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New Mom "Fat Traps"

How to Avoid Them
and Lose Weight

By Melinda Copp

And the third healthy habit is to continue taking your prenatal vitamin for a year after your baby is born, whether or not you're nursing. "Taking a moderate dose of a multivitamin will help replenish your body's supply," Somer says.

Babies love to get up in the middle of the night, and sometimes they need some convincing to go back to sleep. And Mom is most likely the one who gets up for the late-night feedings and comforting. When you're tired, the last thing you want to do is prepare a healthy meal or go for a run. Therefore, in order to avoid exhaustion and leave yourself enough energy to squeeze in a workout, you should always make time for yourself.

"Just because you're a mom and you have a million things to do, realize that you need to step back and make yourself a priority," says Jen Edwards, an AFAA-certified fitness instructor and director of Once Upon a Workout fitness center in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Make time for yourself to relax and rejuvenate by getting a massage or taking a bubble bath.

"If you can't take care of yourself, you can't be the best mom to your kids," Edwards says. 

And you'll probably hear that you should sleep when Baby sleeps. If your baby doesn't sleep through the night, this can be a lifesaver. Try to go to bed at night around the same time as Baby, and schedule a nap for yourself when Baby sleeps during the day.

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