All I could think was all these ladies have bodies that handled pregnancy and childbirth so much better than mine. I was hoping for stretch marks. I have the worst stretch marks I've ever seen in my life (By a lot) and I know my body grew and nurtured my beautiful son for 9 months, and that it continues to feed and nurture him. I knew I would get stretch marks. But I never imagined it could be like this, and when I see myself in the mirror, I can't even believe that this body is mine. I suppose soon it will be the new normal. I really wish I had seen someone who had a body that even remotely resembled mine.