First and foremost, it's in your gene. If throughout your pre-pregnancy life your body was slim, then chances are you'll get back to your pre-pregnancy weight within months.
I got back to my pre-pregnancy weight within 3months. And after that, it went downhill until now. I breastfed and take care of my son exclusively. It plays an important role too. Breastfeeding need a lot of calories. It burns fat equally with run in a treadmill. I'm serious. After nursing I always feel starving. My meal portion now is much much bigger than my portion prior to breastfeeding. Gosh I feel like a monster who never gets her stomach full. I snacking like every five minutes. OK that's a lie. But I always HUNGRY. That's new to me, cos previously, I always on a diet. Not a strict one, but I manage my eating habit.
So that's point #2 : breastfeeding.
I'm not saying if you exclusively breastfeeding your body will get back to normal quickly, cos I find it doesn't work for some of my friends. Even though them, who breastfed tend to get a leaner body than them, who don't.
Dear Moms (and moms to be), breastfeeding is a win-win solution both for mothers and babies. What I experienced for almost 1 year, it is such a greatest feeling in the world. Tell me, what's better than a lovely -one of a kind- gaze from your son when you breastfed him? (And you secretly lose weight!) I feel connected, our bond getting stronger each day (that's what I felt). And everyone knows About benefit from the magnificent breastmilk. Just remember, while it's not always the best choice for every mom, it is the best choice for every baby. If you're a full time mommy like me, please.. Breastfed your child. You give him the best first 2 years of his life. Even I can't describe it in words. It's just... Amazing. And if you're a working mom, pumping will do the trick too!
Back to topic.
Here's point #3
Invest on a good (if not best) girdle.
After an in depth survey, I finally chose bellefit as my postpartum girdle. Oh boy I was right. In two weeks (yasss), my stomach went from nay to yay! I wish I took photos of my progress when I was using bellefit. But at that time I barely took shower, let alone take selfie?!
In short, I'm soooo happy with the result, I've recommended it to everyone. I used it religiously every day, I washed it once a week. I finally took it off when Vale was 3mos cos it didn't feel tight anymore. Yay! That means, my body slowly getting back to what it was.
#4 eat a well balanced food. You're breastfeeding, your baby solely depends on you (and what you eat). So you have to eat food that best for you and your baby. I personally eat "sayur bening" every.single.day without a fail. It consist spinach and corn. Other than that, I eat normally like beef, chicken, salmon. With large portion LOL. But I avoid food that's not good like junk food, rich in fat and salt with very low nutritions. Mr D said that I have been eating more than him since I breastfeeding. But that's okay, both you and your body needs it.
#5 stay active
Playing around with this uber active baby is TIRING! I feel overwhelmed sometimes. Good thing is, he let me stay active. By active, I mean I have no time to just sit back and relax. So when he finally fell asleep, I was like HALLELUJAH. Breath a huge sigh of relieve. Haha. When he sleep, I usually sleep with him (mommy needs his beauty nap too) But oftentimes, I have some works to do. Answering my customer's questions and wrapping things for them. Well here's the twist, baby would eventually wake up if mommy leave the room. That makes me pretty much tied up in the room 2 naps a day @ 2 hours. Oh God..
So play with your children. Crawl on the floor, get active with your boy. Toss him in the air hahaha. Wear him on morning walk, afternoon walk. Even I use him as my squat weapon. That works wonder!
Finally... The result.
Left pic taken when I 5/6weeks pregnant, right pic was taken yesterday. Not too shabby, eh?
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