Does the media put to much pressure on new moms to lose their baby weight?

the media just likes to have something or someone to yap about regardless of what it is. they scream and take detrimental pics of people that are too thin as well. lowest form of journalism to be sure. and no.. i didnt do any form of fad diets after my having my kids. i dropped 15-20 pounds in the delivery room when they were each born, and over the course of the 6 weeks before my postpartum check-ups, had dropped the rest of it with normal activity and was back into my prebaby clothing before the babes were even two months old. i werent hardbodied or anything, because trying to work out with stitches and bleeding like a seive really isnt a smart thing to do.. but i was back to the weight with ease.. and after my innards were back in order, then started working out to tighten everything back up.

Society, in general, puts a lot of pressure on women to lose weight. We are to be a certain size, and that includes new mothers. Fad diets are just that-- fads. True, sustained weight loss comes from long-term lifestyle changes rather than short-term deprivations.

Bella, you are becoming boringly correct these days They way they publicize the photos of the trim and slim and sexy moms, you would be forgiven for thinking that they had some magic wand and whoosh the layer of flab was gone! Who are they fooling really? And it does have tremendous psychological impact of new-moms specially those suffering from post-natal depression. I was one of them…I looked at my reflection in the mirror and hated myself for being a woman when my hubby could go around lead and handsome as if nothing has changed around him. And trying out fad diets…you know it too well darling that who has the time for that in those days when there’s a baby bawling all the time and everybody gives you the accusing look if you take a few seconds more even in the loo! I still dislike myself though the intensity has reduced as middle-age has put more sense into my head and flab around my hubby dear’s waist

I feel the media puts far too much pressure on everyone about their weight , from young children all the way through and I think it should be stopped! People look at the celebrities in these magazines etc and have no idea that a lot of 'imperfections' have been airbrushed out and it is very, very wrong! New mums have enough to contend with without pressure from the media! I left hospital after having my son back in skin tight jeans from my pre baby days but when I had my daughter it took longer - in fact she is going to be 7 next month and I still haven't lost the baby weight from carrying her! xxx

I think there is pressure for everyone in Hollywood to lose weight. The mothers just happen to be the ones in the spotlight at the time so it seems like they are getting picked on. They probably are but so is every other starlet. The best part is when they lose too much and then the media hammers on them for that. They can't win the media battle but I guess that's the price you pay for being rich and famous.

i did try working out and exercising after my delivery to loose the weight i gained but it did not help me much..i wanted to loose weight not bcoz of any media prssure but because i wanted to fit back into my old clothes..

Bella, I think the media and all its venues put to much pressure on girls, young ladies and women period. It is not just baby wieght but from the time a girl is born the stress and pressure to be pencil thin and beautiful is more than any of us can achieve. Its not fair and we have allowed it to happen. Most of us are not a perfect size 6's.

Well, I don't have kids--but, I have very strong opinions on this issue. I think that pregnancy and having a baby should be the time of a woman's life when she doesn't have to worry about stuff like weight gain and counting calories. Be healthy, definitely.. but a lot of these celebrities who are usually underweight to start with, they have to gain more than the average woman when pregnant, so for them to drop the weight so quickly after having the baby is rediculous. I'd like to thing that if and when I have a baby I will be able to enjoy it and eat anything I wanted, within reason. Then again, the media is way horrible when it comes to weight anyway, I think I will be sick the next time I hear them talk about a pregnant woman "getting fat", because that is idiotic, pregnant women are growing a baby, and that is good weight gain. People and the media just really need to lighten up and live their lives and be happy. And leave people alone, especially when they are growing and child and taking care of a newborn! I mean, I know some of them lose weight fast because of feeding the baby, and that is good, but the starvation is only going to hurt the mother and in turn hurt the baby, because the mom's milk won't be healthy, or the mother is too wrapped up in losing those "evil" pounds. LOL But yea.. the media is just rediculous, a bunch of hypocrites!

i think there is a standard that is set. if u dont meet the standard. u dont fit in. everyone body type is different. people will lose the weight at a different rate. i think new moms should concentrate on the fact they have a new baby, and not think about loosing the weight. it will only stress them out, and put their health in jeopardy.

I absolutely think so. The real reason that these actresses are losing so much weight is become of personal trainers. And that's because they can afford them. Middle America doesn't have the time or the cash for a personal trainer and a full time nanny to watch the kid as you work out. Of course on top of that they sometimes have work done too. But on top of that they also have an intake of pills, health foods, or go on several types of expensive diets. I can imagine how a woman must feel after she had her baby. The media really isn't helping.

I think a person should never get pressured by the media especially for newly moms and their babies. They must consider first their health before doing anything for the sake of the medias. For the medias, they must also consider privacy especially for newly moms.

I totally think that the media puts too much pressure on mothers to lose their baby fat immediately after birth... new mothers are usually stressed enough.