Close, but no cigar
I fully admit to doing it. As much as I try to divert my eyes in grocery check out lines, I invariably glance at the tabloid covers.
I rarely reach over and actually pull one off of the shelf, and I have never opened one to read.
However, I have to say, the horrible photographs and smut do grab my attention for a second.
Especially if there is some kind of horrific photo of a celeb caught off guard, wearing a bikini, with cottage cheese and bat wings all hanging out and flappin’ in the wind.
And if there’s a celebrity mom who recently gave birth on the cover, I silently pray the person in line before me has coupons and needs a price check so I can do a double take.
I mean I need some reassurance that I’m not the only one with a lumpy ass, some extra skin…
…or an extra 10 pounds they can’t seem to shake.
I know I don’t have personal trainers, a plastic surgeon, or even the energy to think about working out. But this time around, I cannot help but feel just plain old.
By this time after my first pregnancy, I was already back into my size 4 jeans.
This time? Not so much. Even though I gained significantly less weight.
My body feels more tired and my joints more achy than they did last time.
You know you’re getting old when everyone at the “New mom support group” is younger than you.
You know you’re getting old when your daughter points out the ‘freckles’ on your hands, but you realize they’re really just age spots.
You know you’re getting old when the only cast member from GLEE older than you is Sue Sylvester.
I totally need my own Madonna video remake.
(7 weeks postpartum)
the 2nd baby takes longer to recover from, i think. and the 3rd…fuhgitaboutit.
you’re beautiful. you’ll get it back. 7 weeks isn’t that long!! you can still say that you JUST had a baby!!
xo
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May 14th, 2010 at 12:07 am
So…you’re in size 6 jeans then??? You’ll be in a size 4 again in no time!
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May 14th, 2010 at 12:10 am
I don’t think I fit into a size 4 since I actually WAS 4.
May 14th, 2010 at 12:23 am
You honestly don’t look it… You look foxy even!
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May 14th, 2010 at 12:28 am
I still go through this mental battle every day – 6 months later. Don’t worry too much about it. I keep telling myself I need to live in the moment. Seven weeks really isn’t that long. I totally agree with Melissa, it is harder on the body after the first time. My back still aches and stuff. But, a good friend of mine is a physical therapist, and he reassured me that if you’re bewbfeeding, Relaxin sticks around keeping all those msucles still loose. So you can thank it for that. I just thought I was falling apart and crack-alacking all over the place. Hugs!!
May 14th, 2010 at 12:45 am
I probably couldn’t fit so much as an ankle into even your “fat” jeans. Thin is relative
Good luck getting where you’re comfortable, but I think you look lovely.
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May 14th, 2010 at 12:59 am
Oh I so hate that you look that good 7 weeks postpartum! I never looked that good pre partum! haha
You’ll be good as new in no time! Especially now that you have 2 that you will be running after!
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May 14th, 2010 at 1:21 am
I was going to say something like, ” I wish i look that good”…but, in honesty, it doesn’t matter if you’re a 4 or a 6 and I’m a whatever, what matters is that i totally understand where you’re coming from.
It’s always harder the second time around and the older you get, the harder it is.
Give it time and you’ll be feeling (and looking) like yourself soon enough
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May 14th, 2010 at 2:17 am
I’m 7 months out. Lost the weight and then some, but man, stuff has shifted. Age + 3 pregnancies = Just accept it and move on.
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May 14th, 2010 at 3:11 am
What is this size 6? I have never seen it!
Shifting the weight 2nd time round is hard. Partly cause it’s the 2nd time, partly cause it’s more exhausting with 2 compared to 1, so you don’t have the same amount of time to take care of yourself!
You’re beautiful no matter what! Just remember that! xx
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May 14th, 2010 at 5:03 am
The second baby takes way longer to recover from…and the third..well, I’m 7.5 MONTHS postpartum, and still have 6 lbs to go to get to my pre-preg weight! No fun!
May 14th, 2010 at 7:05 am
Shut. up. You look awesome dude.
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May 14th, 2010 at 8:34 am
Boston Mamas said it best. And I second it. You look Mah-vel-ous .
