The New Mom Physique

Losing the baby weight wasn’t hard. In fact, between three-hour walks and hastily gobbled cereal for lunch, most moms I know are 5-10 pounds lighter than our pre-pregnancy weight. But everything is a bit...redistributed. Stomach skin is still saggy, and let’s not even talk about the boobs. My son informed me that my bra was to hold my boobies on so that they didn’t fall off and roll away, and I think he is right. I’ve got a complete mismatch of developed arm muscles from carrying a baby on one side for seven months and the bucket seat on the other arm. My legs are strong from hauling laundry up two flights of stairs but marked by bruises from walking into furniture after late-night feedings and spider veins. It’s the new mom physique, and although you won’t see it on the cover of Sports Illustrated any time soon, we’ve earned every one of our battle scars.