What Do You Guys Think Of This?

[Shasta]

New Mom Under Fire for Post-Baby Body Selfie | Parenting - Yahoo Shine

This woman gave birth four months ago and she looks amazing. But people are getting in an uproar because they think she's feeding into the pressure to lose weight right after giving birth.

I see both sides.

Side A - Good for her. She looks amazing. Better than me with no kids.

Side B - Damn her for making me feel bad for the way I look.

Side A - No way! She SHOULD be proud!

Side B - I hate her I hate her I hate her.




What do you guys think?

 

[FlakeNoir]

I think that people are in each others business way too much. (media sucks... enormously) I lost all of my baby weight in the first few weeks after my first and second children, it took a bit longer for the next two, but I'd never post full body pics of myself because I'm shy and hate what social media is doing to us.
And... I don't think we should necessarily need to have an opinion every time something pops up online.

 

[kellykid]

Kind of like this story

'Fit Mom' Gets Temporarily Banned from Facebook Over 'Hate Speech' - ABC News

 

[staropeace]

Good for her! That does not mean everyone has to pop back in shape just as fast. I do not understand why women should feel pressured into being someone they are not. Be yourself ladies.

 

[Walter Oobleck]

I dunno what to think. She looks like a stick. The pics aren't very flattering I don't think...some things are best left to the imagination. I'd be more impressed if she was holding her baby in her arms. Seems like her priorities are in the wrong place.

 

[Shasta]

Kind of like this story

'Fit Mom' Gets Temporarily Banned from Facebook Over 'Hate Speech' - ABC News

I think this is a bit different. This made people feel ashamed on purpose.

"This" being the woman with the "Hate Speech."

 

[kellykid]

I think this is a bit different. This made people feel ashamed on purpose.

"This" being the woman with the "Hate Speech."

So what was the purpose of the first woman posting her selfie? I mean c'mon, she could have posted SAME pic without mentioning that she had just had a baby, to me her motive is suspect.

 

[Shasta]

So what was the purpose of the first woman posting her selfie? I mean c'mon, she could have posted SAME pic without mentioning that she had just had a baby, to me her motive is suspect.

She could just be proud of herself. I don't really see the harm in being proud.

I posted selfies of the following recently:
- The lipstick I made at work
- Taking a helicopter ride

Both things were awesome and I was proud. Should she be ashamed of looking good?

I think I have clarified how I feel while I was responding to this. Thank you.

 

[kellykid]

Personal pride is great, it's fantastic, I occasionally feel it. I was not attacking you in any way, sorry if you took way.

Question for anyone, I have been looking online and can't find out the weight of her daughter at the time of birth. I was just curious, I didn't have large babies myself.

 

[Shoesalesman]

I've found that no matter what someone posts on-line, a group of people will protest against it.
...kellykid, love your avatar. Go Hawks!

 

[kingricefan]

So, folks are in an uproar because she is supposedly buckling under the pressure to lose her baby weight quickly, and yet we put pics of celebrities on the covers of magazines and praise, praise, praise them for losing their baby weight mere seconds (I'm stretching the facts here, just being funny) after giving birth? Those celebrities who can afford personal trainers and chefs to help them lose their weight? She's not a celebrity, so I guess it's ok to go after her, right? What is wrong with our society? Steve referred to it as the Kardashian Culture. God, just typing that name (Kar-trash-ian) makes me ill. Good for the lady for losing the weight! Bully for her! Even if she didn't lose the weight I would cheer her on because she created another life, someone that may grow up to have a huge positive influence on society, maybe someone that will find a cure for cancer? More power to her!

 

[arista]

Darn her for looking so good after giving birth to her child...I wish I could have been so fortunate. It took a little while to get back in pre baby bod.

 

[GNTLGNT]

....I still appear to be pregnant, about 8 and a half months along in a side view....no selfies for moi...screen ain't big enuff...

 

[FlakeNoir]

....I still appear to be pregnant, about 8 and a half months along in a side view....no selfies for moi...screen ain't big enuff...

 

[HollyGolightly]

MYOB world! She's smoking hot! Who cares? Maybe she's nursing - it never gave me that kind of body, but it does help the weight fall off. Sometimes I think it's all a conspiracy to keep our minds off the real problems in the world. Keep us full of media hype and we won't notice the real horrors around us.

 

[Out of Order]

She does look good, although I think she could eat a little bit more peas and carrot.........

 

[HollyGolightly]

She could use some curves - pie will help!

 

[GNTLGNT]

...all right, I'll take one for the team and volunteer to help her with the breastfeeding....

 

[Sundrop]

My co-worker recently gave birth to a 10 pound baby boy.....delivered him naturally, too.
She brought him to visit the salon about 4 days after. She was almost entirely back to her pre-baby body, and in two weeks she was completely back to her pre-baby weight and shape. She looks amazing.....and I only hate her when she says that she thinks she looks flabby.
Honestly, I think some ladies just have a natural ability to "snap back" after childbirth.....and some have to work really hard to regain their shape.
Me......well, it's been 12 years and my body just hasn't cooperated.

 

[Cowboy]

Good for her. Some can do this and some can't. I think the best thing to do is say, "good for her", and move on. For those who can't recover that fast, it shouldn't be an issue, people are different and take to certain things differently.