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Battle of the Baby Bulge
Returning to Your
Pre-pregnancy Weight
Pre-pregnancy Weight
By Carma Haley Shoemaker
Shelley Franco, a freelance writer and mother of two from Madison, Wis., says, "With my first pregnancy I gained 50 pounds. With my second, I gained 30. I breastfed both my children. My first nursed until he was 2 years old. I am currently nursing my 1-year-old. I firmly believe that breastfeeding jump-starts the woman's system and primes it for postpartum weight loss. In fact, I have no other explanation for how I was able to lose so much weight after my first pregnancy."
"Breastfeeding is sometimes the one time of life that some women find it easy to lose and maintain weight," Dr. Mabray says. "So I encourage new moms to breastfeed. It not only helps make the baby smarter, healthier and have better eyesight, it also helps Mom lose weight."
Though it might take a while, proper diet, nutrition and exercise can help a mother to get back to her pre-pregnancy size and weight.
"Setting goals, incorporating all three aspects of exercise and finding what works best for her all will allow a woman to get the result she wants and help her get back that pre-pregnancy form and weight after having a baby," Kromer says. "It can and will happen but it takes a little time and effort."
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