Table 2.

Body Shape Questionnaire:^* Item Means (sd) at 0-1 and 9 Months Postpartum (n=506)

Questions	0-1 Month Mean (sd)	9 Month Mean (sd)
1. Have you worried about your flesh being not firm enough?	2.4 (1.4)	2.7 (1.5)
2. Has eating even a small amount of food made you feel fat?	1.5 (0.9)	1.8 (1.3)
3. Have you avoided wearing clothes which make you particularly aware of the shape of your body?	2.4 (1.5)	2.7 (1.5)
4. Have you felt ashamed of your body?	2.0 (1.3)	2.5 (1.5)
5. Has worry about your shape made you diet?	1.7 (1.2)	2.3 (1.5)
6. Have you felt happiest about your shape when your stomach has been empty (e.g., in the morning)?	1.7 (1.2)	2.2 (1.5)
7. Have you felt that it is not fair that other women are thinner than you?	1.7 (1.1)	2.0 (1.4)
8. Have you worried about your flesh being dimply?	1.9 (1.2)	2.2 (1.4)
Total Score	15.2 (7.0)	18.2 (8.6)

^*Body Shape Questionnaire (Evans & Dolan, 1993). Items were scored on a 1-6 scale, with 1 = never, 2 = rarely, 3 = sometimes, 4 = often, 5 = very often, and 6 = always.