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To think that a woman who still has pregnancy weight 8 weeks after having a baby is normal?

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 14:25

Just read an article from a magazine left on the train. It was about Mel B and it said that she had been to some event in Hollywood and still had not lost all the weight she had put on after having her baby.

She had a baby 8 weeks ago! I know that in La La Land most things are surreal but having a baby is as real as it gets and a woman's body will invariably gain weight. It takes 9 months to go on so why the modern unrealistic expection by meeja types for new mothers to look like they have never had a baby?

I wish more slebs who have babies would lose weight properly instead of indulging in unrealistic diets so that they can fit into tiny frocks agian.

Grrr!

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allgonebellyup · 31/05/2007 17:25

Sparkles, yes i had the people laying into me saying "ARE you eating properly??Hmm?" after i had both my kiddies as the breastfeeding made me drop to under 8 stone, and im quite tall. Truth was, i was stuffin my bleedin face!!
i hated the way they assumed i was on some crash diet, when , no, im just actually feeding my baby the way nature intended!!

sparklesandwine · 31/05/2007 17:20

i think its perfectly normal to take time to loose the weight in a slow and sensible way the most important thing is to look after yourself and your new baby not which clothes you can/can't fit into.

Saying that i have naturally lost my baby weight over about the course of a year with each one, with my first i put on 4 stone (was 9st to start) but after DS1 I went down to 8st without trying and people thought I'd gone on a crash diet an slated me My normal weight has stayed at between 8 and 9 st after each one though

motherinferior · 31/05/2007 17:12

Oh please. It's total luck, actually. It varies also, IME, from pregnancy to pregnancy. It took me over a year to lose my first baby weight. It took me three months or less second time. Sheer chance both times.

JeremyVile · 31/05/2007 17:09

Oh yes, how i laughed when i got 'pregnant face'
Good point though, how does it happen?

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 17:05

Ahh, that's nature taking its course and preparing them for the final push.

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allgonebellyup · 31/05/2007 17:03

Actually did have chronic morning sickness for four months so prob why i was so skinny for rest of pregnancy.
It is amusing when you see pregnant women and their FACE has gone all fat and bloated. How the f**K does that happen?!!

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 17:02

I was carrying twins so let nature take it course. When I was 7 weeks I looked 4 months pregnant and I was eating very little because of morning sickness which I suffered for the first 16 weeks. Urghh!

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allgonebellyup · 31/05/2007 17:00

OOh do you know i was watching Katie on the apprentice last night, and was thinking THATs my kinda girl!!! we have a lot in common dontcha know!!

anniemac · 31/05/2007 16:59

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 16:57

Allgonebellyup, you're not Katie from The Apprentice by any chance. It's the kind of clap-trap that she would spout.

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seamonster · 31/05/2007 16:55

They have the dogs on hand ready to lick their mouths free of any calories left over from 'eating'. They probably don't have the strength to hold their baby for too long but can't carry it around in said large bags.

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 16:55

I'm just waiting for some font of wisdom to tell us it was our fault for getting pregnant in the first place. What did we expect!

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allgonebellyup · 31/05/2007 16:54

Actually i did eat like a pig too, but i wouldnt have done if it meant i put any weight on!!

allgonebellyup · 31/05/2007 16:54

No i dont want a fight at all!
I said it took 2-3 weeks to get back into jeans,not the next day!! i did have a flabby belly but it disappeared with all the bfeeding..

anniemac · 31/05/2007 16:53

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 16:53

Well I did not eat like a pig and still managed to put on 4.5 stones . When I did eat a lot it was because my body demanded it and that was only for a few weeks.

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anniemac · 31/05/2007 16:52

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 16:50

No FioFio, you are right. They need their oversized handbags for their little pooches because most of them seem incapable of walking

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allgonebellyup · 31/05/2007 16:50

i think it all down to genes - really you shouldnt put any extra weight on when pregnant, apart from boobs and obviously the expanding tummy.
my ds was ten pounds when he was born, and i could still fit in my size ten jeans 2-3 weeks later, but obviously not the next day!! Guess i was lucky as as all i get is a beachball tummy when pg, huge boobs and skinny legs/arms!
Surely if you dont eat like a pig when pg, you shouldnt put any weight on in the first place? (apart from saggy tummy after birth!)

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 16:45

And lets not forget the oversized handbag to house the oversized sunglasses

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seamonster · 31/05/2007 16:38

And with the trendy big sunglasses look like insects.

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 16:28

Oh yes and some also have nutritionists as well as dieticians!

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Eleusis · 31/05/2007 16:26

Don#'t forget the dietician and the persona trainer(s).

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speedymama · 31/05/2007 16:24

I guess the other aspect of slebs that we mere mortals overlook is that they have an army of maternity nurses, nannies, cooks, butlers, gardeners etc to attend to all their needs whilst they can focus on the important things like, err, hmmm, errr, oh yeah

not eating

(therefore they can expend as little energy as possible)

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