Q With my first, the weight came off by itself, but almost a year after my second it still won't budge. Why is recovery so hard this time?
A After a second child, age, accumulated weight, less recovery time, and lack of sleep can overlap and slow recovery. This is a time to actively help metabolism and circulation rather than just waiting for natural recovery.
Detailed Answer
It is not uncommon for recovery after repeated deliveries to be slower than with the first. As you age a bit, basal metabolism drops; you have to recover from the second while caring for the first, so absolute rest and exercise time is short; and weight not fully lost between pregnancies accumulates. In such cases, rather than just waiting for time, it helps to organize meals, sleep, and activity and actively support recovery.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
At Dongjedang, we view such cases as 'a state where stagnation repeats and things that couldn't be cleared accumulate.' We gently clear the fluid and stagnant blood that has remained and revive lowered metabolism, turning around a flow that natural recovery alone couldn't resolve, so the weight comes down.
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