Would you put a picture of your mummy tummy on the internet?

[joshandjamie]

Not sure if you read all the recent news reports like this about a new miracle cream that is supposed to get rid of mummy tummies.

The articles say that 'body image anxiety' is the latest issue for mums (like we need another issue).

So a bunch of us have got behind a counter campaign to show that mummy tummies are something to be proud of. We've taken pics of our tummies and posted them online in this gallery along with a quote about how we feel about our tummies.

We're trying to get as many mums as possible to post their pics to demonstrate what real mothers look like underneath their clothes - to help remove the stigma of not having a perfect tummy.

If you love your mummy tummy, please join the campaign.

I LOVE my figure (hate the term mummy tummy though) - it has scars, saggy bits, lumpy bits, hairs and everything, and it is MINE.

I have had two sections, I am probably slightly overweight (but who really cares about maybe half a stone- I don't even know how much I weigh to tell you) and my breasts are less full and high than they were when I was 19.

But, you know what? I'm not 19. I'm 25. I'm sure when I am 35 I will look different again.

I don't see the point in being all worried about your figure. Dress in a flattering way for your figure, yes. Try to eat healthily and exercise, of course. But don't be ashamed about having a rounded belly after you have had children! Don't be ashamed of not looking like a childless teenager! You're not! You are still perfect.

I have honestly never seen an ugly naked person. I have washed people who have lived though a century of children, poverty, diets, work and whatever, and they are still beautiful. I have spoken with women covered in tatoos over their rounded bodies, they are still wondeful to see.

Do your toddler dc worry about their little pot bellies? I hope not. So why do fully grown women, who have lived and acheived many things, still worry about people seeing the evidence for some of that life?

"It's just another word for fat."

Mine's not fat! It's excess skin that hangs - it would look so much better. If it was full of fat then that would mean that I could lose it [hsad].

At the moment it looks ok because I'm pg again but I'm praying that it won't look worse once I've had this baby!

There's no way on earth that I would post a picture of it on t'internet! No one would know it was me but I'd know and looking at it would make me feel sad!

That sentence is supposed to say, "it would look so much better if it was actually fat!"

I, however, would be unlikely to post my picture on what appears to be a commerical site. I refuse to be used as "shock value" to get more hits.

One of those tums on there is totally thin and perfect... why post a pic of your gorgeously slim unstretchmarked tanned tummy... show off

I've put on and lost 5 stone with 4 pregnancies.
It does come off and you can get a flat stomach again, but my god it takes work and the older you get the harder it is to achieve.
Right now I am more interested in enjoying my baby thank you very much, I wish I'd known with my first two certainly that the weight creeps off over 9-12 months and in the mean time chill, no pressure.