What do Postpartum Bodies Really Look Like?
6 years ago I was working on a project for my Masters degree. I was writing and presenting about body image after-baby. I needed photos of postpartum bellies. When I googled “postpartum belly” images I primarily found celebrity bodies. All from sites with...
End of Pregnancy Workouts
Whew, mama! I am now nearing the END of the 3rd trimester. I’m 37+ weeks pregnant at this point. How did this happen? 😉 Throughout the 3rd trimester I’ve been experiencing some definite changes. First, I’ve really been feeling growth spurt weeks. For about a week at a...
Does Everyone Get Diastasis Recti While Pregnant?
• Can you fully avoid Diastasis Recti while pregnant? • Does everyone end up with some degree of abdominal separation? • Or, is it possible to NOT get diastasis at all in pregnancy? My personal diastasis mantra is this: We prevent the severity of Diastasis Rectus...
Beautiful Bellies: Part 2
This Beautiful Bellies series (if you missed Part 1, see the photos here) has been inspired by my friend, Jayleen. Jay and I are just days apart in our pregnancies. We were chatting about the media frenzy surrounding model Sarah Stage, who had visible abs throughout...
Beautiful Bellies – Part 1
Pregnant bellies have a unique beauty to them because we know that there is a baby growing inside the body. The fact that the body can even allow this to happen is so incredible. Pregnant bellies are beautiful. In many and any shape. In many and any size. If...
Jessie Mundell is mama-in-chief at JessieMundell.com, where she’s helped hundreds of moms feel strong, confident, and EMPOWERED in their bodies with fitness programs tailored to their prenatal and postnatal needs.
