Comments on: I Used to Have a Beautiful Belly. Now I Have Beautiful Kids.

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:28:12 +0000

You go, Momma! I don’t know if my belly was ever cute, but after twins and a 10+ lb baby, it’s still here 6 years later. Proud of mine, too!

By: Kande

Kande — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:54:52 +0000

Said on Scary Mommy Blog and will reiterate here – since when were wrinkles, stretch marks, saggy bellies and saggy boobs signs of imperfections? We are just as beautiful and perfect at this age and stage as when we were fat roly-poly babies with gummy smiles, chubby toddlers with pokey out bellies, gawky children with lingering baby fat and jack-o-lantern smiles, awkward teens with all the hormone related physical effects … the body is a source of wonder and beauty and perfection – at EVERY stage – and we should no more compare a postpartum mommy belly to a taunt teens and see failure than we would compare a fat poking out toddler belly to a taunt teens and see failure – how ridiculous would that be? Each stage is perfection just as it is!

By: Susan (5 Minutes for Mom)

Susan (5 Minutes for Mom) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:05:15 +0000

Lolli, this is brilliant. My belly bares the scars of only two births, and I try to remember that each stretch mark is worth it.

By: Tania aka Pure Natural Diva

Tania aka Pure Natural Diva — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:59:50 +0000

Lolli,

Being a mother is worth every sacrifice we make…and we make a lot of them.
You are gorgeous, strong, tenacious and amazing.

By: Lolli

Lolli — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:30:36 +0000

In reply to Rajean. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE what you said here. Thank you!

By: Jo-Lynne {Musings of a Housewife}

Jo-Lynne {Musings of a Housewife} — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:24:11 +0000

Totally worth it. You are brave and beautiful. xo

By: BusyWorkingMama

BusyWorkingMama — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:59:47 +0000

I don’t have the scars but I probably have an extra inch in my hips and waist. The price is worth the rewards for sure!

By: Rajean

Rajean — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:35:54 +0000

First, you were inspired. Next, you inspired. I’ve read tattoos tell a story of a person’s life. I think a mama’s belly tells a truer story. Thank you.

By: Lolli

Lolli — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:26:38 +0000

In reply to ReluctantMomma. OK, I promise. Just for you (ok, I promise for myself, too...).

By: Lolli

Lolli — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:25:23 +0000

In reply to MommyNamedApril. Yes, the kids are worth it. But it's easy to "forget" and just see the stretch marks. As a funny side note, my youngest son LOVES to lay on my belly because it's so "soft and squishy." Another hidden blessing of belly flab. lol