Alarm as pregnant mothers stay svelte

these women need to think twice before havin babies PREGNAANCY=FAT u will gain some weight and its ok ppl are no goin to diss or laugh cause we all know its natural to gain weght wen u pregaz.....excercisng too much could be risky and bieng too skinny ul look juss down right wierd

shame on these celebs

I think much like everday life, women gain or don't gain weight differently through their pregnancies, much like women have different body shapes to start with. I'm five three and would NEVER expect to carry my baby like someone as tall as Nicole Kidman. Nor should she be copping flack for being tall and thin naturally.. I dont' think her sister Antonia carried differently but wasn't subjected to scrutiny over it. This is part of being a woman, eveyone is different!! Much like you wouldn't/shouldn't compare yourself on a daily basis to a celeb in a photo shoot, why should you expect yourself to come out the other end of a pregnancy looking like someone who has a nutritionist and a personal trainer available on call throughout their pregnancy and again afterward?! Celebs look and image is their job and they work hard, and spend plenty on it. The rest of us need to focus on what OUR reality is!

I'm a naturally thin person, and the only time I gain weight at all is during pregnancy. I don't diet at all, just try to eat a balanced and healthy diet. In fact I've struggled to gain weight in the past when I've been underweight. I've now in my 3rd pregnancy and still not gaining much weight.

Why do people assume that just because you're thin it's unhealthy and unnatural. Everyone comes in different shapes, and some of us are thin, some are of a heavy build, and most are somewhere in between. The assumption seems to be that if you're thin it's because of dieting or excessive excercise or surgery etc. Some of us are just made this way and we're healthy this way.

It's totally unethical to use Nicole Kidman as an example to garner publicity for what may be a real issue.

Kidman is naturally thin and always has been. She has publicly stated her father encouraged family fitness and accompanied her and sister running and doing sit-ups daily since they were small children. The lady is over 5"11 and probably has the abdominal muscles of an Olympic athlete. The fact that she practiced yoga for years right up until the birth is not a symptom of anorexia, it is very healthy lifestyle and eases childbirth. As she did have natural childbirth and was home in 24 hours, it would seem that by eating well and being fit, this particular 41 year old woman had a very easy delivery.

This is why her tummy bounced right back, not anorexia.

I understand that groups need to use any public figure they can to showcase their particular cause, but this is horribly unethical. Kidman is not anorexic and her child (born with a normal birth weight) is healthy and was born to an exceedingly healthy woman.

OMG! 'Scuse that, I'm not and have never been pregnant but am hoping to be in the next few years and the look is some thing I'm looking forward to, it is so sexy. Have you heard of airbrushing? Nicole Kidman looks ill, how can you want to look like her even with pro photography and not so shabby lighting her skin is grey!

Please just see the beauty in a pregnancy figure.

We seem to live in an era of 'me-ism' where its all about me, me, me! What about the innocent babies? I'm sure they didn't come along just to inconvenience their mothers! People seem to demand whatever they want as though it is their right to have it, they ignore the personal cost and the cost to others that comes with every selfish choice they make.

I generally have the belief that your body knows what it's doing during pregnancy: so, if it tells you to go eat gratuitous amounts of calcium enriched food, it probably means there's a reason behind it. The human body does many a stupid thing, but occasionally it knows what it's doing.

I put on about 20kgs when I was pregnant and lost the weight really quickly afterwards but only because I am naturally thin with a very high metabolism - my mother had three kids and was exactly the same. I haven't dieted and have barely exercised since my daughter was born, yet I was back to my pre-baby shape in less than a month (breastfeeding played a big part). You'd think this would be a good thing, but I often feel that I'm being judged because of it - that people assume I must be a bad mother who is more worried about doing sit-ups than spending time with my baby, when this couldn't be further from the truth. I find it disgusting that some new mums put their appearance ahead of their child's wellbeing, and I hate people assuming I'm one of them because of something I can't control. Please don't be so quick to judge based on appearances!

As per Tina's comment, the cause of her cousin's Spina Bifida was the diet pills her aunt took. I would be very surprised if any doctor could pin point the actual cause. More importantly, whilst the actions of the celebs shouldn't be encouraged, but pregnancy should never ever be treated as a license to binge eating. No matter what, you should still watch what you eat. Increasing your diet by merely 20-30% should suffice, depending on your activities.

I have to say, you guys have to be carefull what you say, as some people cant help but lose weight during pregnancy. With my first pregnancy I lost 10kg, because I was so unwell with Hyperemisis gravidium (extreme morning sickness) and I was worried as hell that my baby was going to be damaged because of it. He was born a healthy 9 pound 5 ounce apgar of 10 and has no known medical issues to date (1 1/2 years later). Please be careful what you say, because pregnant mothers are so vunerable to harsh comments.