Archive · 9 Jun 2025
Renuka Shahane Recalls Postpartum Weight Pressure on Podcast
Renuka Shahane talked about how she was told to lose weight right after giving birth.
She married at 35, wanting to build a family with Ashutosh Rana.
Shahane was shocked when a doctor, a friend of her husband, told her to lose weight so soon after having her first child.
She felt that there's pressure on mothers to be perfect and quickly regain their pre-baby figure.
Renuka Shahane discussed societal pressures on new mothers on Gauahar Khan’s YouTube podcast.
Shahane was surprised when a doctor told her to lose weight a day after delivery.
She married Ashutosh Rana at 35 with the desire to have children.
Shahane highlighted that mothers face pressure to 'bounce back' after childbirth.
The couple dated for three years before marrying in 2001.
- Who
- Renuka Shahane
- What
- Renuka Shahane shared her experiences with societal pressures on new mothers.
- When
- Recently, on a podcast episode.
- Where
- On Gauahar Khan’s YouTube podcast, ‘MaaNoranjan’
- Why
- To discuss societal pressure on new mothers to lose weight.
- Podcast
- MaaNoranjan
- Host
- Gauahar Khan
- Husband
- Ashutosh Rana
- Children
- Two sons
- Marriage Year
- 2001
Sources
Renuka Shahane reveals Ashutosh Rana married her only because ‘spiritual guru’ chose her as ‘bahu’, left her mom shocked: ‘Guruji ne bataaya islie?’
Renuka Shahane Says Ashutosh Rana Proposed Only After Guru’s Advice: ‘He Didn’t Know...’
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