A family friend of ours recently had a baby, and she sent us pictures of her and the baby.
In the picture, she's holding the baby and she still has her huge belly. She only sent us three, but in the other two she has her belly back, except maybe she had a little one, it was hard to tell.
How come the belly doesn't go away? I mean, the baby's gone, the placenta (hopefully), is gone, too, so why is the belly still there?
In her big belly picture she was standing and she looked ok, I mean you could tell that it was probably a day or so after she gave birth.
Just wondering.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Miscellaneous category? Maybe give some free advice about: Random Weirdos? MistressSlipknot answered Tuesday February 19 2008, 7:14 am: well, im an aunt of three girls and the reason for that is, is that while you are pregnant you need to eat twice as much (because youre eating for two) and because you have to have a lot of protein and stuff like that. especially milk and dairy products (which can make you gain a LOT of weight). its a lot to explain, but i recommend you going on google and look it up. and not everyone gets a belly after they are pregnant. ive seen a few women who have just gave birth and their belly was as slim as when they didnt have one. some women excercise the weight off of them. [ MistressSlipknot's advice column | Ask MistressSlipknot A Question ]
xokristabelle answered Monday February 18 2008, 7:14 pm: People gain wait when they get pregnant, some people up to sixty pounds. It's not just the baby and placenta that make your belly big- it's mostly just weight you gain, and it takes a while to lose. [ xokristabelle's advice column | Ask xokristabelle A Question ]
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