Proud Mommy of Four

by Darcee Thompson
(Dodgeville Wisconsin)

Hi, I'm a proud mother of four at the age of 35. I'd love to tell the story of my twins however to give women hope of positive things that can happen after carrying double the weight of twins! I had a very normal twin pregnancy and carried them until 39 weeks which is considered full term for twins. I was never on bed rest, tried to eat right most of the time and took organic whole food supplements while I was pregnant.

As you can see in the pictures, I lucked out and did not have any excess weight or stretch marks after my four kids and I'd love to share with you the why and how. I believe some of it has to do with genes and the rest is mainly body maintenance. I did pilates before the twin pregnancy and after, which really helped prevent stretch marks. The other factor was the Belly Balm that I would have my husband rub on my belly religiously. By taking care of myself before, during and after the pregnancy, the results were outstanding.

It also helped that I had the twins natural of course. But by covering all of the bases of maintenance with my body, it ended up responding quite well. I hope this gives someone hope out there that you don't have to accept stretch marks or loose skin, but if you do, I hope you still come home with bundles of joy that are happy and healthy just like mine, that's what it's all about!:-)