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"  The hardest thing about being a first-time mom: &amp;quot;The lack of sleep. You&amp;#039;re so used to being able to take a nap whenever you&amp;#039;re tired. There&amp;#039;s really no napping when you become a mom. They always say to sleep when the baby sleeps, but when you&amp;#039;re a working mom you don&amp;#039;t get that opportunity! The hardest is just being able to function without sleep, and you learn how to do it.&amp;quot;  Experiencing the baby blues: &amp;quot;I heard about the baby blues. But you don&amp;#039;t hear about them a lot in the media or the baby community. The only thing they talk about is postpartum depression \u2014 I guess because that&amp;#039;s the big whammy. The reality of the situation is that almost every woman will experience the baby blues, which I didn&amp;#039;t realize until one of my doctors told me.&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;My baby blues lasted for about 2 weeks after Cree was born. It&amp;#039;s an overwhelming feeling; everyday is like Groundhog Day. You&amp;#039;re waking up, changing a diaper, feeding a baby, then putting a baby to bed, and the next day you repeat. You hardly ever have time to shower or brush your teeth, or anything! It&amp;#039;s almost like you&amp;#039;re being told to run a marathon and just going. I don&amp;#039;t think that you can train to experience what you do. You just go with it. It&amp;#039;s like survival mode!&amp;quot; Her post-baby body: &amp;quot;My body has changed a lot! I have bigger hips now, my waistline isn&amp;#039;t as small as it used to be, my boobs aren&amp;#039;t as plump as they used to be, and I really have to work hard at my midsection.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; My body is not perfect, but I brought a life into this world, and that&amp;#039;s awesome.&amp;quot; Would the famous twin want to have twins? &amp;quot;You know, it&amp;#039;s difficult. Twins are a lot of work. After having Cree, I think having twins would be kind of cool because you get both of them at the same time. Even though it&amp;#039;s going to be harder, they both grow up at the same time. They have that built-in best friend.&amp;quot; Advice for moms starting down new roads: &amp;quot;I would definitely have to say, even though you&amp;#039;re going to feel guilty about leaving your child or even wanting to start a new career, it&amp;#039;s okay! Feeling guilt is normal and natural. Ultimately, you never want to be away from your child. I strongly believe that women should not lose their own identity and aspirations just because they are moms. I think when you work, you are actually becoming a better mom by setting an amazing example for your child. With that said, move forward, believe in yourself, take everything a day at a time, and forgive yourself.&amp;quot;  Tia in her own words:  Check out Tia&amp;#039;s book, Oh, Baby: Pregnancy Tales and Advice from One Hot Mama to Another, and follow her on Twitter now.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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