I've officially lost all of my baby weight. I'm just as scrawny as I used to be Not only that, but my boob (left one, since I quit nursing on it) is so small my chest is practically concave. Today I was in Togo's getting a sandwich. The guy asked if I wanted to add a soda. I said "No"- the lady next to me then says, "...and that's why you are so skinny!" She was oh, maybe 5'5 and 130lbs....what I would call thin, not in any position to really comment about anyone else being thin, because she was in no way overweight. I HATE when people say "skinny". Thin or slender is okay, but skinny makes me feel SCRAWNY.

Little did the lady know, my sandwich had bacon AND blue cheese dressing on it, and the only reason I said no to the soda was because I didn't want to pay $1.79 for a small drink when I could go across the street to McDonalds and get a large sweet tea for $1.

I wish I could be pregnant all the time I felt so beautiful when I was pregnant, and I loved every pound that I gained!

PS- I've 100% decided to get a boob job when we are done having kids.

[SandKmommy]

I'll give you half my boobs Gladly. I'm having a breast reduction when we are officailly done having kids. I'm on the other end of the poll though, I'm about 40lbs over weight (saddly none of that was gained from pregnancy since I only gained 4lbs this time) so I get looks and comments about how large I am, as well as my breastsize, (Larger then a DDD I've recently found out before Kieran was born )

I would love to take half of your boobs- it would be win-win for both of us!

I know its hard to be overweight also. There are drawbacks to both. I would kill for some curves and to feel more "womanly". Most days I feel like a 13 year old boy.

Well you certainly look nothing like a 13 year old boy Breanna. I think you look great and thin. I saw some of those Mothers Day photos when I was stalking you, and seriously you do not look "skinny", just naturally thin. And you don't have an uber thin face like some thin people do, so you look healthy. Only in CA would someone make a comment like that lady did, LOL.

People should just shut up and keep their dirty looks to themsleves no matter if they think we are too skinny or chunky or whatever.

And if my boobs become dreadful after I am done with kids, I'll be getting a job myself! Heck yeah! Maybe you should just start trying for #2

[Alison81]

I understand the weight thing. Right now I am 20lbs more than I normally am. I want to cry everytime I write that. I just had a stressful couple months at work, and I drowned my sorrows in alcohol and cheese fries, lol. The comments that I get the most are whether or not my boobs are real, they gained the most weight I think. For some reason, it really hurts my feelings. I've gotten in trouble at work because no matter WHAT shirt I wear, unless I wear a turtle neck, someone finds my boobs "offensive".....oh the joys of working with women at a school! Honestly, I think you look perfect, not "skinny" or boyish, you look healthy, and not scrawny at all. I feel like people makes comments when they are jealous, anyway!

[.Brandi.]

Tell you what, Justine will share her boobage and I'll share everything else. You'll get curves and I'll get skinny again! Skinny is a good word for me. I'm so jealous of you!!! he baby weight just melted off of you and I walk every day and I do TWO work out DVDs everyday and I still weigh 160 lbs. And I've been working out at home for a month!!!! (Actually on and off since November!!!!)

[IamMom]

Oh Bre...I'm sorry you don't feel womanly...but I agree with the other girls that you look d**n good! You should start trying for number 2 though anyway - just in case you keep getting skinnier ( HEH HE HE)!

I get "young and skinny" comments too - and I'm a couple months away from being 30 and the mommy of 2! Today I picked up wine for my dad at the wine store and the lady is like "how old are you" and "I said I'm almost 30 do you want to see my ID" and I was kind of offended and she could tell I think and she's like "oh no that's okay - you just weren't in the system here" and I said - "well I'm not drinking alot of wine these days" and she's like "oh are you pregnant" and I'm like "yes, very pregnant" and she goes "I couldn't even really tell" and I said "everyone says that to be nice, but I feel look and feel huge and I know it" and she said "you look good" to try to cover it all up and make me feel better. Can you believe the nerve!

I also understand the boob job thing.....it is tempting!....I'm feel like the only girl in the world trying to buy a size B nursing bra - very embarrasing! The lady at the store had to practically search thru every friggin' bra they had to find that one B they actually had in the store. Boo! Hang in there girl...you are beautiful and don't let anyone make you feel otherwise!!!

[ShannonMVT]

I sort of know how you feel. I'm having mixed feelings about getting back to my "skinny" self again. I'm already down to 116, so only 8 lbs above my pre-pregnancy weight and according the bmi I was underweight then. I was actually trying to gain weight while I was ttc.
I felt so great about my body when I was pregnant, I really did love my belly. It feels odd not to have that anymore.
I don't like it either when people assume that I am on a diet or starving myself or something.

[**Jenn**]

I think you look great Breanna! Not skinny at all but perfectly healthy! I'm so jealous you lost your baby weight so quickly and your body bounced back so fast. Even though I was back in pre-preg clothes 2 weeks after having Loch I never got back into pre-preg clothes after Liam. I have 20 extra pounds from him that I just can't get rid of!

And I feel ya on the boobs thing. Since Loch has decreased his nursing to one or twice a day they shrunk up big time! I was a 36D last month and now I'm down to a 36B. Still better than the 34A I started at but I was liking my bigger boobs! Now I just feel and look deflated.

