You'll be happy to know that the U. S. Army has funded a study telling us that mothers of newborns don't exercise a lot in the immediate postpartum period. " 'The reasons for these postpartum changes in activity, fitness, and strength are probably a reflection of the changes in the mother's responsibilities when becoming a parent,' the authors conclude." "Physical Fitness May Decline in Early Postpartum Period but Improves by 27 Weeks " A study published in the May issue of Medicine and Science of Sports and Exercise suggests that fitness and strength decline in the early postpartum period but improves by 27 weeks. Medscape Medical News 2005. <http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/504766?src=nldne> Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC Wyndmoor, PA, USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html