Women who have a history with anorexia have a greater risk of postpartum depression.

For a lot of women, the scariest thing about pregnancy is how their bodies will change. During the nine months of pregnancy and even after, giving birth changes women's bodies in a way that is uncontrollable. Some women are lucky enough to fit back into their jeans pre-pregnancy and some women struggle with their new eight and bodies.

There are countless women, myself included, that have always had a weight issue and pregnancy just made it worse. Women that have eating disorders and endure pregnancy have a heightened risk of postpartum depression.

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Women with a history of anorexia are known to relapse even after receiving treatment. Writer Ché Ramsden wrote an opinion piece on The Guardian recalling her experience being anorexic and pregnant. She wrote about how much support pregnant women with eating disorders need and how they often don't receive it.

She notes how she was aware of how her body will change while pregnant and even welcomed it. By the time she had gotten pregnant, she had had her eating disorder under control for a few years. She felt that eating more while pregnant will benefit not just her but her baby as well. She was optimistic initially; she knew her body will be getting the much-needed nutrition it needs to be able to breastfeed her newborn. However, she wasn't prepared to face her emotions postpartum.

Postpartum is an occurrence a lot of women battle with. There isn't a foolproof way to avoid it and if you haven't experienced it consider yourself lucky. But for women who deal with eating disorders, postpartum is a difficult and trying time.

Anorexia and postpartum are difficult especially when nursing because you are encouraged to eat more calories while breastfeeding. Ramsden notes that prior to pregnancy, she would count calories almost religiously. She wrote how she didn't feel like she had much power because she knew the amount of food she was expected to eat postpartum to nurse her baby.

Her fair fell out, her face got rounder and her weight was going up and it pushed her to depression. "Not reverting to old patterns took more control than I’d ever had to exert. If I hadn’t been breastfeeding, I don’t know that I would have managed it. Breastfeeding meant my body was still responsible for nourishing my son; it was an excuse to continue to eat when hungry," Ramsden wrote.

Ramsden feels there should be a bigger effort to help moms with eating orders especially postpartum. They need a voice and often feel alone and unheard.

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