New Mum, Naya Rivera Opens Up on Losing the Baby Fat & More

The 29-year-old ‘Glee star’ who welcomed her first child with hubby, Ryan Dorsey, last year poses with her cute 7-month-old son, Josey in the May issue of Fit Pregnancy and Baby. She opens up about gaining 60 pounds during pregnancy, getting her body back and the thrills of becoming a mum.

Read excerpts below.

On her 60-pound weight gain and getting her body back

“I completely let myself go when I was pregnant. Weight wasn’t something I wanted to focus on, so I ate anything and everything and had a blast. Afterward, I was, like, ‘Let’s get back to business.’ I did a lot of weight training, which I had never done before. I was wearing maternity gear while working my butt off… My closet was divided in half: On one side were maternity clothes and on the other side were clothes I thought I would never wear again.”

On motherhood

“You’re always going to wonder if you’re doing things wrong, but that’s what it means to be a mom, to care so much about someone else that you just want to be as perfect as possible.

I have these ‘aha’ moments about motherhood all the time. For instance, when it was my birthday earlier this year, I called my mom and said, ‘I totally get it now; birthdays are for the parents.’ Now I understand that the day you give birth to your child, and see him for the first time, will always be such a special day.”