14 DAY TRIAL // New moms start thinking about losing weight and getting their pre-pregnancy body back almost immediately after giving birth, with most women considering a “mommy makeover” to make it happen, a new study reveals.
Outside pressure makes women think they should try their best to be thin again shortly after pregnancy, even though the ideal period for losing the extra pounds is believed to be of 10 months.
Since many of them simply can’t do that on their own, they wouldn’t say no to surgery to help them regain their pre-pregnancy body, CosmeticMDNation writes.
With pregnancy, other changes also occur in the body aside from weight gain, such as sagging breasts, stretch marks and cellulite, which become even more obvious once the child is born.
Of the 300+ women questioned by British television show “My Face My Body,” an overwhelming majority (93 percent) sees regaining their pre-pregnancy body as a top priority.
24 percent of those questioned worry about stretch marks and the means to get rid of them, 21 percent about loose skin, 14 percent about cellulite while only 7 percent about the perkiness of their breasts.
Over 30 percent of women questioned want to get rid of the extra weight, the aforementioned e-zine writes.
Their partners, though, do not share the same approach to weight gain, since 71 percent of the men questioned said they did not care if their partner gained weight while pregnant or not.
Women, on the other hand, are more insecure, with 67 percent of them fearing that the weight gain and the other pregnancy changes would make them less attractive to their loved one.
In fact, women are in such a hurry to get their body back that 57 percent of those questioned said they would undergo some sort of cosmetic surgery to help them do that immediately after labor, while they were still in the hospital.
“While most women enjoy being pregnant and the changes it brings to their bodies, many are concerned about these changes, such as weight gain and stretch marks, becoming permanent,” My Face My Body presenter Stephen Handisides is quoted as saying.