tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post7032866952990514737..comments2023-09-02T07:03:19.479-07:00Comments on jurlpower: Damaged JurlMisti D. Mostellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18168890895324316292noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-90729066592576422732007-10-27T08:30:00.000-07:002007-10-27T08:30:00.000-07:00Jurl, I feel ya. I, too, suffer from the pee pee d...Jurl, I feel ya. I, too, suffer from the pee pee dance. And, I don't think there's an exercise out there that will get rid of the excess SKIN! I gained so much weigh--60 lbs(loads of swelling---and ice cream---for the calcium of course) that I cringe when I see pics of myself towards the end. Nor will exercise remove the lovely MOLES off my NIPS or take away the MOCHA ARMPITS I developed. (I have found that some rubbing alcohol, a prayer, and some fast yanking will remove the small moles---not TOO much bleeding). Nor will excercise remove the stretch marks that span the circumference of my abdomen, hips, thighs, bellybutton, and butt. My husband USED to tell me I had the best butt in the world. He never says that anymore....and I don't particularly feel comfortable with him looking at it anymore. I don't really think that exercise will make my hips unexpand (is that a word?). I look like my mother and it depresses me. Before going back to work after 12 weeks off, I went through my closet to separate the good from the bad: not much good left. I gave a bagful to the needy and opted to buy a good girdle so that I could fit into the remains of my wardrobe. (Unfortunately, a teacher's salary doesn't permit buying a whole new wardrobe.) I don't mind the girdle, it makes me feel "smooth" again in those now saggy areas: stomach, hips, butt, upper thighs, etc. I feel like a fraud when people tell me I look good...like you, I am too honest and tell them that it's not really me, just the work of a good girdle. Maybe one day I won't need the girdle (or the maternity jeans), but until then, it will have to do. <BR/><BR/>Love ya,<BR/>AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-12327403303864639142007-10-25T10:49:00.000-07:002007-10-25T10:49:00.000-07:00Its been 13 months and I'm not down to my pre-preg...Its been 13 months and I'm not down to my pre-preg weight and, in fact, I feel like I'm bigger now than I was 4 months post-preg (b/c when I was on maternity leave I had time to go for walks with the baby in her stroller, but not so much now). But hey, whatever. So I can't wear all of my pre-preg clothes, I buy new ones. But I can hug and kiss my sweet little one and listen to her talk and giggle and babble and try to walk-- instead of prancing around in size 6 couture pencil skirts. So I figure that's not too bad a trade off. Those couture pencil skirts, other than tightly hugging my ass, really don't give me all that much TLC nor do they make me want to get out of bed in the morning to see them smile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-63177259346836583222007-10-25T08:43:00.000-07:002007-10-25T08:43:00.000-07:00You didn't become this way overnight, so give your...You didn't become this way overnight, so give yourself some time to recover. Not to make you cry or anything, but it's been 8 months and I'm just now back to my pre-preg weight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-79207175696068074742007-10-24T17:38:00.000-07:002007-10-24T17:38:00.000-07:00i will say this, after my babies, the pee pee issu...i will say this, after my babies, the pee pee issue eventually went away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-85712818647066089692007-10-24T10:57:00.000-07:002007-10-24T10:57:00.000-07:00your becoming your mother. Stop.your becoming your mother. Stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-20370721670104023612007-10-24T09:52:00.000-07:002007-10-24T09:52:00.000-07:00I have tried the Kegals and who would of thought t...I have tried the Kegals and who would of thought that working out your vag would be soooo freaking exhausting? Each time I was pregnant I told myself I would do them to make the labor of pushing easier, and I would try - for a while. But the nurse said to do them in sets of 10 and hold each one for ten seconds. I almost passed out after the first three.Geminihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327798672440971824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-35204471106414612292007-10-24T08:15:00.000-07:002007-10-24T08:15:00.000-07:00I wonder if Post partum Kegels work to improve the...I wonder if Post partum Kegels work to improve the pee pee situation? I laughed at those books that told me to do them while pregnant, but now after your post, I may try to do about 100 sets a day from now until I have my baby. =)Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368381159659869040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-37215467003136275142007-10-24T06:40:00.000-07:002007-10-24T06:40:00.000-07:00You're not damaged, jurl, just recovering. Give y...You're not damaged, jurl, just recovering. Give yourself some time. I don't know nothing 'bout no pregnancy, but I do know some things about emotional and physical pain. Exercise is great--get those endorphins up. Do things that make you laugh. And don't forget that you're usually the one who makes people laugh and brings joy into their lives. Don't be so hard on yourself--you're great just the way you are.<BR/><BR/>XOXO, Sua sponteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com