Mindfulness Exercises for Improving Body Image Post Pregnancy

Since having my baby six months ago, my body feels completely foreign to me. I have stretch marks and a C-section scar, and it is hard not to compare myself to my pre-pregnancy self. I am trying to use mindfulness exercises to appreciate my body for the incredible thing it just did.

I have been doing some body scan meditations and focusing on gratitude for my health. It helps a bit, but the pressure to bounce back is everywhere in the UK media. I am trying to ignore the celebrity mums who are back in bikinis after six weeks and just focus on my own journey.

Are there any other mums here who have struggled with body image after kids? What helped you accept your new body? I am back at the gym doing light sessions, but I am trying to be gentle with myself and my expectations.