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Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
Jessica Alba wants the world to know her body after baby secret – and it has nothing to do with celery sticks or crunches at the gym.
"I wore a girdle," the actress, 28, tells the March issue of Elle. "Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack. She told me to put an elastic band around my waist – any kind of band or girdle works."
Adds Alba, "I didn't recover as fast as she did. I don't have a six-pack – that's just not my body at all."
The actress confesses that she tried working out to get in shape for a calendar shoot, but quickly gave it up.
"[The workouts] were horrible," she tells the magazine. "I cried. And I haven't worked out since."
What wasn't so tough for the Fantastic Four star? Surprisingly, childbirth itself.
"Contractions aren't that bad," she says. "If you've ever had bad cramps? That's what they're like. But that moment when they put the baby on your chest – that's deep. It's a deep experience."
Actually, tears have been a somewhat common occurrence for the new mother, especially when she is away from daughter, Honor.
"This is the first time I've been away from her," Alba tells Elle. "It's been six days. It sucks; it's the worst thing ever. But we Skype, so I can see her on video. The worst is when you can see her little chubby hands grab the screen, and I'm not there."
The magazine reported that the actress began welling up at the memory.
"That's a new thing – I never cried before," she says. "Just being a mother is making me a big, weepy mess."
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
Ha, its not like bad cramps..its bad cramps x 100!!
commend on her on being honest, wearing a girdle.
Shows that not all look amazing wks after having a baby.
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| Posted 2/5/09 9:42 AM |
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
Did she have an epidural? Did she experience full blown contractions?
I ended up needing a c/s but the early labor contractions I felt were much more than period cramps!
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| Posted 2/5/09 10:39 AM |
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WhatNow
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
Girdle is a old european secret!! I wore it afther both kids and it is the only reason why my stomach is not sticking out after two pregnancies! Stretch marks are a whole other issue!
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
boy do i feel like a weenie...the contractions hurt like hell for me!
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| Posted 2/5/09 10:51 AM |
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
bad cramps? She probably had an epidural.
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| Posted 2/5/09 11:56 AM |
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
Even with an epidural it felt like more than just bad cramps to me!!! I guess I am just a wimpus! 
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
Wow, I could have told you that...I wore a girdle after both kids. I bought a size smaller and squeezed my arse into it...
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
Bad cramps??? I thought I was literally going to DIE if I had 1 more
And I wish I would have know about the girdle!!
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
I am so greatful to my girdle after my two it worked wonders!
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
Posted by WhatNow
Girdle is a old european secret!! I wore it afther both kids and it is the only reason why my stomach is not sticking out after two pregnancies! Stretch marks are a whole other issue!
Yup . Almost everyone I know back home uses it after having a baby. It depends on your body type though . my sister has 2 kids , she never used one and 3 months after her 2nd pregnancy she had a stomach of a 16 year old(well she was only 23 but anyway) I didn't wear a girdle after my pregnancy , but my stomach was back to being very flat in a month or 2.
I have couple of friends who used a girdle after their pregnancies but it didn't do anything for them at all.
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Re: Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle
bad cramps? she must have had some epidural! i had none and let me tell you...there are no words to describe the pain 
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