[Oriyan]

Bre I love your body! I wish I could have it! How about this, you can have some of my thighs.

I am determined to get back to pre-preggo weight and then some after baby.

(I 100% decided to get lipo on my thighs when I am done having kids..... DH isn't quite on board yet though. I have to fit pants to my thighs and not my waist when I buy pants... even my maternity pants dont fit right cause of my thighs.)

[..Christine..]

Breanna you are beautiful! I would love, love to be skinny! Not that I'm by any means fat- just the not the weigh I used to be! I'm sorry her comment bugged you but you definitely don't look like a teenage boy!

[SandKmommy]

Originally Posted by I Love Harrison Boo

I also understand the boob job thing.....it is tempting!....I'm feel like the only girl in the world trying to buy a size B nursing bra - very embarrasing! The lady at the store had to practically search thru every friggin' bra they had to find that one B they actually had in the store. Boo! Hang in there girl...you are beautiful and don't let anyone make you feel otherwise!!!

I'd rater look for a B cup then try to find a store that carries something larger then a DDD/F


But I agree you look nothing like a 13yr old boy. Even though your slim and slender you look healthy and fit. (someone who is way too skinny was that Mrs. Universe contender, JMO)

[ScottishBrit]

I would DIE to have your body! I can't lose my last 10 pounds from pregnancy AND I have sooooo much FAT on my body now. I thought I had back fat before now there freaking Mountains!!! I HATE IT!!!! And Im totally on board with you on the boob job thing. I had a B cup to start and now there a C. A Saggy C..UGH!!!!! And DH says no boob job. Only cause his last girlfriend had one and he didn't like it. whatever!!

[Resi]

Breanna, Every time I see a picture of you I'm so jealous of your figure! You are beautiful. I'm back down to my pre-pregnancy weight but my belly is just awful looking. It's saggy and full of ugly stretch marks. It's never going to be the same. I always hated my boobs. I'm too scared to every have plastic surgery though. I'm just going to live with it. I have found since having Oliver I don't dwell as much on my figure.

[LaLaRose3]

Breanna, from ALL the pictures I have EVER seen from you, your body is awesome. I mean that, really. AWESOME! You are gorgeous and very womanly and I, along with everyone here and I am sure every man in America, think you are *beautiful*.

I know how you feel about the breast issue. This is something I don't tell many people but ah well... I am over the embarrassment now. My breasts are two very different sizes, and have been since I began going through puberty. My right is now a DD, and my left is barely even a B, and that is AFTER gaining some size with BFing. I was seriously hoping and praying that only my left would get bigger and match my right after all these years! I have to buy special bras that run $60+ and are hard to find... I cannot wear nursing bras in public because the difference is too noticeable. I cannot wear swimwear without a special bra underneath it. I cannot wear certain styles of shirts because it is noticeable. I used to be horribly self-conscious, especially during sex. I didn't feel sexy or womanly- I felt deformed. My left breast doesn't produce even HALF of what my right does, even though every single lactation consultant and doctor told me that it wouldn't matter. I have wanted to get my breasts done since the age of 16, and have actually been to several consults with a plastic surgeon for it... my insurance even agreed to pay for half the cost, but I backed out out of fear. Anyway, my situation is a bit different than yours, but just wanted to say that I know what you're feeling. If you need to talk about it for any reason, let me know!

Anyway hon, you are GORGEOUS!!!! Don't let any idiot make you feel any different, sweetheart!

[Mod-LadyCoconut]

Isn't it sad that hardly any women are happy with their body, even when everyone else can appreciate their beauty? Breanna, I would seriously like... walk to California to trade bodies with you. haha. I think you are simply gorgeous and have a great figure. Obviously how I feel about it won't change how YOU feel about it... but know that many of us here think you are beautiful and womanly and would trade what we have for what you have. That woman who made that comment to you is a *********. WHO makes comments like that?! What the hell? It is none of her business what you're drinking. It's unbelievable to me that people say these types of things OUT LOUD. ugh!

... and DH agreed that when we're done with kids, I can have a boob lift. I don't need them any bigger/smaller ... just pointing up please/thankyou. haha

[~Caroline~]

Awww, Breanna, I think you're perfect. I'd trade my boobs for yours any time (I'm a very full D-cup, want 'em? I was wearing a C-cup in the 5th grade. It was no fun). I'll definitely be getting a reduction when I'm done having kids.

[Mod-LadyCoconut]

Oh, and I don't think of 'skinny' as a bad term... probably b/c I've never been it and always wanted to be. haha... but I wanted to apologize if I've ever referred to you that way... because for me, it's the same as thin/slender/fit

[Frozendesire]

You are so beautiful. Honestly

Thanks girls I guess I was just extra bummed out because it had been a long time since I got comments like that. The summer before I got pregnant, I got more "do you have an eating disorder?"s than I can to recant. I hoped that pregnancy would put a little meat on my bones, but I'm just back to the way I was. It is hard because I loved how I looked pregnant, and it's gone now.

Shannon, no worries about the skinny thing. I know that most people don't think twice about interchaning the terms. It's stupid, really. I imagine its how a heavier person might be okay with a cute term like "big girl" but not "overweight"....I don't know. My mom has always hated the word, so that's where I get it from. I associate "skinny" with "ew, gross, too thin"