How do You Feel with Baby Weight?
September 18, 2008 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Labor & Delivery, Mommy Extras
When it comes to gaining weight for a pregnancy it seems many are in limbo with this. But when you really weigh all the options it is best for your child. Why not? You want everything you can possible do to help them survive the world so why not start from the very beginning.
For my first two children I just couldn’t get the weight on, it wasn’t because I wasn’t trying but I had severe morning sickness. My third and fourth children were a whole different matter, in fact I gained a lot. The doctor was happy and the baby was happy. In the end when I look at the four different pregnancies I felt better when I added the weight on, instead of when I was lacking it. More weight for me somehow meant less morning sickness.
However the time would come when the baby would be delivered and I’d be left with the blessing of the weight I put on for the baby and he/she didn’t want to take with them. You know what I mean, the “extra” baby weight that was leftover. Many would ask why I tried so hard to lose it with the first two, forgetting I never had it in the first place. But with baby #3 & 4 people would ask when I was going to try dieting.
I never was concerned about dieting, I looked at it as having a child and being part of mother hood. However I know many others don’t feel like this, they want to diet as soon as possible. Doctors suggest not to diet while breastfeeding, course I breastfed for long periods of time. Myth or fact, breastfeeding helped reduce the weight with baby 1 & 2 but not with baby 3 or 4. How about you?
Is it fact or fiction? (myth) I won’t say true or false as each scenario worked one way or the other with me. Celebrities today rush to lose the baby weight, I guess because all the media attention. For instance look how fast Katie Holmes lost her weight after having baby Suri. But Jennifer Lopez has recently stated to People Magazine:
“I don’t weigh myself a lot. I still have 10 pounds, or so. (But) I don’t have any problems with it. I never felt I had to get rid of it.”
How do you feel when it comes to losing or gaining the baby weight? Is it healthy to lose it really quick? Or is it unhealthy? Does it bug you to have the Baby fat?
I loved gaining weight with my pregnancy and ended up putting on a good 45 pounds… I also lost about 30 pounds within the first week after labor. The last 7 pounds or so are still on and do indeed bother me because they’re concentrated in a blob on my abdomen. Now that I’m not breastfeeding anymore, I would like to get them gone. I am taking a cardio aerobics class that I love but haven’t made many strides in the dieting area. I try to wear clothes that help me feel good and just don’t look at my profile in the mirror! We’ll see what happens.
I have trouble gaining while pregnant, regardless of what I consume. Being pregnant is one of the few times I don’t have to worry about what I put in my mouth other than I at least try for a well-rounded diet.
With my first, I gained a whole 13 pounds. Currently, I’m 29 weeks and I’m at -4 pounds for this pregnancy. I’m overweight anyway, but trust me when I say that it’s not from a lack of trying. I’ve been eating like crazy.
Hey, hope this comment works I’m still pretty new to this whole blogging thing.
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