First, let's look at my beautiful pregnancy hair...
Oh my gosh, how awesome was that? I am someone who has really thin hair to begin with & the fact that my hair got lovely & a little thicker during pregnancy was just a barrel of fun for me!
Well, this is a picture that was taken 4 months after having Isis & it was the first time I started to realize that all my hair around the front part of my forehead had fallen out. My forehead looks huge-mongous. Let's compare...
Not my favorite picture of myself. But anyway, now it's all starting to grow back in a little & it sticks up real bad. It's like half an inch long. I tried to take a picture with my phone, but it didn't come out great - because it's a phone. Still, here it is...
So at least it's growing back, but it's not awesome.
Couple that with the stretch marks...
and post-partum body stuff is just not nearly as fun as pregnancy body stuff. Although, there were plenty of aspects of pregnancy that were gross & plenty of ways my post-partum body stuff could be worse.
I'm not really looking to compare stretch marks or complain a lot about mine.My point with all of this is that we all have something post-partum about our bodies that we don't like - something that happened as a result of hormones or weight gain or c-section or, you know, growing a person!! But like I've said before, it's all about perspective. I earned those stretch marks & I worked hard for that hair loss. Because this...
is more than worth it. And if next time, all my hair falls out or my belly is covered in stretch marks, I'll be the mom with the wig & the one-piece bathing suit who is overjoyed that my body was able to make a baby & if that comes with stretch marks & hair loss, then I'll take it all!
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p.s. i just read this post in my google reader. aren't you just so proud of me? :) working in it...
You are awesome, and the best part is your stretch marks should fade and will most likely be too light to notice.
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And you look dang cute too!
thanks fer stopping by my blog! Your blog is kinda fancy too!! You got yourself a NEW FOLLOWER now too!!!
Darn Adriel for showing me up. I didn't use Google Reader this time. ;-)
Thanks for the visit and the heads up on the phone. I left you a reply and then realized you may not see it. :-D
I'll check my local radioshack tomorrow.
You are so cute! I had the hair issues too. It is so worth it girl! Your baby is adorable. :)
And I don't know if I've told you before, but I just love that you named her Isis- that's so lovely! :)
My sister didn't get a single stretch mark during her two pregnancies, which irritates me, but she has other imperfections to show for it. And even if the hair loss (just wait until it grows back--then it looks weirder!), stretch marks, and c-section scar bother me sometimes, they seem so trivial compared to what caused them.
SO WORTH IT!
I just posted new pictures of Vanessa!