Do Babies make you fat?

In my world it is believed that after you have a baby you become fat and out of shape with lots of fat around the waist. You do not have any option and have to be resigned to this fact. Is this true? Do we have to accept this point o view?


I dare to say no. We do not have to resign to this view or to the fact that the weight that we gain during pregnancy has to become a permanent part of our physique.

The fat that your body gains when you are expecting a baby is meant to feed your baby after it is born. That is why breast feeding is so important. It no only helps to reduce the size of the uterus but the fat is broken down and fed to the baby. When the baby is born and you eat healthy and eat the serving for one person - yourself and not the baby too - you will lose the baby fat. When breast feeding, you do not have to eat twice as much. The fat will feed the baby.


So with a healthy diet, some exercise and breast feeding for as long as you can after the baby is born, you will lose the baby fat and it will drop off quickly too.


Having a baby does not made you fat but unhealthy eating and eating large portion does.