Plus Size Birth

I was just reading this blog, Plus Size Birth. I love this website. I am plus size and have two kids. I didn't have any of the issues they always say plus sized ladies are more likely to get, gestational diabetes, high blood pressure etc..thank goodness and if I had I would have immediately done what I needed to be healthy. I kicked smoking cold turkey the day I found out I was pregnant with Piper. Both of my pregnancies were typical and event free. I have always been thankful for that. I don't remember when I wasn't chubby/fat/plus sized. I have always been conditioned to not like my body, be ashamed of my body. Kids teased me about it my whole life. And as a result I disconnected from myself physically. I feel both as a woman and a plus sized person I have cracked under the pressure by society to be thin, hair free, blemish free etc...My whole life I have been self conscious physically in one way or another. When I was younger I lived in a pretty rural area (Elko, NV) and bigger clothes were harder for me to find. So I either wore men's clothes or older ladies clothes. I have always struggled with my wardrobe, with whether I am good enough, or pretty enough. OMG look at me in that picture, I am huge. Well I have a GREAT personality and that is what I have had to go with all these years. Having my babies really has given me a better mind-body connection and much more faith in my body, despite it's size. If my body could conceive, carry, and birth these two beautiful babies how bad could it be? It must be pretty bad ass, and kind of beautiful too. Thank you plus sized body for giving me two of the most amazing presents anyone could ask for.