Once More, From the Beginning
May 15, 2006 by kate baggott
Filed under Mental Health
Three weeks after the birth of my first child, I weighed a kilogram (2.2 pounds) less than I did before getting pregnant and I glowed. When I went back to the gym, my muscle memory switched on quickly and I was back at my pre-pregnancy fitness level by the time my boy was five months old.
That miracle was the result of a fit pregnancy. I walked or swam for an hour every day, I slept for about 12 hours a day, and I ate low-fat yogurt three times a day.
My second pregnancy was more difficult. For much of it, I …read more
