As we mentioned a few days ago, Penelope Cruz's birth has been almost secret, trying to offer the least possible details to the press. However, they have transcended some data, among which we highlight that Penelope seems to have decided not to breastfeed her baby for aesthetic reasons.
It is said that he gained 12 kilos during pregnancy and does not want to gain more weight during breastfeeding. It is also said that the actress could be afraid that, breastfeeding, her breasts will “fall”.
One may think that these myths have long been overcome and denied and that society (and mothers who are informed a little before making a decision) are clear that breastfeeding is not fattening and that the breasts do not fall for breastfeeding . However, seeing news like this, we realize that this is not the case and that is why we will talk about these issues again:
Put the image of yourself before your baby's health
When a mother decides, with reliable information on her hand, not to breastfeed her child, for whatever reason, we must (all) respect that decision, although I confess that there are (some) reasons that generate an "I don't understand it".
If a mother decides not to breastfeed her child for putting her image first, the "I do not understand" joins a "nobody has explained that this is not so?".
Breastfeeding does not make you fat
What makes you fat is pregnancy, for an obvious reason: you are gestating a baby inside. Once the baby is born there is no reason to get fat, unless the mother has poor habits as an unbalanced diet and little physical exercise, the latter being complicated when you are a mother.
After 6 months after breastfeeding, women begin to regain their usual weight and around 12 months is when a woman recovers her waist. This does not require special diets, but simply have appropriate habits (eat well and move a little).
Breastfeeding It is the only moment in a woman's life when fat accumulated in the hips is easily mobilized. That is why it is the best time to do some gentle exercise routinely if the woman wants to lose some hip.
If we compare the women who breastfeed with those who bottle feed, under the same conditions, the one who breastfeeds thins before, especially if it is more than six months ago, which is when more weight begins to be lost. In other words, Breastfeeding not only does not make you fat, but also makes you thinner than giving artificial milk.
Twelve kilos is not excessive at all
I have been able to read news to write this entry in which they justify Penelope's decision by saying that he has gained twelve kilos and that “it is a volume increase much higher than recommended for pregnant women; which is one kilo per month of gestation“.
The reality is that if a woman has a normal weight before pregnancy, as it seems our protagonist had, It is advised that you earn a minimum of 11.5 Kg (specifically between 11.5 kg and 16 kg). She won twelve, so it is within the expected and desired and, in fact, closer to the low value than the high.
The breast does not fall out of breastfeeding
Another myth that we have already talked about on occasion is the one that says breastfeeding falls. Studies have been done in this regard and it has been shown that what makes the chest "fall" are the pregnancies and the passage of time, without breastfeeding being an aggravating factor.
Summarizing
Penelope Cruz and all those mothers who decide not to breastfeed for aesthetic reasons they could do it perfectly, since breastfeeding not only does not make you fat or make your breasts fall out, but also helps you regain your weight before you are pregnant, even burning fat from the hip area.
If you still don't want to breastfeed, don't do it (more would be missing), but at least you will make a decision with all the information in your hand.