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May 14th, 2010 at 8:43 am
You’re beautiful. You’ll be back in your 4’s in no time. Have patience
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May 14th, 2010 at 8:48 am
I also agree with Boston Mamas, you look great!
I also like to glance at the tabloid covers. Often I wonder if its the actual celeb or a close look alike. I wonder how much of the garbage on the cover is true. I will never buy one though. not even for alien babies conceived by Elvis as interesting as that may be.
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May 14th, 2010 at 9:15 am
I’m not even going to tell you what I think about my body after my 4th kid, but I’m sure you can imagine. And I’M older than you. Feel any better? Probably not.
Give yourself some time. You JUST had your little sweetie. It takes a while, but you’ll get there.
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May 14th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Sounds like this pregnancy took more out of you, for whatever reason. They do deplete the mom’s resources — in the old days when women just kept having children, they would die after 10 or 15! You look wonderful. 20 years from now you’ll look at these pictures and wish you could have enjoyed your youth and your shape — believe me, you will. Your body knows what it’s doing. So relax, try to enjoy life, and forget the small stuff.
May 14th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Ummm….so, can I hate you a little bit? Because I have an 18 month old and my tummy looks bigger than that!
And, having a that second kid just seems to be worse for everything than the first.
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May 14th, 2010 at 10:05 am
You are being way too hard on yourself. Why do women do this to themselves? Nobody cares. Please do not use Hollywood as the standard as to what you should look like. It only been seven weeks. Everything was already stretched out and shifted after baby #1 and it does take longer to go back into place after baby #2. Just be grateful that there isn’t a paparazzi following you around to catch you without make-up in your bikini.
I think you look FANTASTIC! Ignore the belly. It’s just the mama blues.
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May 14th, 2010 at 11:36 am
Damn, woman–my youngest is 14 and I don’t look that good.
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May 14th, 2010 at 11:41 am
i agree…the 2nd baby does take longer to recover from. i couldn’t pop right back into my old clothes as quickly the 2nd time around. actually, some lady @ target asked when i was due a/b 2 weeks after i gave birth to my son (even though i had him with me). nice. but you are looking wonderful, girl!
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May 14th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
I disagree with you. You look great!
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May 14th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Ummm, excuse me…I have an almost 3 year old and I think my gut is bigger than yours..LOL. You look wonderful!!
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May 14th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Oh my gosh..you look good!! I think it’s because you were slim before pregnancy, so any bigger than that, you feel huge. But, to us, you look fantastic!
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May 14th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Madonna ain’t got nuthin on you. Also, I believe I failed to congratulate you on the baby! Bad Asian Invasioner, I am. Bad Bad.
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May 14th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
My word, you look fantastic!
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May 14th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
You. Look. Fantastic. You’ll get back to that size 4. Keep on breastfeeding, it works wonders.
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May 14th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Umm, there is a “4″ in my size, but sure as hell ain’t by itself! hahahaha.
you look good, love! you’ll get there don’t you worry!!!
May 14th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Whatever you do, don’t look at any photos of Gisele Bunchden (or however you spell it). She obviously made a deal with the devil … and Heidi Klum too.
And I think the last time I was a size 4 was in 8th grade!
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May 14th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
dude…I am almost 10 years post partum and you look better than I do.
Be quiet! 
You look GREAT!!!!!!!!!
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May 14th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
That Glee comment was right on — although I think the Principal is older than me too
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May 14th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
I am actually a few pounds lighter than I was when I got pregnant and I’m still only just fitting into the biggest of my pre-baby clothes. My body has changed. No getting around it.
A year or so before I had my daughter, I was talking with a friend of mine who was fighting to lose her own baby weight. She told me her son had said he loved her stomach, that it was squishy. Which mortified her, but was high praise from him. And she said that it is a great irony that what is pleasing to the eye is not necessarily what is pleasing to the touch. That line has stuck with me.
I think our sortof mushy postpartum bodies are natures way of making us cuddly. Sure, we’re not fitting in our skinny jeans, but our babies will love nuzzling into us. And while I would love to look like Heidi Klum, HOLY COW HAVE YOU SEEN HER?!, I try to look at the bumps and rolls as a badge of honor.
