I have now birthed 3.5 babies. On top of already being out of shape..I have pushed my stomach area to extremes, tortured my vagina and watched my boobs point further south. All with an audience who have asked all sorts of questions regarding my bodily functions, woken me to ‘check me,’ discussed bowel movements without batting an eyelid and so on.
I think yesterday…I really think we hit a new level of absolutely no dignity….really.
From my lovely GP. A mild Scottish Doctor…who has chatted to me about life, death, cars, hemmoroids, et al….
I had asked him to take a look at my c-section incision..it was a bit red and tender and I just wanted to make sure it was okay. My midwife had already said to slather polysporin on it..and I was..but you know.
He reminded me to make sure I was ‘airing’ it…and to “HELP” air it…to take some medical tape and er..em…HOIST up my ….er..em…folds to aid in this.
Basically…haul up my GUNT. (Gunt is a term coined to describe those HUMUNGOUS folds of belly flesh on some er heavier people that hang waaaayyy down. Gut + that nasty C word. Yeah)
You know…
I have a lingerie drawer FILLED with gorgeous stuff. Stuff that hopefully one day will fit me again.
Now while I ain’t the most hot to trott babe in town….my husband has worked tirelessy over the years to convince me I am hot stuff and bless him..but really.
I think we have totally crossed the line here.
Really. I will never shake this image from my head and nor…probably will my poor husband.
Aw. I’m sorry. If it makes you feel any better, my boobs are so saggy that I need to lift them off my stomach sometimes. How’s that for a picture?
Ah, hoisting it up for air….right there with you. And what a wicked name for my leftover baby blubber!
You had a baby less than a month ago, surely you get a pass if you’re not the thinnest you’ve ever been?
Well, I would give you one, anyway.
tee hee. The lovely fleshy bit that has never seen the light of day….but I have to say – the image is forever burned in my retina. Like I could even bend over after a month of having c-section #2. I can only imagine the phone call I would have made to hubby – “ah, hunny, I was airing out, and taped my gunt to my boobs and baby needs to feed now. Can you come home and rip this off..?”
I have one of those too. I expect it to be worse after I have this little one.
A Word To The Wise 4 All Moms!
I have listened to doctors, teachers, counselors as well as social workers dish out advice about our children and some of it is well taken, but all must be critically perused and evaluated by us, were the mommies! Who could possible know our children better than we do?
Some children have adverse reactions to sugar and some do not, however experts would like to paint all children with the same broad brush. Teenagers having problems in school is a good example. The first direction the experts seem to like to pursue is Attention Deficit. However a wise individual would first pursue the basics such as: Are their marital problems in the home or some type of alcohol or drug abuse? Is the child fighting thru Identity issues such as sexuality? These are just a few of the possibilities that could be causing children problems and us Mommies and Daddy’s need to make sure everything is being addressed before we push it off on a medical condition. I’m not saying we don’t look at everything; however it seems we live in a society that loves to turn directly to medication to solve a problem! Just watch the evening news and I’m sure you will see what I mean. The drug companies are now pursuing us directly to get us to ask our doctors for their drugs! The government likes to preach “Just Say No to Drugs”, and then they pitch them at every opportunity!
My 16 year old was being tortured by mean girls via email and was heartbroken. She was having some acne issues as we all did but they were extremely mean to her in nature. It was not easy but I found a site that carries Cyber Bully Alerts warning the children to STOP sending these emails as they are being watched and logged and will be prosecuted. We all know what this kind of meanness can lead to with teen suicides and all. I found the cards at http://www.hatecards.net and they did the trick! The torture stopped for Sarah and that was good enough for me. We need to find ways to overcome and adapt to protect our kids.
We can care for runny noses and chapped bottoms, but we must look out for our babies through high school and educate them to think for themselves until they learn too!
Billie
At Home Mom in MN
I don’t know how to comment following Billie’s comment. Sorry.
Yeah don’t know what that has to do with my GUNT!
lmao GUNT?! what a word! after months of dieting, and 7 years after my c-sect, I have finally lost much of my gut…..errr gunt and trust me, it still doesn’t look pretty! I’m thinking those HUMUNGOUS folds of belly flesh may serve a purpose after all….to hide the nasty scar that still itches and pulls after all these years!
I have a new word for my vocabulary. GUNT! I love it.
Is someone cyberbullying you about your gunt? Why I oughta…
Ah dear. Hang in there.
Same experience here too. Well, they’ll all part of motherhood and truth sometimes means no dignity too. Thanks for sharing your sentiments here. By the way, there’s a new social networking site dedicated to parents and kids, it’s called Bluepixo.com – it’s a place for Moms, Dads, and Kids! Now, there’s even a chance to win a free iPod Nano!. It would be so nice of you to join our parents’ forums and polls. Thanks a lot and have a great day!