brownies a day will do that) plus the lack of sleep. I was in better shape the day I went into labor! THIS I didn’t expect! ‍♀️⁣ ⁣⁣ Want to know how I know I’m putting on muscle and taking off fat? THE SCALE HAS NOT MOVED. I weighed 165lbs in the before photo, in the after photo and today. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ THIS is why I stress measurements, photos, going off how your clothes fit and physical/mental breakthroughs. If you’re ONLY focused on how your body looks you’re going to miss all those other fun wins along the way! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I’m going to be allowing people to join my nutrition group that started Monday late so if you didn’t get in, you are more than welcome to join us by applying via the link in my bio. #2monthspostpartum #nofilter #postpartum

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This is for all the men and women who are feeling insecure about their bodies. You are good enough and need to believe in yourself. Because you are so much more than a body, the body do not define who you are. We’ve got so many good qualities and what really matters is who you are as a human being. Even though we may not look the same, we all matter and need to appreciate our differences and use it for the better. Diversity is important! I’m not always secure about myself and I need to work with my mindset, but what I do know is that I’m a hell of a good mother, good wife, good daughter, sister and friend. This does not depend on my body or what I look like. So, even if you are a bit skinny or you’ve got a little extra weight or (Am I allowed to say this?) actually a bit fat – you are perfect – you are perfect in just the way you are. #loveyourself #perfectlyimperfect #happymommy #mommy #mother #motherhood #bodypositive #momlife #bodypositivity #beyourself #kroppertopp #foreldreogbarn

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Mummy tummy. We are almost 8 weeks postpartum. And this is my body and I love it. I’m really sick and tired of seeing the “postpartum weight loss” or “bounce back” posts. Bounce back? Why do we feel that we need to “bounce back” after a baby? We aren’t the same person before having a baby. Why do we expect our bodies to go back to what it was? Pre kids. We shouldnt bounce, we adjust and learn to love our bodies. After all look at the magic they do. There are so many “influencers” on social media creating this expectation that within a few weeks your body will go back to how it use to be. Sure it can, mine did with Leon I was extremely rare. This time around it hasn’t. I have a new body and you know what, I actually love it. I love my jelly belly.. is that so crazy? I love how much leon love my “playdough tummy”. It might not be your idea of beautiful but it is mine. It was my boys home, I grew two children in there. It is beyond beautiful. Just because society had led us to believe that only women who have flat stomachs with a 6 pack, tanned skin, perky breasts and a thigh gap are the definition of beautiful and attractive. Even after children we are expected to work our asses off in that magical 30 mins we might get between breastfeeding and nappy changes to work out. Yeah na I’m alright, I’ll enjoy my shower or adult time with my partner instead thanks. Maybe even a Big Mac if I’m feeling real adventurous. We should be nurturing our body’s. My GP told me last week that I can start working out now and she recommended some sit ups to help tighten my loose skin, while her hands were stick picking at my belly. Excuse me? I know she didn’t mean to offend me but she did. 6 weeks postpartum the last thing on my mind is my loose skin. So to all the mummy’s to be, young women or even mummy’s them selves. This is reality, this is normal and it is beautiful. It was your child’s home. How can anything be anymore magical? Learn to love that jelly belly and those strech marks they were created from creating life. You are enough. You are beautiful. You are sexy.

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➡️Swipe for a sweet surprise . 1 WEEK POSTPARTUM – C SECTION . Nobody ever really gives the reality of having a baby . What’s usually shown is how great it is to be a new parent and while yes , it is wonderful- it’s not all that follows having a baby . My body feels like it got hit by a AIRPLANE . Not a car , not a truck , but one of those big ass international airplanes . Yesterday and today I could barely walk because my incision was hurting way too much . I had a scare last week thinking that it had popped open too . Luckily , it didn’t . My boobs hurt 24/7. I get 2-3 hours of sleep at a time MAYBE , if I’m lucky . And I gotta wear this crazy looking diaper or depends every day . (Hot , right ? ) And all this I go through with a reminder that I bought life into this world . Sure all these wild changes are formidable because you feel like you will never get back to your old self – but it is exciting to know that there is a new self on the horizon . ☺️ . To all the mommas out there , be proud of your body and everything it went through to give you the most precious thing in the universe . Treat yourself , love yourself and stay true to who you are : A powerful , badass woman who created LIFE ✨

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Recently I had someone leave a comment on a post saying something along the lines of “it was cool the first few posts but now it just seems like everyone is doing it now for the likes. It’s a bit much”. ⁣ ⁣ Sooooo they mean they are suddenly seeing a lot of women unabashedly share their body truths?⁣ ⁣ They say that we are doing it for the likes—for the love we get on these posts?⁣ ⁣ This, my friends, was a comment I was happy to receive!⁣ Do you know why ? ⁣ This is normalizing at it’s finest.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Seeing more “real body” posts = normalizing.⁣ ⁣ Women reaching out to celebrate their bodies journeys and receiving support from their community in way of likes/comments = normalizing. ⁣ ⁣ The more we share, the more we FREE ourselves and each other ! ⁣ ⁣ When I share my skin I do it for so many reasons. ⁣ For myself. ⁣ For my daughters-and my son. ⁣ For my own mama who wants to see me love my normal.⁣ For this community.⁣ For all postpartum mamas.⁣ For anyone struggling with body acceptance. ⁣ ⁣ Hell yeah, guys! ⁣ We are going to help free so many hearts and minds.

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The picture I took on the right was one I took for myself, to hold as a reminder of what my body looked like post pregnancy, before working out again. I thought it was too raw (in my opinion) to post, or should I say unflattering. The stretch marks showing that I didn’t have until I was 41weeks pregnant. The little pooch in the front of my stomach. My stomach has never been the size it is on the right, and although my stomach was huge during pregnancy, it’s not viewed the same. When you’re pregnant, (myself at least) I adored my body & all the changes. You’re growing a human, it’s an amazing experience. When the baby is no longer inside of you, the view of your body changes. You’re faced with a totally different version of yourself. Now I know I’m very fortunate to have dropped back very close to my before body without having to put in any effort. I know that. I’m not saying I think I’m fat. My stomach is pretty flat now at close to 3months p.p. My boobs however, have tripled in size. I will admit though, when I first saw my new body, and my stretch marks(they are on both hips & my boobs) I was definitely taken back to say the least. I expected to look worse than I did, but I still wasn’t prepared to see what I saw. I had a few moments where I became very upset, thinking I looked gross. My wonderful fiancé always reassured me that I was insane to think that. He’s amazing. It’s completely normal to be discouraged by your postpartum body, but we should admire it. Am I back to my before body now? No. Have I been trying? No. When I reach 3months p.p I may start working out at least frequently, I genuinely enjoy it & miss it. Being healthy & happy with yourself is extremely important. However, I’m in no rush. I love my body, it is the only one I have & it birthed my beautiful boy. I’m blessed, as are all mothers. . . . #transformationtuesday #postpartum #postpartumbody #5weekspostpartum #postpregnancy #postpartumfitness #newmom #stretchmarks #allnatural #inkedgirls #momsofinstagram #momlife #momblogger #mombod #motherhood #motherhoodunplugged

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