Ok, Madelyn is 2 months old now… why am I not back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 128 pounds? Why??

I guess this is why:

• I gained about 40 pounds.
• I was in a car accident at 32 weeks that put me into pre-term labor and on bed rest.
• I was in the hospital for a week with bronchitis and sinusitis at 35 weeks.
• I basically didn’t move from 32 weeks on… so I gained too much weight and my body became used to not doing anything making it more difficult to get on a good exercise routine.

Before the pregnancy I was walking 3 miles a day, in good shape and wore a size 6.  I was happy with that.

I have been exercising for 2 weeks and have gained weight!! What sense does that make? It’s not muscle either!!
I search the Internet anytime I have a question about something so when I realized that the weight wasn’t melting off as I expected it too after giving birth (I wanted it to just come out with the placenta I guess) I searched the Internet for "post pregnancy weight loss".
Unfortunately, a lot of what I found were articles and message board posts about early twenty somethings that just had their baby 2 weeks ago and are "finally" getting back into their size 4 jeans.
That’s not what I wanted to read!

I talked to my OB/GYN and she said "Alicia, it took 9 months to put the weight on, it’s going to take longer for it to come off". I hear that all the time now!  So, what makes these early twenty something moms so different? I don’t know.

I walked 2 miles on the treadmill today and hope to get back to 3 miles by early next week.

Oh yeah.. I’m breastfeeding. Whomever started the saying that breastfeeding is the "best weight loss plan" must have been one of those early twenty something moms because that plan doesn’t seem to agree with me. I am not eating outrageously  and I am drinking a ton of water. What am I doing wrong?

At the end of the day, I look at Madelyn and know that the extra weight is worth having her and breastfeeding.. but I sure would like to hear from other moms in my (or previously) situation to learn what you did to help the weight come off.

That’s it for now.. Alicia

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Oh my gosh!! I can’t believe she is here.

The delivery went great (Sebastian’s delivery wasn’t nearly as easy) and I feel pretty good 6 days later.

Madelyn is a beautiful baby girl. She weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. at birth and is 19 inches long. Madelyn is a great sleeper.. almost too good. I worry sometimes about her sleeping too much and not eating enough. 

I am breastfeeding only which has gone pretty smoothly so far except for the sore, cracked nipple on the left and that she seems to prefer the right breast. I don’t know what’s up with that? Maybe the milk just tastes better from the right side? 

Sebastian absolutely loves having her around. He has been so good with her. He wants to hold her as much as possible. Sebastian sings to her when she cries.. he has a "song medley" of choice which inludes Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Rock a Bye Baby, and Lullaby.

We are going to her first doctors apointment today. I am a little worried that she has or is jaundiced. It seems to be mild but where her eyes should be white, is a greenish yellow and her face is a little yellow.

I am a little more accepting that the weight from the pregnancy is not going to just drop off this time. Last time (7 years ago) I assumed the weight would just melt away. It didn’t!! What a surprise.

I am really struggling with what to wear. I didn’t buy any nursing tops, so I am going to try to send Tim out today to buy some nursing wear. That should be interesting!!  So far, I have been sitting around in my "comfy pants" and a bra stuffed with nursing pads.  What a sight!  Tim has been really great about my "outfit" though.

I am going to get to work on some new product reviews now!

Product reviews on the way:
1. Stuffed Doll from Chloe in Style
2. Pacifer Pod from Chloe in Style
3. Dinosaur Rocking Chair for big kids
4. Carpet Skates for big kids
any many more!

Sebastian and Madelyn.. 2 days old.