Vault: Is It Strange She's Enjoying Her Baby Weight?!

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The Bert Show – Episode Summary

Episode: Vault: She's Enjoying Her Baby Weight
Date: June 15, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Bert Show zooms in on body image, self-acceptance, and post-pregnancy experiences. Tracy joins the show to share her thoughts and feelings about her body after having her daughter, Ella. The conversation is open, candid, and welcoming, inviting listeners—especially mothers—to call in and share their own journeys with baby weight and body positivity. The tone is relatable, humorous, and supportive.

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Main Discussion: Embracing Post-Baby Body Changes

Tracy's New Perspective on Her Body

• Tracy reveals her surprising comfort with her post-baby body.
  • She's about 20 pounds heavier than before her pregnancy, but feels less stressed about the scale.
  • “Ever since having a baby, I am more comfortable with my body. Let me also say that I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I was when I got pregnant. But before, if I would have put on two pounds, three pounds, ... I would obsess over it.” (Tracy, 01:26)
  • Focus has shifted from clothing size and weight to appreciating her body's achievements.
• She acknowledges both relief and surprise at her new attitude.
  • “While I would love to be the size that I was before, I don't care as much... I realized what my body was able to do and, like, an extra 20 pounds is no big deal when I get to have this beautiful little baby girl...” (Tracy, 01:34)
  • Jokes about having an “excuse” for a belly now, but the real change is rooted in respect for herself.

Freedom from Dieting and Old Habits

• “I feel more free, you know, like, I just ate a biscuit. Whereas, you know, a year and a half ago, I'd have been like, I can't have that... And now I'm like, whatever. I can't fit in my skinny jeans. I've got a daughter... here's my body and take it or leave it.” (Tracy, 02:28)
• Co-hosts praise this shift as “a much healthier approach to what your body looks like anyway.” (Co-host 1, 02:25)

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Listener Calls and Alternative Perspectives

Nicole's Experience: Struggling More After Pregnancy

• Nicole calls in to share the opposite experience.
  • “Before, I kind of... I just... I didn't really have to worry about my weight, I guess. But now... it's worse. I feel that... I'm watching what I eat more than what I did before I got pregnant.” (Nicole, 02:50)
  • Nicole had her child young, wonders if age makes a difference.
• Host reassures Tracy that she's “lucky” for her current mindset.

The Reality Behind “Losing the Baby Weight”

• Tracy admits she gained 60 pounds during pregnancy, lost 40 (with most of that being the baby). Still, she's unfazed.
  • “I thought the baby weight was going to come off a lot easier than it did... I figured, oh, I'll breastfeed... that hasn't been the case for me.” (Tracy, 03:29)
  • She had diet and exercise plans but now feels relaxed about losing weight.
    • “For whatever reason, I just don't care... eventually it'll come off. If it doesn't come off, it's not like I'm, you know, overweight...” (Tracy, 03:55)

Husband's Support (or Lack Thereof)

• Tracy says her husband is supportive: “He's told me, I think you look great... you haven't even done anything and I think you look great.” (Tracy, 04:28)
• Lighthearted banter: The host jokes that if she moved out but left the baby, her husband wouldn’t notice.
  • “As long as you don't take Ella, he wouldn't even notice you were gone.” (Host, 04:34)

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Another Listener, Jessica: The Role of Supportive Partners

• Jessica, a mom of three, agrees with Tracy about the positive impact of supportive partners.
  • “It is all about whether or not your spouse is supportive. Because there are some days where I want to feel bad about my body, but my husband is like, oh, no, I still love it just the way you are. You gave me all three of my beautiful kids.” (Jessica, 04:52)
  • Humorously describes her “stomach looks like a plate of Titanus from all the stretch marks,” but husband “does not care.”
  • “I'll put on my Spanx, still put on my cute little jeans and my tight fitting shirt and walk in the mall with my babies in their stroller and call it a day, honey. It's a great free feeling to have.” (Jessica, 05:22)
• Tracy agrees: “If you're one of those women that obsesses about your weight like every woman does, have a baby and you're just not gonna care.” (Tracy, 05:30)

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Notable Quotes

• Tracy (01:26): “Ever since having a baby, I am more comfortable with my body. Let me also say that I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I was when I got pregnant. But before, if I would have put on two pounds... I would obsess over it.”
• Tracy (02:28): “I feel more free, you know, like, I just ate a biscuit. ... Now I'm like, whatever. I can't fit in my skinny jeans. I've got a daughter.”
• Nicole (02:50): “Now... it's worse. I feel that... I'm watching what I eat more than what I did before I got pregnant.”
• Tracy (03:29): “I thought the baby weight was going to come off a lot easier... I figured, oh, I'll breastfeed... that hasn't been the case.”
• Jessica (04:52): “It is all about whether or not your spouse is supportive. ... I want to feel bad about my body, but my husband is like, oh, no, I still love it just the way you are.”
• Jessica (05:22): “I'll put on my Spanx, ... walk in the mall with my babies in their stroller and call it a day, honey. It's a great free feeling to have.”

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Highlights & Timestamps

• Tracy describes new body acceptance: 01:26–02:28
• Nicole's call: Struggling with weight after pregnancy: 02:50–03:29
• Tracy's honest take on post-baby weight loss and expectations: 03:29–03:55
• Funny exchange about Tracy's husband: 04:23–04:39
• Jessica's call: The power of support, humor, and self-confidence: 04:51–05:30

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Tone & Takeaways

• The conversation is honest and authentic, laced with humor and self-deprecation.
• Body positivity is presented as both a hard-earned realization and a liberating shift.
• Support—internal and from partners—makes a world of difference in post-pregnancy body image.
• While Tracy and Jessica celebrate newfound confidence, Nicole provides a valuable contrasting view, reminding listeners that everyone's journey is unique.

