India, Aug. 30 -- During pregnancy, as the mother often 'eats for two', weight gain is natural. Other than this, a multitude of factors are responsible, such as the baby's growth, fluid retention, hormonal shifts and so on. After childbirth, mothers gear up to lose all the pregnancy weight. But surprisingly, it may not be the daunting uphill climb as expected because the body naturally loses weight too after delivery.

Chennai-based gynaecologist Dr Santoshi Nandigam, who frequently shares insights about pregnancy for expecting mothers on her Instagram, shared in an August 29 post how mothers can lose weight after childbirth.

She wrote, "So many new moms worry about 'baby weight,' but here's the truth-your body naturally sheds quite a lo...