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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with the others that you’re not old, but I also wanted to say I was surprised that I had *more* energy after having a baby. I was 32 and generally pretty low-energy before baby. Pretty lazy, to be honest. Having a kid forced me to wake up early, go on walks, take her to activities, and in general just made me more active. I find I have way more energy after going on a hike than after laying around watching TV for hours. And the newborn stage sleep deprivation is rough but short. [/quote]

There is something to the idea of kids keeping you young. In addition to being more generally active because I’m doing stuff with my kid, I eat and sleep better than I did pre-kid. I was five years older than PP but had a similar experience. Also, I had a really tough pregnancy (not age related, I had HG and then got a pinched nerve due to hip displacement— it was a very unpleasant, uncomfortable pregnancy but not a dangerous one) so once I got through the immediate post partum recovery, I felt so much better than I had in pregnancy. So a lot of it fit me was just kind of a new lease on life and enjoying being able to be active and feel good again. I didn’t even care so much about weight loss, it was just exciting to be able to walk and eat without pain and nausea.[/quote]

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