08/22/2025
AN OPEN LETTER TO MYSELF AND MAMAS OF ANGELS AND RAINBOWS…
To the mama staring at her body in the mirror, wishing it looked like before,
Your body has been through more than anyone can see. It carried heartbreak when we said goodbye too soon. It carried hope when we dared to try again. And it carried love big enough for both the baby we lost and the rainbow baby we hold today.
The scars, the weight, the stretch marks are not flaws. They are proof. Proof that we loved deeply, that we endured loss, and that we found the courage to carry life again.
I know how easy it is to forget this. Some mornings, I look in the mirror and only see the stubborn weight that will not go away. I catch myself wishing I could snap back to the body I had before. But then I remember: this body did something incredible. It carried both loss and life. It carried both goodbye and hello.
To the mama who feels torn between grief and gratitude, I see you. You can miss your angel and still celebrate your rainbow. You can love the baby you hold and still ache for the one you lost. Both are true. Both are valid.
So give your body grace. Let it heal in its own time. Love it as it is, not as it was. Because your body has carried your whole story, and that story deserves honor, not shame.
With love,
A fellow mama who knows
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