August 2010

Soon after you started dating your boyfriend, your friends and family wanted to know when the engagement would be. After that, people wanted to know the wedding date. Not long after this, they couldn’t wait to hear when your baby would be born. And now that you’ve finally had the baby, you have to face people’s questions about when you’re going to go back to your normal weight. Many women are very anxious to lose weight after their pregnancy ends. This adds to the pressures they are already facing. The problem is, at the same time that you’re supposed to lose weight, you also have to make sure that you’re properly nourishing yourself and your baby. How are you supposed to handle this?

When you were going out with your future husband, how long did it take people to start asking you if you were engaged yet? Next, they started asking about the date of the wedding. As soon as you got pregnant, they wondered when you’d be having the baby. Then, when you had the baby, they wanted to know why all your baby weight didn’t immediately vanish. Once they are no longer pregnant, women often feel pressured to shed their baby weight as soon as possible. Having this to worry about can cause quite a bit of stress. It seems like you’re being pulled in two different directions, as you want to be sure you and your baby are getting enough nutrients, while you are also supposed to lose all that baby weight. How can you do both?