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    emilyanne: Mind you in the UK if you are overweight you are told to only gain 20lbs during pregnancy and between 30-40 if you are a healthy size. I know this bec... more »
    crazy_lady: This topic came up on one of the forums I visit. I said this: For some reason, I'm finding it hard to be mad at women like these. Yes, what they did w... more »
    kbath10100: Ugh. I gained about 40 lbs. with my first pregnancy, and still have about 15 of it to lose and now I'm pregnant again!! I'm worried about getting even... more »
    HuckleberryFriend: Yikes, in thinking about potential future pregnancy these sorts of issues never even occurred to me. more »
    rednrowdy: i know of women who were pregnant close to 40 years ago and given diet pills while pregnant (!!!) to keep them from gaining weight, so this whole preg... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: I gained 30 when I was pregnant, nearly all during the second 20 weeks, since during most of the first 20, I was too sick to feel like eating, and I w... more »
    BlondeGrlz: I've had a few friends who actually lost weight during pregnancy due to a combination of morning sickness, eating healthier and starting off 30-40 lbs... more »
    as.you.wish: First of all, I was offended for the mother that they implied that her daughter's seizures and ADD were a result of her diet. That's a lot of blame an... more »
    Brava97: My sister-in-law married a controlling man who told her that if she ever weighed 10 pounds more than she did on their wedding day, the marriage was ov... more »
    saintbernadette: Fat-shaming aside, it makes me sick to read stories like this after reading the NYT article about women in Tanzania struggling to receive proper (or a... more »
    badmutha: It is a royal pain in the ass for everyone and their mother to be discussing your weight when you are preggers. Once I damn near slapped my OB when he... more »
    hfree: My mother weighed less the day after I was born than she did when she first became pregnant. It had nothing to do with a negative body image but with ... more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): I'm really grateful that I told my OB about my fifteen-year struggle with anorexia when I became pregnant, and that my OB kept in contact with my regu... more »
    lalaland13: The abortion guilt makes me realize just how thorough a job the anti-abortion rights side does at making guilt feel like a normal part of a woman's li... more »
    JerseyGrrrl: One of the major reasons I'm not interested in having children is the sense I get that no matter what you do as an expectant woman and eventual mother... more »
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    A Mom's Struggle With "Pregorexia"

    The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council just issued new, stricter guidelines on pregnancy weight gain, but up to 20% of women don't gain enough weight, and some of them suffer from what one blogger calls "pregorexia." More »
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    Mike And Juliet Make Meme Out Of One Eating-Disordered Mom