39, 5 Children, TT / 360/ bbl

People say what's left of your body after childbirth should be a proud reminder of your children. My children are the reminder of my children and now that I'm done have babies I'd like to reclaim my body. Healthy eating and fitness for what I can control and medical assistance for what I can't. I didn't know if I wanted to share my journey publicly but now I believe doing so is a support to others going through the same thing. I have diastasis rectify which leaves me looking 4 months pregnant no matter what I do. I am 5'4, 150lbs. I have chosen Dr. Nick Slenkovich, a double board certified plastic surgeon at Colorado Plastic Surgery Center in Denver CO.

I had my post op today and everything went well. The 360 degree photos you take were the worst part. Shared my wish pictures again. Weighed in at 150 which was a pleasant surprise because that means my clean eating and extra walks have helped me lose 5lbs in two weeks. My goal was to be as close to my goal weight of 145 by surgery as possible. I'm getting excited and nervous. I've scheduled a ton of post surgery lymphatic drain massage to keep swelling down as much as possible. I've stocked up on post surgery low sodium food and drinks. I'm sharing my wish pictures here.

I've already packed my bag, rented a place by the surgery center, scheduled daily LDM, and binge-watched as much as possible to prepare for surgery. I have been battling a light cold so I'm trying to do everything I can to overcome that in advance of the big day. I know I don't want to have a single cough in my first week of recovery!