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May 14th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
hm… I’m in my third pregnancy. the past two was okay and easy for me to get my skinny body back. but this time I gained more weight and not sure if I can do it again.
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May 14th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
You are looking awesome! I know how you feel, though. I’m 6 months post partum and still not quite back into my clothes. It’s pretty sad. It is my fourth, though, so I’m trying not to feel too bad about it and I still have faith I’ll get there! It would just be nice to fit my clothes again!!!!
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May 14th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
That Vogue video was something else – wasn’t it? A little disturbing and hilarious at the same time. haha
May 14th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
P.S. You look fan-ta-bulous, my dear. Don’t sweat it.
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May 14th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
I know how you feel. You look great though, especially after 7 weeks. I’m betting you will fit into your size 4 jeans in no time. And I’ll be lucky if I end up fitting back into my regular jeans after my pregnancy, though I’m gonna give myself 6 months to do so. Or a year…
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May 14th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
You look absolutely gorgeous…be gentle with yourself…
hugs
shakira
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May 15th, 2010 at 4:03 am
I’m 16 YEARS out, lol and I look just like that!
)
You’re doing great! Size 4 around the corner!
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May 15th, 2010 at 7:23 am
give yourself a little more time. i’ll bet those celebrities practically stave themselves and have personal trainers kicking their butts!!
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May 15th, 2010 at 9:42 am
I have no excuse for my weight gains over the years. None. Except, well, slower metabolism. And that stinks.
You are doing awesome!
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May 15th, 2010 at 5:19 pm
I stare at the tabloids, too, when standing in line. What else is there to do, right?
& you look great!
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May 16th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
ah… it will take sometime. : )
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May 17th, 2010 at 12:11 am
you look fabulous!
Happy Monday!
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May 17th, 2010 at 2:22 am
You look great! Don’t you forget that!
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May 17th, 2010 at 7:38 am
I think you look amazing. It’s never as easy to lose the weight as the first time. Give yourself more time.
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May 17th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
You are beautiful! I can only hope to have the same body as yours! Dont be too hard on yourself, it will all go away soon!!!
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May 17th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Girl, don’t you worry. You are looking f-i-n-e and are not frumpy! Nowaynohow.
Me, by this time with my first baby I had lost the baby weight and even more thanks to breastfeeding. With this baby, not so much. Even though I am breastfeeding this one too. Sigh.
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May 17th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
You look better than most people who haven’t just had a baby (me included!!). You’ll get where you want to be, though. Hang in there!
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May 18th, 2010 at 12:04 am
You look better 7 weeks postpartum than I do 7 years! You look great!
May 18th, 2010 at 11:35 am
I loved that episode! I don’t normally watch Glee lucked but out one night and was totally entertained by the Madonna remake episode.
Although I could go for a remake myself too. You know, even going back down to close to prebirth weight is ok, but the lump of flesh where the c-section happens is so depressing and it’s been year. I’m with ya that’s for sure.
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May 18th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
You look beautiful…
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May 18th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
You are too tough on yourself! You look a lot better than you think.
After my 4th one, it took years…and still not the same as pre-preggy body.
And yes, I read through the tabloid mags – that’s my Barnes and Noble escape.
Take care and enjoy!
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May 18th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
You’re so beautiful !
May 19th, 2010 at 10:33 am
you’re looking great – it is always harder to get back into those size 4’s on the 2nd, and I hear even harder after each additional pregnancy.
i always get sucked into the tabloids but i must confess, i often pick them up and peek at the cover story.
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May 19th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I think you look fantastic. It was after my third son that I had the worst problem losing all the baby weight — still do and if the truth be told, I still have 10 pounds to go! And, yes I know what you mean about being one of the oldest moms in my group. So bizarre considering I was one of the youngest the first time around!
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May 19th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
I think you look awesome! You are gorgeous and I wish I looked the way you do now…and I’m…hmmm…18 months post partum?!?! LOL!
I’ve got something for you on my blog, btw! http://lifeonmanitoulin.blogspot.com/2010/05/awww.html
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May 19th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
You look beautiful! Fear not! You don’t look like you have much to worry about.
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May 19th, 2010 at 10:42 pm