 [ Symptoms ] this is the third time in 3 months that my child has had flu symptoms she had flu shot could it be something else [ Disease ] forget about dieting for at least six weeks postpartum and focus on eating a healthy diet most women are sleep deprived tired and lack the energy to exercise prepare healthy meals and do what it takes to lose weight losing the baby weight can take upwards of a year ideally you should take the weight off gradually aiming for one to two pounds per week