Rebecca Romijn, 36, and her husband Jerry O’Connell, 34, welcomed girl twins, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, just over a month ago, on December 28 of last year. The “Ugly Betty” star stepped out in workout gear yesterday looking amazing. It’s hard to tell she’s ever had a baby. Her secret to bouncing back may be moderate workouts throughout her pregnancy. This is the woman who called herself a “beached whale” when she was pregnant back in November. She didn’t waste any time whipping herself back in shape after the babies arrived. Romijn is nursing the twins, which also helps burn calories. O’Connell said during a guest host on “Regis & Kelly” that his wife uses a breastfeeding position called the “double football” hold so the babies can nurse at the same time.
Many women are able to regain their pre-pregnancy bodies quickly, but they make some of the rest of us feel like mere mortals in comparison. Salma Hayek told Oprah that she had trouble losing her baby weight and half-joked that “it’s a lie” that you lose the pregnancy weight quickly from breastfeeding.
Romijn said she that she and O’Connell did not use IVF to have the babies, but that she did take the fertility drug Clomid for about two months. She was off of it for several months before becoming pregnant with twins. She said that she’s always wanted a baby, and that “I was never a girl who dreamed about what her wedding day would be like, but I’ve always dreamed about decorating my baby’s nursery.”
O’Connell showed pictures of the babies on Regis & Kelly on January 16. They were super cute and smiling, but you had to squint to see them. Hopefully we’ll get clearer photos of the twins soon.
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CB, I’m pretty sure the twins were both girls. Don’t let the name fool you ;-).
I read the twins are both girls, too.
Wowza, she looks fab!
I really hope she and Nicole Kidman had tummy tucks, because its just un-natural and unfair!!! I prefer Jennifer Garner-she’s a normal human who still had a bump immediatley after giving birth.
dont celebrity have their kids ( since so many are having twins ) a month early
? its because in the last month the stomach gets bigger and its harder for them to tone and get back to their skinny bodies. And thats why week later they are strolling around showing off their trim body
She looks good but maybe it’s just me who is not super impressed by celeb baby weight loss.
Thanks for catching that Lara, I will fix it!
Kiki-I don’t think thats usually the case because most celebrities bring their babies home right away–if their babies were premature that wouldn’t happen. In this case, if Rebecca had them early I’d assume its because its more likely with twins
HEB: I shed all my pregnancy weight with no diet and no workouts, in about a year. I have good genes on that behalf (to make fellow moms feel better, I have to admit the same genes gave me very small t*ts).
But 6 months after the birth of my 3rd baby, when I had dropped enough weight to start wearing less baggy clothes, a nice male teenager asked me if I was pregnant again. I wasn’t.
So, don’t believe such weight losses can be achieved in less than a month without grueling workout, no food and/or a tummy tuck.
I wish there were more celebrities honest enough to say how they have shed weight post-pregnancy. Because this leads to false expectations in the general population.
And no woman should feel bad about herself because she can’t loose the weight. It’s a natural process to enable us to feed our youngsters no matter how scarce the food around.
does anyone remember if she had a c-section or delivered naturally?
amazing she has no sign of a bump. I thought everyone had *something* left after only a month.
She probably followed the “had a mommy tuck” bandwagon. Must be nice to have money to blow!
I’ve wondered what John Stamos feels about this. Didn’t he and Rebecca divorce because she wasn’t ready for kids yet? And he’s still single… sad.
But she does look great!
sissou: Lol! I have the opposite problem — an ample rack, but 15 extra post-pregnancy pounds that my body refuses to let go. Given the economy, I think I’d prefer smaller boobs to buying bigger pants!
Many celebs recover so quickly from childbirth because their job is to look good and unlike the rest of us they have the time and resources to concentrate on getting back into shape.
I dont have kids yet….I almost did…anyways I would hope that i would be more focused on my babies in teh first month even with a nanny then caring about what i look like. But then again im not rich and make money off my looks.
“So, don’t believe such weight losses can be achieved in less than a month without grueling workout, no food and/or a tummy tuck.”
That may have been true for you, but don’t try to speak for everyone. My 21 year old niece had a baby 3 1/2 weeks ago and is almost back to her usual slender figure. I can guarantee that she did not have a tummy tuck, starve herself or undergo grueling workouts. She is just a naturally thin person and her body bounced back quickly.
Yeah, one reason is because she’s 21 and the skin has better elasticity. I don’t think sissoucat was talking about a 21 year old. I read it as a person in their 30’s like Rebecca, Salma, Jenn Garner etc…
morgs: spot on ! I was talking about the thirtysomething, previously slender, beached whale – what Rebecca said she was. I did put on about 55lb for the 3rd 9-pounds baby, so…
barneslr: congratulations for your niece’s baby !
Codzilla: Just picture yourself being so happy you’re gonna be a C for those last 2 months, parading your awesome boobs in the pregnancy clothes store, and then finding no 3rd-trimester dresses with only C-bonnets.