I feel that my self-esteem has lessened because of my weight gain. I am happy with my baby, but everytime I look at the mirror and see that my physical appearance has changed, it really affects me. Does anyone here experience this too? How do we moms cope with this change in our body?

My body has gone through drastic change because of pregnancy. Lots of stretchmarks, loose skin, CS scar, although I'm lucky to have lost a lot of weight thanks to breastfeeding. I always tell to my partner that I'm sad because of it, but I don't blame our child. And fortunately, he will lift me up and say that it doesn't matter for him. He would always say I'm the most beautiful and those were gifts from our baby. I think it helps a lot if you have someone to talk about it with. Lucky for me, I have him. So I think talking it out and sharing with your husband might help. :)