Motherhood is a blessing. However, it’s not without its challenges. Often, your entire life flips upside down, and you have to make countless sacrifices for your children. It’s tough, but it’s all worth it in the end. The reality of what parenting actually looks like isn’t in the spotlight enough.
However, some proud moms are taking to social media to share photos of themselves before and after becoming parents, with all the upsides and downsides. Our team at Bored Panda is showcasing some of their most honest and authentic snapshots to show you the reality of parenthood. Scroll down to see what it’s really like, without the filters.
#1 Beyond Humbled
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#2 Before And After Baby. Don’t Worry, I Will “Bounce Back” Eventually
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#3 Survived 9 Months Of Chaos, Cried Over My Face More Than I’d Like To Admit, And Now I’m Officially Someone’s Mom. Healing In Progress
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#4 This About Sums It Up
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#5 From French Maid To Regular Old Maid
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#6 From Dressing Like A Wild Animal To Raising A Wild Animal
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#7 Before And After Becoming Parents
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#8 Before Having A Baby vs. After
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#9 Getting My Color Back Soon Enough Tho
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#10 Wouldn’t Change It For The World
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#11 My Life Has Changed Forever Is What I’m Finding. Love My Son To Bits
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#12 Me Before And After Having My Baby Girl
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#13 I Know They Say Mother Flamingoes Loose Their Pink, But This Is Not Ok. Some Self-Care Needs To Be Done Because Of The State I’m In…
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#14 From “Make It Rain!” To “Make It Stop!”
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#15 Before I Became A Mom Of 3
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#16 I Swear By Face Tan And Lipstain To Help Me Look Like [Alive]. How Are We Doing, Mamas?
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#17 Literally Reborn
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#18 When An Asset Becomes A Liability
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#19 Something About This Trend And Watching Women Get Their Pink Back
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#20 From Sightseeing To Soundhearing
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#21 Who’s The Dumbbell Now?
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#22 That’s Some Solid Multitasking! But Things Were Definitely More Fun When She Was The One Hitching A Ride
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#23 This Kid Has Seen Her Mom Pull The Facepalm Before
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#24 Life Before Kids Was Wild. Life After Kids Is Wilder – Just In A Completely Different Way
Before kids: nights blurred into mornings, trips were booked on a whim, and our friends were simply our friends.
After kids: life is more challenging (especially when trying to take nice pictures). We’ve changed. The people around us have changed. We still travel (with military-level logistics), we still party (just with two little plus-ones and the need to always think about them first), and yes — we even took them to Burning Man. The vibe is different, but the magic? Still there, just felt much deeper somehow.
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#25 Help, What Just Happened
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#26 Wouldn’t Trade It For The World
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#27 Just In Case You’re A First Time Expecting Mom And This Trend Is Freaking You Out A Little
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#28 Reminder To Please Be Kinder To Yourself! Not Everyone Bounces Back, Everyone’s Body Is Different
I tend to catch myself talking very negatively about my body, but forget to realize it was once a home to both my beautiful babies. My sister always reminds me to never speak negatively about my body in front of your kids bc they sure listen to everything! Nothing a good workout can fix (besides the loose skin).
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#29 Hey Mama How We Doin’?
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#30 Women Before After Pregnancy Pics
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#31 Pregnancy Nose Is Real
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#32 What Even Is Sleep. How My Mamas Doing?
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#33 From This To Sleepy
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#34 A Lot Has Changed
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#35 Before And After Having A Baby
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#36 4 Years Today! And Now I Get To Be A Mom
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#37 Before And After Baby Bump. 40 Weeks Pregnant vs. 2 Weeks Postpartum
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#38 From Sparkles To Sweatpants: Good Feeling Gone
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#39 From Dressed To The Nines To Asleep By Nine
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#40 From “Stachin” To “Crashin”
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#41 Husbands Are A Little Easier To Wrangle For Photos
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#42 They Used To Be The Stars, Now They’re Background Players
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#43 Pregnancy Doesn’t Ruin You
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#44 It’s Exciting In Different Ways! We Never Know Just How Many Times He’s Going To Want To Blow Out The Candle
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#45 She Used To Show Off Her Body, Now It’s Furniture
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#46 I Love My Son More Than Anything But Your Girl Got Hit By The Steam Strain Of Motherhood Hard
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#47 I Love The Way I Look In Both
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#48 A Few More Halloween Editions. I’m Not Sure Which Is Scarier, The Befores Or The Afters (Joking, It’s The Afters)
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#49 From A Drink As Big As Her Head To A Head Bigger Than Her Thing. I Don’t Even Know Which Hurt More On The Way Out
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#50 Still A Baddie. It Takes A Minute But You’ll Get Back To Yourself Again I Promise
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#51 My Face Before And After Pregnancy This Pregnancy Has Definitely Given Me Wrinkles
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#52 Like, Things Change
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#53 A Nice Improvement
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#54 You’re So Pretty In Both. Before vs. After Having A Baby
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#55 It’s Gonna Get Better
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