Bianca Cheah Chalmersさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Bianca Cheah ChalmersInstagram)「2 months postpartum Vs 10 months postpartum 💪🏽 Stretch marks. I have a few beautiful silky white lines on my thighs from when I was a growing teenager and a bunch on my breasts. I look at them and smile as I’ve now learned to embrace them, they remind me of my childhood days. My dear mother earned her beauty from bringing my twin sister and me into this world. But when I fell pregnant and my skin started to stretch, that unbearable itchy feeling suddenly hit me. And, I’ll be honest, I was so worried about getting stretch marks, and I didn’t want them. I was so focused on what I would look like, and what others would see 😩. So out I went, I brought a basket of products, and every morning and night after a shower I would lather my baby bump in every single product I had. My clothes were saturated and I smelt like a candy shop. It became a ritual, soggy clothes, and oily skin. As I watched my bump grow day by day, something happened. I suddenly started to grow a new found love for my body — I felt empowered and strong. By 38 weeks, I was on a constant high, knowing that my little Oliver would be earth-side soon. Now that I am 11 months postpartum, I look at my body in the mirror searching for any kind of memory that I earned from when I was pregnant. Soft stretchy skin, rolls and Oliver’s c section scar, but no stretch marks. I was certain I would get just a few, but nothing, and now I wished I did. Once I became a mother, everything just changed, how I viewed myself, and I how I perceived life and how memories are everything. It’s hard to explain, but becoming a mama taught me to, self love, be proud of all it has achieved, scars and all. Now, lay in bed of a night while Olly is fast asleep in his crib, and I rest my hand on my belly and scar, because that’s my memory — that he’s always with me wherever I am. #motherhood #mumlife #momlife #11monthsold」6月24日 5時34分