Postnatal Weight

It is true that breastfeeding does burn lots of calories. Even more so for tandem nursing! Just 6wks postnatal, I have already lost about 9 out of the 12kg I have put on. If only I can lose another 9kg for the next 6wks! (Dream on, you say.) So I am now just 3kg from my pre-pregnancy weight. Heheh... Of course, ideally I would like to be another few more kg lighter but that would take a lot of work and I don't have the luxury to go for a workout (or anywhere else for that matter) without taking Mei Mei along since I am feeding her on demand. But the loose wobbly skin on my tummy and back (!) is getting to be quite annoying. Husband took a photo of my backview from afar yesterday and I thought I looked like a... gorilla or maybe Shrek. So big-sized. :( Must really do something about this before I get back to work in July. Rustic Nirvana? Hmmm....

That reminds me of husband's distant friend's wife who turned up at Mei Mei's full mth party looking very pregnant at 6mth. Turned out she had already gained 18kg. (I gained 22kg for my 1st pregnancy but that was at full term 40wks/10mth.) She used to be so slim and cool (she's got a few mean tattoos ok) but now she looked a bit like auntie, sad to say. And she is still happily munching away to her pregnancy cravings. I didn't have the heart to burst her bubble and advise her to watch her diet otherwise she would have a hard time losing weight after she delivers. Worst still, bigger babies carry a higher risk of c-section. As I didn't know her very well, I thought I better mind my own business lest she got offended. But we were quite impressed when she said she had not smoked a single stick eversince she found about her pregnancy. Went cold turkey. Good for her! (Note: I hate smokers.)

Haiz! The things we give up for sake of our babies - smoking (a good thing though), our looks, time, money, career, etc. and dare I say - our lives. All worth it, I say! That's called unconditional love. Only a mother would understand. Years ago, I asked a friend H if she would give up her life for her 2 kids. She said yes right away but I didn't fully understand till now. Do you?