Does having children make you age faster?
From weight gain to wrinkles to a permanently weak bladder, having kids sure can take its toll! This article from the Telegraph (Does having children make you old?) provides a laundry list of reasons, some vainglorious and some medical, why women should think twice before getting knocked up.
An excerpt:
'Make-up? That's just papering over the cracks for me, these days," complains Juliet. She is 43 but says people always assume she's over 50. She is the mother of three children aged seven, nine and 11 - and, she feels, it's taken its toll.
Are mothers like Kate Hudson the exception to the rule?
"I have permanent back pain. Four years of breast-feeding reduced my C cup to an A. It's as though they've sucked the lifeblood out of me. As the kids get bigger, I shrivel - apart from my bottom, which is big and saggy. After Daniel (number three), I developed an under-active thyroid, which means medication for the rest of my life. I've aged 20 years in the last decade. It's doubly unfair that childless friends not only get less wear and tear, but have more money and time to spend on looking good."
An excerpt:
'Make-up? That's just papering over the cracks for me, these days," complains Juliet. She is 43 but says people always assume she's over 50. She is the mother of three children aged seven, nine and 11 - and, she feels, it's taken its toll.
Are mothers like Kate Hudson the exception to the rule?
"I have permanent back pain. Four years of breast-feeding reduced my C cup to an A. It's as though they've sucked the lifeblood out of me. As the kids get bigger, I shrivel - apart from my bottom, which is big and saggy. After Daniel (number three), I developed an under-active thyroid, which means medication for the rest of my life. I've aged 20 years in the last decade. It's doubly unfair that childless friends not only get less wear and tear, but have more money and time to spend on looking good."
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