About how I feel about my vulva: when I was a little kid I liked it, but growing up I listened to some comments from people, not about mine but just in general. You know, about the look (colour, shape, etc.), and for a short period of time I became a bit worried mine was ugly. I asked the gynaecologist about it on my first visit. She explained to me there are plenty of shapes and colours, just as there are all different kinds of noses on people’s faces (what an analogy!). Well, I learned to accept it as it is. I’m not shy about how it looks, although I’ve noticed it is changing, especially after childbirth. For some reason I think my clitoris is larger, and the labia are getting darker. That’s life, I guess. I’ve embraced how it is and all the changes that will come with age.
M. – 34 years old