Every woman who has been pregnant knows about the ‘comments’. They come sometimes fast and furious from friends, family and even strangers. Somewhere in the midst of being pregnant we become public domain on which others can comment.

Currently I’m about twenty pounds heavier than I was before pregnancy. And although this is the heaviest I’ve been in my life, I did spend a time period overweight when I gained twenty pounds after college. Yet I don’t recall anyone telling me that I was ‘getting bigger’ or ‘chubby’.

Since I’ve been twenty pounds heavier via gaining body fat and via pregnancy I feel that I can make a comparison between the two. I can assure you that each scenario feels completely different and being pregnant does not make you ‘fat&rsqu...

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