We diabetic pumpers have a penchant for showing off our tummies. Ours don’t look any better than anyone else’s, but with our regular site changes, we have a tendency to look like little three year olds that exclaim “Look at my tummy!” while lifting up our shirts.
The pumpers that have been brave enough to expose their tummies in the name of pump education are a godsend to those of us just starting out in the pumping world. As you look at yourself in the mirror, a piece of plastic with a two inch needle in hand and your bare belly staring back at you, you start to wonder: “Am I doing this right?”.
But the tummies I’ve seen don’t look anything like my tummy after four c-sections, two surgeries, stretch marks and lord knows what else. Then, today, I spot a post on Copyfight about a singer embattled with her record label over their suggestion that she digitally alter her video that exposes her belly. Apparently she has helped to start a ReBellyon. A whole slew of ‘normal’ belly pictures cropped up. Fat ones, skinny ones, and Amanda’s, which looks like a tummy we could all aspire to.
So the next time you pop into the shower, take a look at your tummy and give it some love. It doesn’t look so bad, does it?
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