Breastfeeding was the best thing that I could have ever experienced. I was incredibly fortunate that I was able to breastfeed for 6 months but something had to give...
Ren didn’t want to accept a bottle and he would only feed to sleep - which was when we would be horizontal. This made getting out and being social very difficult. Imagine: I’m fighting with a wild animal trying to get him to latch and save any dignity I have (which is very hard with large mammaries) while other Japanese mommas are giving me the side-eye, along with their half-pity smiles, while their well-behaved little babies latch and cover their itty-bitties.
But along with the breastfeeding came the incessant hunger. I had the absolute worst diet and quite often I’d find myself eating chocolate or ice-cream at 3AM. My husband eats double what I usually eat but I was giving him a run for his money. But the best part of all of this? I was back down to my pre-pregnancy weight by two months postpartum and because of this, I planned on feeding Ren until he was at least 10!
I was very aware that the opposite effect might happen when I stopped breastfeeding so I took the necessary steps - filled the fridge with healthy options and limited my chocolate indulgences to once a day (very small piece!) but low and behold I picked up weight quicker than I lost it. HOW?
I don’t really have time to exercise religiously. When Ren goes to sleep I'll prepare dinner and do a quick clean before watching one episode of some trash reality tv before I’m nodding off on the couch. The intention is there : I started a yoga program with Yoga Glo twice a week and then I pulled my back muscles so basically they’re just getting donations from me now. I need to work my non-existent core as Mr Miyagi weighs 12kg at 8.5 months!
I then decided I needed to start running again. Prior to falling pregnant I was running 2-3 x 5km a week. Impressive for me! So I downloaded the Couch to 5k app as I knew that I would probably push myself too far too quickly and injure myself. So far I’ve run twice...send motivation.
Now here’s the kicker... we are off to Hawaii in 3 weeks for a wedding where I’m a bridesmaid. When I was breastfeeding I received my dress and I recently put it on and I literally have cleavage up to my chin. Not the nice kind either, the bum cleavage!
I might end up doing the Beyoncé Diet. Or the Cabbage Soup Diet. (Sorry husband). Or I might just have a chocolate to feel better.
"I don’t exercise. If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor." - Joan Rivers.
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