This writer really understands the battle with weight during and after pregnancy.  Very well written / spoken. A great story about a woman’s roller coaster experience with pregnancy weight.

It occurred to me recently that weight gain during pregnancy has turned into another way for women to judge women. In high school we had the SATs, and as news moms we have pregnancy weight: how much you gain during, and how fast you lose it afterwards. And every woman knows exactly how much she gained and how long it took to lose. There are those that say, “Oh, I don’t know, I don’t really remember…” but I don’t believe them.

-http://betterwaymoms.com/articles/weighing-in-on-the-weight