Tag: body image
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Stop the Incessant Questions: A Message from a Pregnant Waitress
Get Pregnant Fast From the get-go, my friends warned me about the onslaught of unsolicited questions and comments I’d face during my pregnancy. I brushed it off, thinking surely it couldn’t be that bad. After all, people are generally kind to expectant mothers, right? My initial reaction was positive when a stranger first acknowledged my…
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Embracing Your Body Image Throughout Pregnancy
Read more As author Lisa Roberts puts it, “A woman who feels good about herself will embrace the changes her body goes through during pregnancy, welcome the challenges of childbirth, and readily accept the physical and emotional transformations that come postpartum.” Loving Your Body Image Before Pregnancy: Having a positive body image before becoming pregnant…
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Teen Calls Out School’s Double Standards After Yearbook Photo Rejection
Get Pregnant Fast In a striking example of outdated school dress code policies, a high school senior has brought attention to her school’s apparent hypocrisy after her yearbook photo was deemed “inappropriate.” This incident highlights the ongoing debate surrounding the sexualization of young women’s bodies in educational settings. Jessica Thompson, a senior, recently faced rejection…
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I Became Pregnant Again to Address My Labial Concerns
Lifestyle Get Pregnant Fast Following the birth of my first child, I can confidently say that my heart has never felt more complete. However, my vagina? That’s a different story. During my six-week postpartum examination, my doctor began with a rather disheartening remark: “Well, this is unfortunate.” Not exactly the reassurance you want to hear…
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Why Telling Someone to ‘Eat a Cheeseburger’ Is Also Body-Shaming: Let’s Put an End to It
Get Pregnant Fast In my family, my children inherit their father’s tall and slender physique. He has always grappled with the challenge of trying to gain weight, lifting weights, adjusting his diet, and even consuming weight-gainer shakes. Throughout his life, he has felt self-conscious about his thin frame. Sadly, I notice my kids might face…
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You Don’t Have the Right to Call Someone’s Choice ‘The Easy Way Out’ (Because You Don’t Know Their Journey)
Get Pregnant Fast Discussing weight and body image is a topic I find myself deeply engaged with. To be candid, I wish I could change my current situation, and I hold onto the hope that one day I will. However, for now, I embrace my reality as a confident woman living in a larger body.…
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Hey World, Step Back from Postpartum Moms
Get Pregnant Fast By: Jenna Matthews Updated: Oct. 6, 2023 Dear World, Allow me to introduce the reality of the postpartum body. Here it stands, a genuine representation of what many women experience after giving birth. I’m here to challenge some prevalent misconceptions: Myth of the “Snap Back” First off, the idea that you will…
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Navigating Midlife: A Journey Similar to Puberty
Get Pregnant Fast Ah, the tumultuous years of puberty! It’s hard not to chuckle when reminiscing about the awkwardness and confusion that accompanied those formative years. As a mother now experiencing midlife, I vividly recall the class that prepared us seventh-grade girls for the whirlwind of puberty. Soon, my fifth-grade daughter will sit through a…
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The Real F Word: Why ‘Fat’ Cuts Deeper Than You Think
Get Pregnant Fast During my son’s routine check-up at two and a half, he casually dropped the F-bomb for the first time. “How are we doing today?” the doctor asked, entering the room in his quirky tie, only to find my little one squatting beneath the exam table in search of lost coins. “Good,” my…