post baby body

A love letter to my post-baby boobs

A love letter to my post-baby boobs

Rachel Seelig

We shouldn’t have to live with 'broken vaginas'

Postpartum care

We shouldn’t have to live with 'broken vaginas'

Many women choose to live with the discomfort of birth injury because they’re embarrassed to seek help or their concerns are brushed off. That isn't right.

Leah McLaren

Sarah Nicole Landry

Influential Parents List

Sarah Nicole Landry

The body-positive influencer known as The Birds Papaya is one of the year's most influential parents for making sure no stretch mark or topic was too taboo.

Today's Parent

Why you shouldn’t try to get your pre-baby body back

Why you shouldn’t try to get your pre-baby body back

Everyone has an opinion on how to get your pre-baby body back—and now! It’s as if that’s all you can say to a mother who has just had a baby. It’s not.

Kyla Fox

What's so wrong with wanting to lose the baby weight?

What's so wrong with wanting to lose the baby weight?

Just as we shouldn’t shame postpartum moms if they choose not to focus on exercise or losing the baby weight, we shouldn't shame moms who do.

Allison McDonald Ace

Amy Schumer pokes fun at her saggy post-baby boobs with this new pic

Amy Schumer pokes fun at her saggy post-baby boobs with this new pic

Not one to shy away from oversharing, celebrity mom Amy Schumer revealed on Instagram that her breasts are #notwheretheyoncewere.

Today's Parent

Moms, let's just love our boobs—no matter what they look like

Moms, let's just love our boobs—no matter what they look like

Instead of questioning if they look right, let's bring some body positivity to our boobs and celebrate them for what they are: pretty freaking beautiful.

Simone Olivero

Stretch marks: Do they ever really go away?

Stretch marks: Do they ever really go away?

There’s good news and bad news. Here’s everything you need to know about stretch marks, including causes, prevention and treatment.

Andrea Karr

These 14 photos show what life after birth really looks like

These 14 photos show what life after birth really looks like

This travelling exhibit hopes to change the conversation around the postpartum experience by showcasing 250 photos of real women's bodies after birth.

Simone Olivero

Moms are sharing postpartum belly pics on Reddit and we’re so here for it

Postpartum care

Moms are sharing postpartum belly pics on Reddit and we’re so here for it

These women are celebrating their miraculous bodies by sharing their post-baby belly shots—and encouraging other moms to do the same.

Amanda Naccarato

10 photos that celebrate and honour ‘imperfect’ post-baby bodies

Postpartum care

10 photos that celebrate and honour ‘imperfect’ post-baby bodies

These bodies gave life, and that's nothing to be ashamed of. A shoutout to all the women sharing images of their postpartum bodies.

Simone Olivero

Revealing photos of ‘mom bods’ is a trend we should all get behind

Revealing photos of ‘mom bods’ is a trend we should all get behind

Is body positivity and shining the spotlight on scars, stretch marks, cellulite and excess skin part of a new feminine resistance?

Olivia Stren

I’m trying to love my post-baby flab—but I kind of want a tummy tuck

I’m trying to love my post-baby flab—but I kind of want a tummy tuck

Can a feminist who otherwise accepts her body the way it is change the one thing that bothers her?

Kristen Thompson

14 celebrity parents get candid on sex after kids

14 celebrity parents get candid on sex after kids

From kids walking in on you and your partner to what sex after baby is really like, these celebs don’t hold back when it comes to talking about sex.

Jessica Spera

I did it because I felt bad for him: My first time having sex after giving birth

Postpartum care

I did it because I felt bad for him: My first time having sex after giving birth

I could have done without sex for the next six months, but that’s not healthy for our relationship, and my partner clearly needed it.

FLARE

Why are our healthcare systems failing postpartum moms?

Postpartum care

Why are our healthcare systems failing postpartum moms?

Canadian and U.S. healthcare focuses almost exclusively on the baby, to the point that the postpartum health of their mothers is seriously neglected.

Corynne Cirilli

7 easy ways to treat mastitis

7 easy ways to treat mastitis

Breast inflammation known as mastitis can be very painful, but with expert tips for treating and preventing it, you’ll be back to normal in no time.

Claire Gagne

When will my postpartum belly go away?

Postpartum care

When will my postpartum belly go away?

It’s totally normal to look a little pregnant for a few months (or years!) after giving birth. But if your postpartum belly is bugging you, try these tips.

Kalli Anderson

Learn to love your stretch marks—with glitter!

Learn to love your stretch marks—with glitter!

Stretch marks are common, but that doesn't make them easier to love. One artist is helping to change that—all with a little glitter.

Kevin John Siazon

My half-ditched effort to improve my mom bod crashed and burned

My half-ditched effort to improve my mom bod crashed and burned

A year of saying “Of course I want fries with that—I’m breastfeeding” started to take its toll, but the road to a better mom bod is rockier than I expected.

Natalie Stechyson