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What Motherhood Does to Your Body
Not-too-bad news: Having a baby doesn't itself make you much heavier. It's true that most women weigh more after having kids. But it's also true that most women weigh more after not having kids-the bulk of your excess weight, it turns out, comes from age rather than pregnancy. A study of 2,788 women by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine found that women without kids gained 6 to 13 pounds over a five-year period, whereas those who had been pregnant with their first child put on just 10 to 19 pounds. Similarly, a study of more than 2,500 women by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, found that the typical adult woman gained 8 to 10 pounds during any given ten-year period -- but only 3 of those pounds could be attributed to pregnancy.
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I think this article just shows what most people fail to mention. Nothing is sugar coated, and for the women who didn't have "barbie" bodies to begin with, it makes sense. Every woman is different. But, I think it's more motivating to know that there are odds stacked against you, forcing you to challenge yourself and get past all of the skeptism and doubts.
5/27/2011 03:13:08 AM Report AbuseI am 30 weeks pregnant and I can't even stand to finish this article. It is all negative, and leaves me anxious and completely hopeless for the "ruined" body that I am about to live with. Seriously, who edited this? Awful. Not supportive at all.
4/14/2011 11:40:12 AM Report Abuse"Scientific" HA! I can't stand that everything must be proven scientifically. My 1st child I had 10 yrs ago, I had beautiful straight shiny hair but, after having my son it became dull, frizzy, wavy & very thick! My hair has NEVER gone back to the way it was 10 yrs ago. To all the women out there, yes! It's normal for your hair to change & it'll more than likely be permanent! But the mommy rewards are overwhelming & outweight the hair dilema :)
7/21/2010 12:18:58 PM Report AbuseI'm 34 weeks pregnant and this article is making me feel horrible. It sounds like I'm going to be an ugly fat sagging cow for the rest of my life.
6/30/2010 05:58:57 PM Report Abusethis is a depressing article. also, while i'm being negative, i've noticed that all of the parents articles are actually short paragraphs on each page. because od this, about every 30 seconds or so i have to wait for my computer to load the next page..it's discouraging and i never make it through all 14 or 20 pages.
5/4/2010 05:47:46 PM Report AbuseI have to say that even though there may not be any scientific evidence to support this that after 12 years of doing hair, pregnancy does change your hair. And most likely it is the hormones that does it. So if you are experiencing this and your hairstylist hasn't already told you, its my opinion that its normal.
4/6/2010 10:30:07 AM Report Abuse