Being a mom is great. I absolutely love being a parent. This morning Clara and I sat on the couch while she smiled at me over and over and I just cried. It's the most amazing thing I have ever done in my life.
And I know you're waiting for the "but" so here it comes:
But recovering from pregnancy and child birth is so hard. Before pregnancy I was a size 1. I didn't have a single stretch mark. I had never weighed more than 110 lbs. You can imagine that when I stepped on the scale at 4 weeks postpartum I was a little bit discouraged to see 138.
I've had a lot a people say things like "I don't feel bad for you" or "OMG you're tiny! Pregnancy didn't affect your body at all." And really, that isn't fair for them to say. Pregnancy takes over your body and it has made it something I don't recognize. I try to put clothes I wore before pregnancy and I can't get my thighs in them. I try putting on maternity clothes and I'm drowning. It's that 4th trimester in between that causes me disappointment every morning when I get dressed.
Now that I'm just over 5 weeks postpartum I'm going to start exercising again. In my due date group on Facebook one of the admins started a work out challenge and it started today. I started today with my squats. We're using this challenge from Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans
We're also doing a planking challenge. This one isn't exactly the same, but it's similar to what we'll be doing and it's from the same bloggers at Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. The great thing about planks is they're great for women who are recovering from pregnancy. It's easier on your recovering abs.
We're doing another ab challenge as well, however I'm waiting for the go-ahead from my OB before I start that one.
I'll be sharing some exercise videos on my Facebook page each week along with progress photos. Stay tuned for more!
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