Dawn Hunt wrote in about her experience with weight after having two children. She has a 16-year-old son and a 4-year-old daughter.
Did you ever deal with a weight issue after having your child?
I had no problem after my son, but with my daughter – yikes!  I gained about 35 pounds with her, but only her 8 lbs came off after her birth.  Plus I was about 20 pounds heavier when I got pregnant with her than I was for my first pregnancy.
Why? Was there an instance or did it just happen?
I had become very innactive, partly because I’d pulled a ligament in …read more

Why is it so hard for many moms to lose weight after they have children? Many moms say it is because of one of the following reasons:
1. No time to exercise
2. I eat my kids’ leftovers
3. I snack all day as I never have the time to make anything for myself between cleaning house and running after the kids.
4. I can’t diet, I’m breastfeeding.
5. I don’t like all that healthy food, it’s bland.

Some will find losing weight easier after kids, while there will be some that just can’t, no matter how hard they try. No diets and exercise don’t always cut it for some. Which do you fall in?

After Birth: Did you Deal with Weight Issues?
I’ll be the first to step up to the plate. Not at first, with my first two children my weight went right back to where it had been before getting pregnant. With that being said, these were the worst pregnancies out of the four children. Both had me with the all day morning sickness, too much, that I was rushed to ER several times. With my son, the first pregnancy, the doctor told me not to become attached as I couldn’t gain the weight and I probably wouldn’t be able to go to …read more

-  Naomi Watts claims breastfeeding helped her lose weight. “Breastfeeding – that’s how you drop weight. Even though you are just eating all the time, he is eating too”. I totally agree with this, too bad my body didn’t this time around.
- In Sydney, Australia they are pushing to have paid leave for 6 months so breastfeeding moms can feed their babies. There should be word on this soon.
- In Colorado, the breastfeeding bill got some support at capital hill. If this billed is voted yes, more working women will be able to get a few break times …read more