Losing the Baby Weight

Catch Some ZZZs to Lose the Baby Weight

July 27, 2009

Is getting shut-eye a form of exercise? Your newborn may not be the only one to benefit from a good night's sleep. Studies show that postpartum women getting less than seven hours of sleep each night have a harder time losing their baby weight than those who do.

According to one of the studies:

Sleep deprivation can cause changes in the levels of hormones involved in appetite regulation. Keep in mind, though, that there are multiple factors involved in causing postpartum women to sleep less. These include just having a newborn, having other small children at home, possible postpartum depression, illness of the newborns, if any, work, etcetera.

Most every mother would love to hit the hay for a bit longer, but making it happen isn't necessarily a matter of choice. What's your take on the issue?

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skigurl 3 years 43 weeks

this makes sense - celebrities lost their baby weight way faster (for many reasons obviously) than normal people and i'm sure they get a lot more rest because of baby nannies etc.

3 years 43 weeks

Having 3 kids myself, I've learned that to get sleep it means you have to let go of being a perfect housewife and such, and accept that the laundry will have a few piles, there will be some dirty dishes and the house just won't be kept to the same standard you're used to! If you have a good relationship with your partner, you can rely on them to help pick up slack, plus you can both accept that things are different now. Go to bed early and leave the dishes for tomorrow. As your kids get older you will learn that one day there will be no toys lying on the floor to step on and you'll truly miss it! It's hard to believe now, but you can get the sleep if you go to bed by say 10pm and sleep until 7 am if you can manage. Of Course you'll have to get up to feed in there. It does get a little tougher with older ones also, but it can be done.

schnappycat 3 years 43 weeks

That's great and all, but how the HELL does one make that actually happen? I'm STILL sleep deprived because my son is just now sleeping through the night at 18 MONTHS!! As a newborn and infant, there is no way in hell I got 7 hours a night. I was lucky to get 5 interrupted hours with his crazy schedule and need to eat numerous times. LOL! Do you have to drug your child? I'm confused.

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