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Rediscovering Domesticity: Hot Topic - Jillian Michaels on Adopting to Save Figure

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Hot Topic - Jillian Michaels on Adopting to Save Figure

I came upon this article posted on Babycenter.  I am curious what all of you think of this article. 

The first article is from Women's Health where Jillian Michaels:
Biggest Loser' trainer Jillian Michaels has a hard little body and she plans to keep it that way. Michaels, 36, tells Women's Health she is unwilling to become pregnant because of the way it would change her body.
"I'm going to adopt. I can't handle doing that to my body," she told the magazine. "Also, when you rescue something, it's like rescuing a part of yourself."
To follow these comments, PopEater posted a follow-up story entitled Readers to Jillian Michaels: We Don't Want to Ruin Our Bodies With Pregnancy, Either.

 Here are a few excerpts (go ahead and click through to get the whole story):
Wendy Gould from Indianapolis, Indiana, says:
"I'm a married 24-year-old woman with no plans to have children. Part of that decision stems from personal choice, but one of the main reasons is, I don't want to go through those physical changes. I like my body the way it is, and I've heard a plethora of horror stories associated with pregnancy and giving birth -- increased breast size, getting heavier, stretch marks ... even the possibility of increased feet size!

Family and friends chastise me, saying it's a selfish move I'll regret later, but I beg to differ. There are many children in the world waiting to be adopted. Yes, I have that natural motherly instinct and ticking maternal clock tempting me, as well as a curiosity to see what my child would look like. Regardless, I will likely never have children."

Jaimee Jackson from La Junta, Colorado, says:
"Weight is always on the minds of women, especially women considering pregnancy. I'm 28 years old, and have been with my husband for almost seven years. He is ready to have a baby and is pushing the issue pretty aggressively. Although I would love nothing more than to have a child, I am extremely worried about gaining (and then losing) all the weight.

I have always been a thin person. I love my figure and am very proud of it. However, the older I get, the harder it is to keep the weight off, no matter how hard I try. I fear becoming pregnant would ruin my figure and, in turn, my self esteem. I've been successful so far in coming up with every excuse for why I'm not ready to get pregnant, but I don't know how much longer I can keep it up without my husband finding out the truth..."

Michelle Basile from Hazelwood, Missouri, says:
"I am 43 years old and have two children. I ruined my figure with the birth of my children. I became grossly overweight.
If I had the choice to do it over, I would definitely choose adoption over carrying a child myself. I was very sick during my pregnancies and put my body through a tremendous amount of turmoil. I now have a terrible problem with my weight, which I have let spiral out of control through no fault but my own.
I now face the possibility of not being there for my children due to my obesity. Therefore, I highly recommend that if a woman has the opportunity to make the choice to give a child a much-needed home and family over having biological children of her own, I say go for it! A child is a child. Biological or not -- it makes no difference. Save your figure and possibly your health. Adopt."

What do you think?  I am all for adoption - nothing against choosing adoption over biological children (assuming those children are not yet conceived).  I personally see many of these comments as superficial and cop-outs - especially the mom who regrets having biological children.

What's your take?

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2 Comments:

Blogger Jackie said...

I can't believe there's people out there who don't want to have a baby because of the way their body will change. Yes, my body changed after having my son, but I didn't once think about that. I have no regrets whatsoever about having him, and I would have another in a heartbeat (my husband doesn't want anymore). I loved being pregnant and feeling my son move inside me. It was the most beautiful thing in the world.

Plus, the reason I still haven't lost the weight is because I'm too lazy to work on it. I've seen mothers have one, even two children, and they are able to go back to their pre-pregnancy weight. So, these comments are just plain ridiculous to me.

April 27, 2010 at 6:38 PM  
Anonymous Deborah said...

My thoughts are two-fold. 1) Our bodies were created to conceive, carry, and deliver babies. God intended it that way. It's amazing to think about all the changes that can and do take place during a pregnancy. While we do need to watch our weight prior to, during, and after pregnancy... there are many health benefits too --- reduced chance of many types of cancer etc. 2) I'm glad that these women realize they do not want to have children. If they were to get pregnant there are limited options for them --- adoption, keep the child, and abortion. Keeping the child would lead to resentment... I do not see this being a healthy place for the child or the parent. And I'm highly against abortion.

April 27, 2010 at 7:48 PM  

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