BODY IMAGE // 5 months postpartum⁠ with marieamyot ⁠ I thought that by that time I would’ve bounced back to my pre-pregnancy body. I had told myself I would ‘simply’ train intensively after the birth… ‘’I’ll just train while he naps… babies sleep all the time anyway, right?!⁠ ⁠ "oh gooosh I clearly had NO idea… I must have missed the memo that he would only nap with my nipple as a pacifier 😵‍💫 ⁠ ⁠ So yeah, I haven’t been as active as I would want to due to a lack of time & energy. I definitely lost a lot of muscle strength and endurance and my body clearly doesn’t look the same as before. And YES I fell into the comparison trap a few times already and Nooope it hasn’t brought me anything positive to do it… duuuuuh!⁠ ⁠ It’s easy to tell others to be gentle with themselves and to have self compassion. For some reasons, when it comes to our own self, we prefer flagellating ourselves with self-criticism 🤦🏽‍♀️⁠ ⁠ To all mamas who needs to hear this: Cherish those contact naps & embrac...