Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 Hey, girl, I think about it as a small price to pay for the gift of having a child. If it never gets flat without surgery, well then, so be it. I certainly agree with that, I would never trade the baby just to have a falt tummy, just was curious. Thanks for the info and great job on your challenge too. des Message: 16 Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 21:14:54 -0000 From: " " <jennyfair@...> Subject: Re: spirutein & questions/Des Des, Here's my 2 cents on these subjects. First of all, let me just say that I have an 11-year-old daughter who I had by c-section and also breastfed for 11 months. Everything I have researched about calories needed for pregnancy and breastfeeding is that you need only 300 cal/day extra for pregnancy and 300-500 cal/day extra for breastfeeding. Don't ask me why it takes more to feed a baby than it takes to grow one, because that has never made sense to me! LOL So, what Kit said about shaving approx 250 cal/day off would most likely keep you within the " safe " range that will not affect your breastmilk. Now, on the c-section/surgery question, I think that everyone is different. Some people may bounce back just fine, some people may require surgery to get rid of the belly. I know from my own experience that my tummy still has what I call the " hangover " (which is entirely different from the kind you get from too many margaritas). So, it's still stickin' out a bit, but it *has* gotten much smaller and flatter. I have confidence that I should be able to get it pretty flat by the time I am done with this challenge in April. It's never gonna be concave like it was prior to baby, but I will be fine with a " gently rounded " belly, as opposed to what it used to be!!! Just stick with it and you WILL see a change, it will just take a bit longer because of the 2 c-sections. Hey, girl, I think about it as a small price to pay for the gift of having a child. If it never gets flat without surgery, well then, so be it. It's good to hear that you have someone you can trust to babysit while you go to the gym. Good luck to you, I am sure you will do great! Jen B. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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