To think it shouldn't be possible to look that good

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and appear that relaxed less than a week after having your fourth baby?

One of the school mums, arrived this morning (early naturally) with her new baby and 3 other DC (oldest 8yo). She looked immaculate hair and make up perfect, DC all perfectly turned out, happy and behaving. She was cheerful and chatty, time and thought to ask after other individuals on a personal basis.

She's interested enough in her DC's schooling to make sure they're doing well, but never pushy or competitive. She always has something to say to make you feel she's genuinely interested in you and I've never heard her have a bad word for anyone. She's thin again already too

This isn't some middle class yummy mummy with paid help and 4X4 either. She'd walked the four of them more than a mile to school as they don't have a car. She's a SAHM and her DH works late shifts as a cook at a local (not swish) chain pub.

She has no family nearby, although she's lovely enough that she has lots of friends who would help her, she helps them loads too.

So how does she do it and why can't I?

She has made a pact with the devil.

Like in that German film about the boy who sold his laugh.

Perhaps it's that.

She is super human. End of.

Ooh ooh! I know one of those! Only the one thank the lord

However she is so nice I can't object to her. I comfort myself that she has a slightly too large nose

I thought this was going to be about Miranda Kerr. Her baby is two months younger than mine and she wears LEATHER TROUSERS and models UNDERWEAR. Models it. Not uses it to hold in all the jelly belly skin.

The cow

I know one like that too, and I am in awe. She is lovely.

And I know people have their problems that aren't always apparant blah blah blah, but still. It's impressive.

coraltoes thank GOD it isn't only me who utilises my knickers for that purpose.

must go to Primark to stock up on more giant knickers

Featherbag - 7 weeks with your first is tough, it does get better quite quickly soon though

Um.... I was "that mum" after my c-section...

Granted I wasn't thin again (and still am not the size I was!), but considering that while I was pregnant I had excess amniotic fluid, a big-ass bruiser being incubated, back and knee and hip and elbow problems (my elbows kept popping out of joint thanks to an old cycling injury), I was the size of a frigging 4X4, my feet swelled so much that I still can't fit into some of my old shoes even though DS is 4 months now, and I had breathing problems because DS was fond of crushing my diaphragm... when I finally gave birth I felt as light as a bloody feather, and practically danced about for weeks afterwards. DP kept trying to get me to take bedrest but I refused. It just felt wonderful to be mobile again!

But considering that she's back to her old shape again... she's obviously a bitch.

Soon as I was home from my CS I cleaned the kitchen and bathroom, did 3 loads of washing and gutted my wardrobe of maternity wear.

It hit me 2 days later and I returned to my normal slob like self.

Endorphins are strange things!

I can cope with abdomen pain quite well too, since I've had severe ones for the last 13 years thanks to my periods (which started when I was 8!), so my c-section was never a problem... I just kind of got on with things! I popped a stitch at one point though, and had a dressing-down from my GP who demanded I rest. Not a chance - too much to do unfortunately!

I was like that for about the first 6 weeks after dd was born - then she stopped sleeping 20 hours a day an I turned into the big frazzled mess I am today

I've never been like that though, even before DC