title: Postpartum weight loss: weight struggles, eating, exercise, and breast-feeding.
abstract: Twenty-four women with children 5 years old or younger were interviewed regarding their experiences in losing weight during the postpartum period. Phenomenological interviews were conducted according to Husserl's perspective. Women who participated in the study revealed the issues related to postpartum weight loss: weight struggles, exercise, breast-feeding, eating, and pregnancy contributions to weight gain. The overall theme that resulted from these in-depth interviews was that women struggle to balance their successes and setbacks in losing weight during the postpartum period.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. krismontgomery@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kristen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: Tracy B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Aniello
authors.forename: Jennifer D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hatmaker-Flanigan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008019:Life Style; D033262:Narration; D049590:Postpartum Period; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014481:United States; D015431:Weight Loss