Olivia Wilde talked to
Shape about her new body after having her baby, and she didn’t hold back. While a lot of female celebrities make it seem like it’s so easy to get back in to Shape, she was real about the after effects. She said, “Many people aren’t familiar with the post-birth experience-and why should they be?” Then she added, “But let me tell you now: For a couple of weeks after you pop that sucker out, you are the walking wounded. First of all, you haven’t seen your vagina in months, even though it’s all her fault you’re in this situation. Now that you can finally confirm that she is, in fact, still there, she isn’t the gal you remember, and would rather you back off and give her some space (and an ice diaper) for the time being, thank you very much.”
She didn’t only talk about the changes to her vajayjay, she also talked about the area above it. She explained, “That gorgeous bump you proudly paraded around town for some 40 weeks has only retreated slightly after the birth. Now it’s a lot like a partially deflated pool toy. After giving birth, I joined the ranks of millions of new mothers when I moaned, ‘Why do I still look pregnant? Is there another one stuck in there?'” She went on to say, “But luckily, that part doesn’t last long. Basically, for the first few months, your body has that covered, and you can just let it do the work while you focus on keeping the kid alive and occasionally washing your hair. Breast-feeding helps, in the most intense way. You feel your uterus contracting while the baby nurses. Your belly starts to go down. Your thighs become slightly less thunderous.”
Once you get through that part, it is time to reacquaint yourself with jeans after weeks of only wearing sweatpants. She talked about that too, “When you manage to button your jeans (thank you, stretchy denim), the button clasp gets swallowed up and lost in your gelatinous Stay Puft Marshmallow Man belly. This is when it becomes abundantly clear that it’s time to reintroduce yourself to your jilted abdominals, though their feelings are hurt and they are very resistant to rebuilding the relationship.â€
She shared a lot more with Shape in their April issue, like would she have another kid. It is a candid read with a different approach about being a new mom. Because of that it is very refreshing.
