Nursing

This post involves nursing. You know when you are pregnant and you gain a lot of weight and you looked like a beached whale? No? Just me? Anyways, everyone and their dog and their grandmas dog tells you that nursing will help you lose weight. So, a flame of hope rises up inside you and you get really excited that maybe these extra 50 pounds will fall off easier than you thought. All it takes is your little babe nursing to slim right back down. Right? Everyone has heard that!? Well I am here to tell you... WRONG! I was given such false hope. Yes I know I was on bedrest but I still thought I might AT LEAST lose 10-20 pounds of water weight. I mean after all, I was beyond swollen. Especially after I had miss Oakley. I looked like they pumped half the Atlantic ocean into my veins. Yes it was bad and we all got a good laugh about it. 

I understand that everyone is different and even after the baby and I had only lost 8 pounds (she was 6.2) everyone then started telling me that it takes a while for the last 10 pounds to come off. Well let me tell you something hunny, I had about 10+30 pounds that won't come off. 

6 weeks post partum hit and I started working out. I could hardly even do high knees without jumping. I cried many many many tears of sadness because I was at my strongest and weakest all within the same year. I went from a size 4 to a size 16 in only a matter of months. Talk about depressing. 

But you know what? I did it all for my little baby. She is worth every extra pound and stretch mark. 

I miss nursing. I really do. Do I like finally feeling a little more comfortable in my skin? Absolutely! But I sure do miss it. Being heavier is not comfortable. I could hardly touch my toes or do much because I had extra weight every where holding me back but I loved being able to nurse my baby. 

You know what else? I have lost 13 pounds in 3 weeks. Yes you read that right. 13 freakin pounds! 

Basically to sum up this insanely random post is this: Nursing is wonderful. Having a baby is wonderful. Next time I won't get my hopes up when I can't lose the baby weight and hopefully this post helps someone else who is struggling with the same thing. (Or is it just my body who won't lose while nursing?!)

Sick of seeing pictures of my baby yet? haha I just love her!