But moms aren't waiting until the birth of their little bundles of joy to embrace their changing bodies. "I could be sad over this or i could just say: bring on the tiger stripes baby because behind them is my babygirl," wrote this mom-to-be, who baby bumped her stretch mark insecurities to the curb.
Don't you just love how underwear ads show off superthin, airbrushed bodies? Yeah, neither does this mom, who decided to appropriate the #MyCalvins campaign to share her version of a more realistic look at a woman in the designer skivvies. "We all have flaws and insecurities," she wrote on a now defunct blog post about overcoming her stretch mark insecurities. "Yet, we continue [to allow] the media to take what's ours and mold it into something that's unrealistic. Your body is yours. You have to live with it, so get used to it." We think we'll stick to Instas like DeRouen's over glossy billboards for now.
With big booties being #bodygoals for many a gal, you would think someone would make mention of the stretch marks often necessary to accommodate a burgeoning behind. Cue 'grammers like @dimples_fam, who keep it real with unretouched belfies.
Have you retired your sleeveless tops because of your arm stretchies? This body positive blogger has a few words of advice for you: "Love yourself the way you want others to love you, stretch marks and all." We're hoping it doesn't take a stretch of the imagination (sorry, we had to) for you to get on-board with her optimistic outlook.
