{"id":7682,"date":"2011-10-14T09:13:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T13:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/10\/14\/post-baby-body-1-month-postpartum-progress\/"},"modified":"2021-02-13T08:10:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T13:10:48","slug":"post-baby-body-1-month-postpartum-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/post-baby-body-1-month-postpartum-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Baby Body: 1 Month Postpartum Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can not believe that an entire month (tomorrow!) has flown by since Hailey finally graced us with her presence.  The past month has been filled with challenges, a little less sleep and more love than I ever could have imagined.<\/p>\n

Hailey is doing wonderfully. In this past month she has learned how to breastfeed efficiently, to hold her head up for long spurts during tummy time, take a bottle, suck on a pacifier (kind of- it still falls out of her mouth sometimes), to sleep SEVEN<\/em> hours at a time at night and to give smiles on purpose (I\u2019m convinced!).<\/p>\n

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\"IMG_3543\"<\/p>\n

See above\u2026 she doesn\u2019t always hate my bows \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1680\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Oops\u2026 maybe she does.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s also been out and about a lot, which I\u2019m loving.  Last night I got to introduce her to our Charlotte Book Club!<\/p>\n

\"Charlotte<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite having to go through 2 outfit changes and 3 diapers, she did pretty well- especially since it was my first big outing completely on my own.<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s what Hailey has been up to\u2026 but what about me?<\/p>\n

Well, you know I haven\u2019t been able to exercise like I want because my second degree bilateral tears are still healing. Those sound fun, right? \ud83d\ude09  However, I did manage to go on my first real walk the other day- 30 minutes long and it felt great. Hopefully more are in the near future.<\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

My eating has been mostly healthy, though I\u2019ve been eating out a lot.  What can I say? I\u2019m excited to get out of the house and cooking hasn\u2019t made a full return to my life yet.  I\u2019m currently focusing on my daily vegetable intake and making sure it\u2019s up to par.<\/p>\n

Now for the numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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1 Week Postpartum<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1 Month Postpartum<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Difference<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Difference from right before Delivery<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Right Arm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

n\/a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-.75\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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High Waist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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31.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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30.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-1\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-3\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Around Belly<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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36.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

34.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-2\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-8\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hips<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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39.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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38.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-1\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Right Thigh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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22.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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22\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-1.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Right Calf<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-.5\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-1.25\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Weight<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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125.5 lbs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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120.5 lbs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-5 lbs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-23 lbs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Now- pictures! The first pictures (greenish background) are 1 week postpartum and the blue-ish background are 1 month postpartum. Again, these were no sucking in or flexing\u2026 against my better instincts!<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t lie\u2026 these aren\u2019t the best pictures. I\u2019ll talk to my photographer (Hubbs) about that!<\/p>\n

\"1<\/a>\"one<\/a><\/p>\n

\"1<\/a>\"one<\/a><\/p>\n

\"1<\/a>\"one<\/a><\/p>\n

Overall thoughts? I\u2019m pretty happy with where I\u2019m at, but I\u2019m really struggling with how soft I feel.  However, I know everyday that passes is one day closer to getting back to exercising and that keeps me motivated!<\/p>\n

Goals for this next month \u2013keeping my post baby body plan<\/a> in mind:<\/p>\n