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Commenting on post partum bodies

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Ginger26 · 08/12/2025 10:39

I'm 4 months post partum and have been quite unwell after csection and other complications. Up until last month I still looked pregnant, I do still have a bump now but can hide it better.
My sister had a baby 3 weeks ago and my mum feels the need to keep saying how great she looks and her belly has gone right down, can hardly even tell she's had a baby!
Now am I being overly sensitive here or is this a bit thoughtless saying this to me? Even if I wasn't post partum, I dont imagine I'd care what she looked like after having a baby, as long as they were both okay.
Why do people care so much what women look like during pregnancy and post partum?!

OP posts:
Coconutter24 · 08/12/2025 11:00

I took my first baby into work a week after she was born and a colleague told me I still looked pregnant!! It’s just rude. Not what a new mum needs to hear, they’re just thoughtless

Pinkosand · 08/12/2025 11:18

One of the worst things about being pregnant is all the comments on your body. I've had "don't worry, you'll soon be able to fit back in your jeans". I wasn't worried.

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