Moms! Expecting moms! Young ladies who will eventually become moms years from now! Here's a tip from Jessica Alba, hot momma of two, on how to lose that post-baby paunch:
"It was brutal; it's not for everyone. I wore a double corset for three months. It was sweaty, but WORTH IT."
The secret to getting her pre-baby bod back at The Edit via net-a-porter.com
Actually, I can vouch for you that this works. Like a charm.
Unwittingly, I had done the Jessica Alba tactic and wore a belly wrap (just one, not 2. But I also wore a hip shrinking band) for 2 months (ok, I should have worn it an extra month pala!) day and night as soon as I popped Berry and Xavi. Well, not right after, but on the day we left the hospital, which was about 2 days after I gave birth.
This is me a few days before I gave birth
Ten days after I gave birth
Xavi and me five weeks after he popped out
Yes, it was sweaty. Yes it was uncomfortable. Yes it bulged under my clothes. Taking it off after 2 months felt very liberating. But it was also a relief to have the semblance of a flat tummy after months of just seeing it protrude. Which was good enough.
Unlike Jessica Alba, I need to work on strengthening my core and toning my tummy. Now if only I can find the discipline to do plana forma and yoga religiously. Next week, promise!
P.S.
Oh, I have to say that using a belly wrap has to be used in conjunction with a belly tightening cream like Palmer's Post Natal Firming Lotion
or the Clarins Tonic Oil. My therapist at the Clarins Spa says you have
to apply a tightening cream or lotion day and night, and soon after
giving birth to see the full effect. I noticed that when I gave birth to
Berry, I was younger and my skin just bounced back with no help from a firming cream. But since I was 34 when I gave birth to Xavi, skin wasn't as elastic and got a bit loose and saggy, hence the needed boost, ahihi.
