A lot of times, I might even say most of the time, the doubt comes from self-image. “I feel overweight and uncomfortable with my body, especially around my midriff, since having my baby.”
Overcoming all of that head chatter takes courage. I get it.
Okay, let’s make it clear that “it all going downhill” is completely subjective. In fact, I don’t believe it. I’m certainly not inside a woman’s mind, but I can also certainly say that from MY perspective, I always want to say to women “you’re beautiful as you are today. Not tomorrow, not yesterday, You’re beautiful today. And we should capture the way you look and feel TODAY.
And I’m not the only one who thinks that. You know, your children, they don’t see those extra little rolls or anything that you may dislike from your own body. They see Mom. They see Mom the way you are and they love you the way you are.
From the spouses’ perspective, they love you for who are, and they’re soooooo freakin’ happy that you did this. They already think you’re beautiful and this is just another expression of your love, for their eyes only. And normally they are ecstatic that you had the courage to do this and to give them these pictures and to capture your beauty as you are. They really REALLY enjoy this a lot more than you would imagine. Certainly a dose of adrenaline when a spouse gets to see those pictures.