Sandra,

With the birth of my first child, I lost all my pregnancy weight.  Within
the first week postpartum, I gained back 12 lbs.  I ate like a "horse."
I lost this weight when my daughter reached 12 months.  I was told by the
aerobics instructor at the birthing center where I gave birth that it is
normal to keep an extra 10-12 lbs. while nursing.  The same thing
happened with the birth of my second child.  With my third, I found it
has taken a lot longer for the weight to go----age, 3 pregnancies---I
don't know?  Not until I started to exercise did I lose the extra weight,
just shy of my daughter's 2nd birthday.

Just my experience.

Aloha,
Gloria Thai LLLLeader Hawai'i