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Recovery and Risk
Coping With an Eating Disorder During Pregnancy
By Kate Riener Boyd
Early pregnancy can be difficult since, in many cases, weight gain has begun but the baby hasn't started to show. Women in recovery may not able to see that they are simply growing a baby at their own pace. "I am very freaked out about how heavy I am at this point in my pregnancy," Fallon says. "I see women in my prenatal yoga class who seem to have only gained a big baby belly." For her, the weight gain is "totally negative," she says. "Except for the hard part of my lower belly that is clearly the baby, the rest feels like evil fat."
Renee Jenson* hated those early days when her clothes didn't fit and she wasn't ready for maternity clothing yet. She felt unhappy about the initial weight gain, "because you couldn't tell I was pregnant," she says. "I just looked fat." Jenson received treatment for bulimia more than 10 years ago and keeps her purging symptoms under control.
Peer support might be useful during this time, as well as private or group therapy. Web sites such as www.PregnancyToday.com offer support through bulletin boards, chats and e-mail exchange. Negative feelings should ease as weight gain blossoms into a baby bump.
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