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Watching the snow <br>
"A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for"
Stupid/silly vent (re:weight)
Ok, so I know it's stupid and all but I just can't help feeling like this and I know I'm not the only one. Yes, I am aware I just had a baby 2 weeks ago.but I am so frustrated by how my body looks. I did already lose 23lbs (of the almost 40 I gained) but still my belly is mushy and I have this big pouch and soo want it to be gone! I have no reason to complain really, I am already below my pre-preg weight from before I had DS but still, I just hate this jiggly feeling and am so ready to be rid of this extra weight and be back to my regular self. Right now I feel like I don't even want to get dressed, just want to stay in sweats all the time.
Ok, vent over, just needed to get that out 
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"A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for"
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Re: Stupid/silly vent (re:weight)
I felt the same way at 2 weeks, my sister & my bestfriend were never jiggly after having a baby they perked right back up and there i was, mrs jiggles. Though i do weight less than where i was pre pregnancy, i felt even more gross. But it does slowly start to firm back up. Im at 6 weeks PP and though im still jiggly, its nearly NOT as bad as i was before. Breastfeeding has helped alot, and drinking alot of fluids. Though its around the holidays, i dont worry about it. On thanksgiving i let myself have whatever i wanted, and when its not the holidays i eat really healthy. Alot of fruits & vegs and fish. I had a c section so getting back to the gym was going to take longer, but i feel like jan 1st would be the perfect time, plus the gyms all have deals around that time. IDK if you have a LA Fitness in your area, but they have a daycare center at the place, and its only 35 dollars a month. I know other gyms had daycare centers, but not nearly for as cheep.
Good luck, it will get better and better. Like i said im still jiggly, but not as bad as i was at 2 weeks. And i hope with diet, fluids and the gym i will get in better shape.
Santas little helper!
I definitely know how you feel, but I would suggest the same thing my friend (who has 5 kids) suggested to me.. Though you may need to wear things that are a little bigger, don't wear things that make you feel gross. Don't slum around in sweat pants without make-up because it will make you feel worse... and getting a belly band that helps hold in that tummy definitely helps too =P
I was HORRIFIED the first time I looked into a mirror after giving birth, but it's getting better.. I'm sure we'll get there
Thanks ladies! With DS I was down to pre-preg weight by about 4 months but then lost extra, by the time DS was 1 I had lost double what I gained with him. So although I weigh less now then I did 3 years ago before any babies it still doesn't help the gross feeling & DH doesn't understand, he just thinks it's silly.
OK. off to shower now while DD & DS nap and put on clothes since we are having company today.
"A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for"