Ryn...it's so interesting that you had the same problems, at the other end of the continuum...it's just awful...

I guess it's sort of my point...there's this incredibly narrow line of what "pregnant" should look like these days...not too big, not too small...the bump has to be this perfect size...not too wide, not too long, not too whatever...and those who don't fit within that narrow line (and there's not that many of us who do), are left dealing with these horrible body image issues...I always thought that pregnancy would be the time I could escape these issues...

If it was just celebrities, it wouldn't be so bad...I can't stand them...what I'm finding though is the "yummy mummy" phenomena has truly infiltrated into our society...especially in the more affluent sectors...

Although we're not wealthy, we have quite a few friends that are doing very well...and it's those guys (and the suburbs where they live) who I think are living proof of the pressures of being a yummy mummy...and unfortunately that pressure is being passed on to all...

I was at a party tonight...and overheard this awful comment that just made me cringe...

This guy was pointing at friend of mine (who had a baby about 10 months ago)...I heard him say "she looks like she has stacked on the weight...I wouldn't have even recognised her...what's caused it?"

Just awful...she just obviously hasn't lost her "baby fat" quick enough for his liking!