Our society is so fixed on the ideal body type - skinny, fit, active, toned. No one wants to gain wait, to be “obese” based on their BMI, and there is so much focus on not gaining weight or only gaining appropriate amounts of weight that we can’t seem to discuss weight gain in pregnancy without someone leaving the conversation feeling inadequate. The recommendations for weight gain in pregnancy seem to change constantly, with diet recommendations changing almost as frequently. And it makes you wonder, does body image insecurity feed into pregnancy weight gain and what can happen because of it?

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