This post is about #bodypositivity and why I chose to accept my body.

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I gained a whopping 20 kilograms during pregnancy and I suddenly became overweight from being underweight.

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I delivered a healthy baby boy weighing 3.5 kilograms through an emergency but planned c-section. I exclusively breastfed for the first six months and successfully did it until 18 months.

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Now 2.5 years into motherhood though I have reached my pre-pregnancy weight and am able to fit in my old clothes, I still have a stubborn belly fat that just refuses to go away. I am scarred for life as a result of the c-sec delivery. My breasts have lost liveliness they once had. My hair looks lifeless and dull. The glow from my skin is gone. And I feel burned out and exhausted most of the time.

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But what do I see when I look at myself in the mirror?

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❤ I see a fuller body which was capable of giving life to a beautiful and healthy baby.

❤ I see a wonderful body which was capable of nourishing a life not just inside but outside too.

❤ I see a beautiful mark through which was delivered this beautiful angel in our lives who has been filling our lives with magic.

❤ I see a healthy and happy baby who knows he's loved infinitely.

❤ I see an adoring husband and a doting daddy who's equally proud of me as much as I am of myself.

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Our bodies are capable of doing so much and more and I don't understand what's there not to accept and love about it. I have never ever been in love with my body as much as I am now in this moment.

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It's time we mothers understood that! 🤗

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#cloudandsunshine #bookstermom