body/self image
How you give birth is part of being pro-choice too
What’s up with all the labor and delivery stigma and mom shaming with progressives? It’s like, ok do anything you want for the first few months of pregnancy–vacuum that baby right out if you like! But as soon as you’re in the third trimester you’d better be “breathing” that baby out into a bathtub surrounded by candles or you are a terrible mother!!What’s really bizarre about it is all the people who barely know me, have 0 idea about my medical situation, 0 medical training/background, and 0 interest in having kids themselves are suddenly very keen on explaining to me how I should give birth, and making all sorts of crazy assumptions about people based on how they give birth (e….
"When body size becomes something that must be cured, at any cost, so that we can, as so much ad copy…"
“When body size becomes something that must be cured, at any cost, so that we can, as so much ad copy promises us, ‘look—but most importantly, feel—our best,’ we will buy the magic beans; we will run until we decimate our knees; we will give up carbs, and then saturated fats, and then vegetable oils, and keep on giving up until we’re living on air—because there are no trans fats or pesticides in air (right?). This delusion is the engine purring in the heart of some great machine that sucks in human insecurity and spits out money.” – Laura Bogart, My body doesn’t need a cure: Sizeism, classism and the big-business hustle of the clean-eating industry (via endangeredbodiesnyc)
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zebbbbbitneverends: This is the best tweet
"It’s okay to be unsteady. You’re not doing a ‘bad job’ at recovery and it’s not a ‘setback.’ It’s…"
“It’s okay to be unsteady. You’re not doing a ‘bad job’ at recovery and it’s not a ‘setback.’ It’s all part of the process and it’s totally, 100{7920e18cf5186565893a18d1f69fa52bf2806dc683a7bfcea51d671d2f7d8125} fine. Every journey that’s worth being on is a little messy.” – @samdylanfinch We are here for you 24/7 at 866-488-7386. You are amazing and you are never alone. (via thetrevorproject)
I’ve always heard about how pregnancy and childbirth “ruins” a woman’s body from the man’s…
I’ve always heard about how pregnancy and childbirth “ruins” a woman’s body from the man’s perspective. How she gets stretch marks, pregnancy weight, saggy boobs, and a “loose” vagina. It leads you to believe that the worst thing about pregnancy and childbirth are these shallow things and that these shallow things matter at all. I do feel like my body is ruined by pregnancy. Because I am 38 weeks pregnant and completely disabled with a pregnancy related vascular condition. I’m laying here on my side. I can’t sit up straight for very long even. I’m in pain.20{7920e18cf5186565893a18d1f69fa52bf2806dc683a7bfcea51d671d2f7d8125} of pregnancies are so disabling they result in bedrest. Nearly a third end in a serious surgical intervention–the cesarean section–requiring a long healing time. Yet, there is no …
“Why do women get postpartum depression anyway? I mean, they have a baby…
“Why do women get postpartum depression anyway? I mean, they have a baby now!”“Why do women need maternity leave? They can bond with the baby after work”Umm idk because there is a giant tear running from their vag to their butthole and they’re cramping and bleeding for several weeks while their uterus contracts back down from 800 times its normal size and they can’t take a shit and hemeroids and urinary catheters because their ripped up vulva is too swollen to pee through and cracked, bleeding nipples, and a crying infant that needs to feed from said cracked nipples 12 times a day and needs its diaper changed about that much too.Do people not get that childbirth is horrifying? Like, just…
I love being a mom! Having a horrible 3rd trimester has made new parenthood seem like a breeze. I…
I love being a mom! Having a horrible 3rd trimester has made new parenthood seem like a breeze. I was warned several times that being a new parent is incredibly hard. When I explained how pregnancy had become disabling, a few people responded by telling me I should “enjoy” my pregnancy while I could because being a new parent would be so much harder. Well, toward the end of my pregnancy I was already only getting 3 hours of sleep per night and hardly leaving the house, but now instead of it being because of pain, it’s because I have to take care of this cute lil bundle! Vast improvement if you ask me!I think again I was dealing with a preference for the male …
Announcing: The #BlogHer16 Closing Party Venue
Today we’re excited to announce the #BlogHer16 Closing Party venue, and give you just a taste of how we’ll close the conference in style. Being in Los Angeles for the first time we wanted to bring a little Hollywood glamour and sizzle to how we close it out, and the stars aligned for us to secure one of L.A.’s hottest spots…and it’s literally STEPS from the conference venue, the JW Marriott Hotel! (In other words, Mission: High Heels is a GO!)Get ready to eat, drink, dance, and have fun at The Conga Room!Owned by some of Hollywood’s elite, such Jimmy Smits, Jennifer Lopez, and will.i.am, and catered by Wolfgang Puck, this venue is the perfect place to have the “wrap …
Cellulite 411: How to Do Away with Your Dimples
If you’re reading this, then you probably have cellulite…but it’s not too late. Most women will encounter those pesky dimples at some point in their lives. It can be a major source of insecurity for many, and the reason we cover up with a sarong or sometimes avoid the pool all together. We all secretly love to catch a glimpse of an unedited paparazzi shot exposing our favorite celeb caught off-guard sporting the tell-tale dimples that make them human, and we’ve probably tried every overpriced cream, wrap, or sonic treatment on the market. Image Source: Dion Dillard via Flickr The good news is, there is hope. Cellulite is not the be-all-end-all of your beach bod – with a little patience and persistence, …
5 Kitchen Essentials for Making Homemade Baby Food
I’ve seen so many mamas on the Facebook groups that I’m apart of asking about how to make baby food, different recipes, tools to make baby food, etc. When Phoebe was just starting out on puree foods, I did try my hand at making different recipes. It was really easy and I enjoyed it. I also love knowing exactly what’s going into her food. For a tiny baby, this is important.Image Source: thedabblist via FlickrObviously, you control what your baby eats. You can buy the best quality, organic everything. You can go half/half on the organic because let’s face it, organic=$$$$, or you can just get conventional products and that’s okay, too.The food part is one factor in the baby food making equation. The …