Validation

I have been upset with my inability to shed some of my weight gained while pregnant with Arian. While my life was much more stressful after I had Setareh, I think exercise and sleep were much easier. Anyone who has read this blog or spoken with me over the last 2 and 1/2 years knows I love my son and knows he does not sleep and neither do we! Today on my way home I had validation on NPR. I still need to lose 5 pounds to be happy and 10 pounds to be really happy.
Research News
Sleep Helps New Moms Fit into Their Old Jeans
by Allison Aubrey

All Things Considered, November 20, 2007 · A new study shows that new moms who got less than five hours of sleep retain their "baby weight" much more than women who sleep seven hours. Researchers say naps work, too.

As long as women in the study got their seven hours, they were able to take off most of their pregnancy weight-gain by their newborn's first birthday.

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