Elastic Fantastic

Some women insist that maternity clothing is a waste of time.  I’m puzzled by this perspective.  While yes, some non-knocked up wear fits all through your pregnancy, there comes a time when something’s gotta give.

And for me, it’s the waistband.

 

Ten

Women ask about losing the baby weight.  It’s nearly an obsession.  How long did it take?  Did breastfeeding help?  Have you taken a strollercize class?  Will I ever look the same again?

For me, losing the baby weight wasn’t impossible.  Looking at old snapshots, there I am holding a six-week old baby, in my size 12 jeans.  Maybe I was a bit flabbier, but I didn’t feel all that much heavier.

Then I went back to work full-time.  And in the whirl and swirl of 50-hour and more weeks, midnight feedings and life, the pounds piled on.  No sleep, no time to eat sensibly – heck, sometimes no time to eat – certainly no time for the gym.  

In two years, I gained back everything I’d lost.