{"id":3875,"date":"2015-09-18T13:04:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T13:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/?p=3875"},"modified":"2015-09-18T13:04:09","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T13:04:09","slug":"4th-trimester-bodies-project-photo-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/?p=3875","title":{"rendered":"4th Trimester Bodies Project Photo Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Abby<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m so fat.<\/p>\n

I’m disgusting.<\/p>\n

I’m so gross.<\/p>\n

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These are all thing I have uttered to myself since about 10 years old. I am pushing 40 years old now and things seem about the same.<\/p>\n

But now I have experienced body empowerment on a level that I didn’t know existed. Because of 2 little boys. Because of them. Because of us.<\/p>\n

\"Abby<\/a><\/p>\n

I entered the studio and I was welcomed with a hug. We laughed and talked about life as we know it now as a bit of make up was applied to my face.<\/p>\n

I was invited to put on my pre-chosen underwear and sit for an interview. I sat on a stool in my underwear. I thought I would feel naked, but i didn’t.<\/p>\n

As always, I was asked about breastfeeding. And I cried. I choked on my words and sniffled and wiped the tears. I told of suffering, confusion, isolation and then education, empowerment and community.<\/p>\n

\"Abby<\/a><\/p>\n

If these panties could speak they would speak of many adventures. At the last moment I grabbed them from my drawer thinking I might, but probably not, wear them during the photo shoot. “It would be too much,” I thought. But when I asked for input from Ashley and Laura they loved them and didn’t see the long history and tangled truth and cobwebs of feminine experience.<\/p>\n

They only saw me for what I am worth in all aspects of this crazy journey. They see me as a woman, a mom, a sister, a daughter, a wife and a friend. And these all exist in one person. This is me. In all my glory.<\/p>\n

Thank you 4th Trimester Bodies Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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