RedCatWaves

There are always super-women among us.

Jessica is in her 30's. She's overweight and has been overweight for many years. She had a surgical delivery with her first baby just 7 months ago. I fit all those criteria and I found recovering from pregnancy/surgery difficult. I have 4 kids, 3 of them delivered surgically. None were as close-together as hers...not sure my body would have liked it very much.

I'm sure she'll recover...eventually.

prentonne

She had a c-section? Then she shouldn't be preg so soon. Isn't it dangerous? I guess she'll have the best doctors. Wish her a safe pregnancy.

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SunshineGrrl

I don't really have a comment on the pregnancy itself, but the mother. People like Jessica Simpson should not procreate! I mean, come on! Can you imagine her trying to teach all her kids about the foods? "And this is tuna fish, it's chicken!"

My mom had my brothers 1 year and 1 week exactly apart. It wasn't planned, but was a happy event. The older brother started walking one week before the youngest was born so she didn't have the worry of trying to figure out how to carry a baby and a toddler.

Then she went on to have me and my sister. She had me at 32 and my sister at 37. They told her she was too old to have us, she'd never be able to keep up with us and that there could be medical problems. Well, she was already pregnant (during the 70's and early 80's)...whatcha gonna do, huh? Guess you just roll with the punches.

But I sincerely hope the father is very active in this (these) kid(s) lives, because he's their only hope!

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BlackAngelPlayah

So sad for those of us still trying after 30.

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Spider

Good grief, I'll be 44 in 2 weeks, my infant just turned 1 ( he's my 2nd c section in 4 years) , I'm back to healthy prepreg weight ( with no extreme diet or exercise measures) . I work full time and DH was deployed the past year.

I don't have the money and resources JS does, I'm sure she'll be fine. Good luck to her.

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LAwoman

As to the underlined - oh please. She may not have been "Hollywood thin" for a while, but in "real world" terms there's no damn way she would have been considered overweight before she got pregnant.

You are definitely projecting from your own experiences. Just because you had a difficult time recovering from your pregnancies does not mean that most people will.

My girlfriend had her first at 33, then got pregnant again when baby was 4 months old. She recovered just fine from both, and was back in her size 4s 6 months after baby #2.

And as for early 30s being considered practically elderly in the world of obstretrics... um, maybe in 1812. But today that's just nonsense.

sariroo

From a medical standpoint, there is more to recovering from pregnancy than just getting back to your prepregnancy weight. Replenishing nutrients, recovery of your uterus, breastfeeding, etc. I think it is best to wait a bit longer between pregnancies but stuff happens. Hopefully, Jessica Simpson will be just fine.

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iroc

7 months isn't so bad. But having babies close together is not always a safe decision. It takes a toll on the body. Your uterus needs to tighten and shrink back to normal size before being stretched out again in order to carry another baby.

Yes some people will do it and say they were just fine. And others will not be just fine. There are a lot of possible complications.

Tori Spelling got pregnant again within 1 or 2 months. There were some pretty emergency situations. She ended up in the hospital a couple of times.


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I had my second baby when I was 32. My OB told me I was approaching advanced maternal age.

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juanab

My sister and I are 10 months apart. Both were vaginal births. My mom was fine, no complications. But it takes longer to heal from a C-section. It took me a 6-8 months to heal from mine. I hope it goes well for her if she is pregnant again.

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webjockey

Damn you and your amazing metabolism and discipline!

Now I'm going to wander off and go sulk in corner.

I agree with the others, she will be fine especially since she has access to resources. And even if she doesn't loose the weight, it's not the end of the world, or necessarily the end of her career.

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RedCatWaves

I had 2 babies in my late 30's...one of those by c-section...so obviously I don't hold to the obstetrical adage of 30's being elderly. It's not really nonsense though. There really is more risk in pregnancies of those age mid-30 and older. Higher risk of gestational diabetes, of hypertension, of pre-eclampsia, of premature labor/birth, of uterine rupture, etc. I just chose to accept that risk. I just like to see women who've had c-sections wait a little longer to heal completely before embarking on another pregnancy. It really takes a year to heal completely from the surgery. If not...then there is more risk. Risk doesn't equal definite consequence...just increases the probability. It's math.

Narnia

Oh come on *eye roll*

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goldencurly

True, but pregnancy and recovery is not a one size fits all kind of thing for any particular age group.

My friend R had a child very young and it nearly killed her. Many years later, she got pregnant and had her 2nd child at 41 and her 3rd child at 42, 11 months apart. She lost the baby weight quickly after the last one and was a much livelier, energetic mom that I was at 26. I really struggled later, when I had my 2nd at 35. I'm 41 and I may have not fully recovered yet!

iroc

Yes, as a personal individual, some people recover just fine - however there are medical issues that are caused by pregnancy after a certain age. You may not encounter any of those, but the statistics do exist. For those that constantly state that science is proven.

Its labeled Advanced Maternal Age in the medical community for a reason. It used to be 36, but I believe now its dropped to 34?

Anyway, I don't want to be having babies past 36, so its fine with me!

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I cosign this.

*sulking*


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Josephine

Well she has been kind of fat for a while. Why is this a big deal? Some people are just bigger than others and it takes more work. I guess I don't see why her weight is so fascinating.

murrrcat

because people can see it duh.


That's why weight is usually discussed, because you can see it.

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Narnia

She was not FAT that is just insane. She put on some weight with her pregnancy and some may argue more than she should have, but to say she had been overweight for many years is just crazy

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If that's fat, I don't wanna be skinny.

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