Another Unfortunate Trend
The idea that women are learning to hate their pregnant and postpartum bodies is not surprising. Especially not when Julia Roberts supposedly "hates" her pregnant body (hopefully this was invented by the tabloids) and celebrities have to be pre-baby-thin before they can go out in public.
"A Royal North Shore Hospital study of 181 women last year found concerns about body weight during pregnancy was leading some women to develop eating disorders during and after pregnancy, which in turn put them at higher risk of post-natal depression in the first year after childbirth."
I miss the years when Demi Moore was pregnant on the cover of Vanity Fair, don't you?
"A Royal North Shore Hospital study of 181 women last year found concerns about body weight during pregnancy was leading some women to develop eating disorders during and after pregnancy, which in turn put them at higher risk of post-natal depression in the first year after childbirth."
I miss the years when Demi Moore was pregnant on the cover of Vanity Fair, don't you?
posted by mo pie at 11:32 AM
8 Comments:
Whaddya mean "learning" to hate their bodies during and after pregnancy? This is sooooooo not new.
The idea that a woman is beautiful whilst preggers -- now *that's* new!
Well not really, because Demi Moore looked pretty damn thin for how pregnant she was, which can only lead to other women thinking "Why don't I look like that?"
It's all so scary.
I think pregnant women are beautiful. I make sure to comment on how lovely they look.
In Woman's Day, they have a celebrity do a page on beauty products they really like, and this month was Leah Remini from the show King of Queens. I don't remember the product she was mentioning, but I remember the quote, "Since I was such a cow during my pregnancy..." I thought, how sad. Most people say women are radiant during their pregnancy, and here she refers to herself as a cow. Bummer.
I don't know exactly what Julia Roberts said, but she could mean that she feels like crap all the time, so maybe that's why she hates her pregnant body? Does it have to automatically have to refer to her weight gain?
I have a friend of mine who is 5 months pregnant and she is not happy about her body at all. She doesn't feel glowing or beautiful. She feels like a beast. And it's not even in regards to her weight gain. It's things like heartburn, pressure, aches and pains, not being able to take medication for colds. Stuff like that.
I have never really seen any glowingly beautiful pregnant women. But that's just me. And I feel like I went totally off topic. Sorry.
Lisa
When we're bombarded by images of celebrity mothers whose days are spent being guided by professional trainers, nutritionists, and cooks during and after their pregnancies--who look, quite frankly, like boa constrictors who've swallowed a basketball whole, and who return to their waiflike state as soon as their crotchfruit has been dropped--what the hell are we normal pregnant women who have gained the recommended healthy 25-35 pounds (only about 7 or 8 of which is actual baby) supposed to feel like? Of course we're going to feel like crap in comparison, especially if we forget that these women have a staff of professionals on hand to maintain their bodies for them. If I had a paid staff devoted to keeping me skinny, I'm sure I'd be on par with these celebrity mothers, too.
And, if my livelihood depended so dearly on my waiflike stature (and it's a shame that these women's livelihoods do depend on it), I can easily see how I might be prone to feeling like I look like crap while sporting pregnancy weight.
But me? Personally? My pregnancy? I feel wonderful, incredible, here at 7 months (as far as body image goes--the carpal tunnel syndrome and other aches and pains are another story). Though sadly, part of that euphoria is the break I'm getting from the pressure to be skinny, and from the constant starvation-level diet that a woman of my height must commit to in order to maintain a "healthy" range BMI.
these women need to stop wining- i weighed 122 before i got pregnant and gained 44 pounds- i ate whatever i wanted but still worked out during the pregnancy. i had ice cream 5 times a week! i lost 37 pounds in 3 and a half weeks just from breast feeding- i then began working out and lost the rest by 8 weeks post partum-and now i am thinner than before i was pregnant at 118lbs . i still eat whatever i want in moderation and work out 3 times a week. i am sick of lazy women blaming pregnancy on their bodies after their baby is born! the fact is you need to work out before during and after your pregnancy and eat in moderation. put down the bon bons and join the gym.
I too was one of the lucky ones with my firt son. I weighed 131 the day I found out I was pregnant, gained 46 lbs. and left the hospital at 132. I exercised and ate right during the pregnancy, wich probobly helped. I also slipped 3 disks in my back pushing him out and now that I'm pregnant with my second child, I can't really be as active this time around. So to the woman who if she passed me on the street and thought to herself i was lazy and couldn't put down the bon bons...Shame on you. Not only is every woman's body different but we all have different circumstances. It may be physical, emotional or even financialy ~ we all cant afford a high priced gym as u sugested!
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