Skinny while pregnant: Trend or Trauma?

It almost seems as if pregnant women are becoming more concerned about their weight gain then the health of their child.

Barely there bumps?

Young women are setting unrealistic goals in order to maintain their svelte figures, post baby.

What is inspiring these women to think this way?

One word: Hollywood.

We see Victoria Beckham with what looks like “belly bloat” after 8 months, and Heidi Klum walking the runway in lingerie two weeks after having her third child.

Maternity clothes are selling size 0. Yes, size 0. That is a size that is considered “tiny” for a person who ISN’T pregnant.

Mommy-rexia

Increased risk of hypertension and developmental issues. You starve your fetus.

What’s a healthy mindset? Your body took nine months to make this child, give your body AT LEAST nine months to get back to where it was.

Doctors stress that a healthy mom-to-be should gain 25-35 lbs during pregnancy.