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Conclusion

This episode is a feel-good, real-world take on the complex emotions and societal expectations around motherhood and body image. The Bert Show fosters a supportive space for mothers to discuss their struggles and triumphs, leaving listeners with a sense of camaraderie, relatability, and a healthy dose of laughter.

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Transcript

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[Host]

Tracy has come in studio because she's having Tracy. We always like to talk to Tracy about her baby stuff going on in her world. Tracy, Ella, little Ella Grace. How is Ella?

[Tracy]

How old is Ella? Ella. Ella.

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Hey.

[Tracy]

She'll be seven months in a few days. Already.

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Did she do okay when you and Scott went out without her this weekend?

[Tracy]

When we went out without her, yeah. We didn't go out without her.

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[Tracy]

No.

[Host]

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[Tracy]

She's great. She's awesome.

[Host]

How are you? How are you doing?

[Tracy]

I'm good. Talking about my baby weight, right?

[Host]

Yeah.

[Tracy]

My added.

[Host]

Well, not because of me. She's the one who wanted to talk about it. I didn't say, Tracy, you got to talk about that weight.

[Co-host 1]

That's an awkward conversation.

[Tracy]

I don't know if I'm unique in this, so I would love to hear from other formerly pregnant women. But ever since having a baby, I am more comfortable with my body. Let me also say that I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I was when I got pregnant. But before, if I would have put on two pounds, three pounds, if I had a little bit of a bulge, I would obsess over it. I would start dieting. I would be concerned with the clothes that I was wearing in my closet and. And for whatever reason, I just. While I would love to be the size that I was before, I don't care as much. And I don't know if it's because I realized what my body was able to do and, like, an extra £20 is no big deal when I get to have this beautiful little baby girl who I love so much or if it's just I feel like I have an excuse now, like, whatever. So I've got a Little belly. I had a baby.

[Co-host 1]

Right. Like, I don't think it's healthy. I think it's a really good transition for you.

[Tracy]

Yeah.

[Co-host 1]

I mean, I think that's a much healthier approach to what your body looks like anyway.

[Tracy]

It's totally. I mean, I feel more free, you know, like, I just ate a biscuit. Whereas, you know, a year and a half ago, I'd been like, I can't have that. You know, I've got a couple pounds I need to lose or I need to stay in my skinny jeans. And now I'm like, whatever. I can't fit in my skinny jeans. I've got a daughter. You know, I birthed a baby. Like, here's my body and take it or leave it.

[Co-host 2]

Right.

[Host]

Hey, Nicole, welcome to the show.

[Guest 1]

Hey. Well, good morning to everybody. I was gonna say mine was the exact opposite. Before, I kind of. I just. I didn't really have to worry about my weight, I guess. But now that afterwards I feel that it's like that, it's worse. I feel that, like, I'm watching what I eat more than what I did before I got pregnant.

[Host]

So, Tracy, you should consider yourself lucky because you've been lucky.

[Guest 1]

But I also had my child young, so I guess it might have been easier for me. But everyone else always tells me, you have a baby, you shouldn't be so worried about it. You look great for already having a baby. But most people my age, look, it's just.

[Tracy]

Yeah, I thought the baby weight was going to come off a lot easier than it did. I think I was kind of like, eh, whatever. When I was pregnant, I wasn't really watching what I eat as carefully as I used to because I figured, oh, I'll breastfeed. And once you breastfeed, it comes off so easily. That hasn't been the case for me. I mean, I gained 60 pounds when I was pregnant, so. So, you know, and I've lost like 40 of it. Of course, most of that was Ella.

[Host]

Yeah, that's true. She was a big girl, big baby.

[Tracy]

But. And I just don't. I thought I would be more concerned with it as, you know, as soon as the baby was here, I thought I'd be obsessed. I had, like, a diet plan all worked out, like, when I was pregnant, like, okay, this is exactly what I'm going to do as soon as she gets here and I'm going to start running, and I'm going to. You know, by the time she's six months old, I'm going to be running five miles A day. And I'm going to have this diet plan. And for whatever reason, I just don't care. I'm just like, whatever, eventually it'll come off. If it doesn't come off, it's not like I'm, you know, overweight or anything like that.

[Host]

Well, if you want Scott to give you another baby, you should probably think about getting another.

[Co-host 1]

And Scott doesn't care.

[Tracy]

I mean, if he does, he hasn't said anything. Like he's told me, I think you look great. You haven't. He's like, you haven't even done anything and I think you look great.

[Host]

Tracy, you could move out for four months. And as long as you don't take Ella, he wouldn't even notice you were gone.

[Tracy]

Yeah, I don't think he cares much about me anymore. It's all about her. But whatever. That's a different topic.

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Hey, different tomorrow on the March show.

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Hey, Jessica. Welcome to the show.

[Guest 1]

Hey.

[Co-host 2]

I want to say that, yes, Tracy, I am 28 years old. I will be 29 in March. I have a six, a three and an 18 month old. And it is all about whether or not your spouse is supportive. Because there are some days where I want to feel bad about my body, but my husband is like, oh, no, I still love it just the way you are. You gave me all three of my beautiful kids. He totally does not care. Yes, my son. My stomach looks like a plate of Titanus from all the stretch marks. You know what? He does not care. I will put on my Spanx still put on my cute little jeans and my tight fitting shirt and walk in the mall with my babies in their stroller and call it a day, honey. It's a great free feeling to have.

[Tracy]

It's awesome. I mean, if you're one of those women that obsesses about your weight like every woman does have a baby and you're just not gonna care.

[Co-host 1]

Oh, perfect.

[Host]

Yeah, that's all you need to do, Wendy.

[Co-host 1]

There you go.

[Tracy]

No, the first.

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