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Bah.
I think it holds one to a standard that, should they not meet it, intensifies any feelings of feminine inadequacy they might harbor. And breastfeeding does not always ruin the girls-I breastfed twins and can still see my navel. And the spouse and I resumed our sex life right after the bleeding stopped. I think resuming that portion of a relationship is more mental that physical. In that sense, having some help may be in order.
Trying to remain thin during pregnancy is not always a healthy way to go, either. It's not an excuse to pig out, but it shouldn't put fears of pounds into one's head either.
I'm sure there's a happy medium and it's great that the French government pays for everything. But it doesn't seem like they treat childbirth itself with a great deal of respect.
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Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.
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