Nine months is not nine weeks nor nine days, even if it was not up to nine months, once a woman gets pregnant, there are a lot of changes the body experiences.
While some women snap right back after the delivery, some others might have to take it easy on themselves as their body adjusts.
Asides from stretch marks, dark necks, skin tags, and rashes, baby weight is a major concern for most women. With the added pressure of social media on how a woman’s body should be, a lot of women make a fuss about snapping back immediately.
After childbirth, the first round of baby weight is lost, and the swollen feet and the swollen face are gone. This is because the placenta is out, you shed retained fluids and amniotic fluids that cushioned your baby in the womb.
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During breastfeeding, there is still postpartum weight gain as appetite is amped up, this is completely normal as your body needs enough calories for breast milk production.
In all honesty, what holds for mummy A may not apply to mummy B as the body varies. You just need to take it easy on yourself while you work on the body you want.
Here are some reasons you might still be hanging on to that postpartum baby weight and tips that can help you;
After childbirth, a lot of women throw away their healthy diet routine during pregnancy in the gutters. Your body needs enough energy while you are still nursing your baby, calorie deficit is injurious to health.
You are too busy to exercise. This is a valid reason as you now have a new responsibility added to what you have been handling. Either a working mum or stay a home mum. You need help to focus on all you desire.
This reduces depression as you feel more in control of your daily activities, so do not be afraid to ask for help.
Staying up late nursing your baby will open you up to midnight snacking. You are short on sleep and also taking in more, the fat tends to hang on. So why not snack lightly and healthy, be sure to get help too so you can sleep.
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Wearing the same maternity clothes way after delivery reduces the motivation you could get to work on your body. The clothes still fit and you’d see no obvious reasons to work on your body.
Above all give yourself to treat your emotions and body requirements to get back. If it is still not what it used to be, work with the new you patiently. Selah.
