Rhee Min-jung gained 18kg during her first pregnancy... The reason she was surprised by her weight changes after childbirth

Actress Rhee Min-jung personally revealed the weight changes she experienced during her first pregnancy and childbirth.

On the 22nd, Rhee Min-jung answered questions regarding pregnancy, childbirth, and weight management in a video titled 'Natural birth? Cesarean section? Childbirth in your 40s? Rhee Min-jung's honest pregnancy and childbirth Q&A' uploaded to her YouTube channel 'Lee Min-jung MJ'.

She said that when she was pregnant with her first child, she ate very well because people told her she had to take good care of her body after giving birth. As a result, she revealed that her weight increased by about 17–18kg during the pregnancy period.

Rhee Min-jung said she expected her weight to drop immediately by the weight of the baby and the amniotic fluid after giving birth, but the reality was different. She said she expected to lose about 7–8kg, but even 3–4 days after giving birth, her weight did not drop as much as expected.

She explained that she subsequently focused on managing body fluids and swelling. She did sitz baths, foot baths, and massages, and searched for teas that pregnant women could drink, such as pumpkin tea and rooibos tea.

Regarding breastfeeding, she said that while it can help with weight loss, it was not smooth for her. Rhee Min-jung said, "You only know once you've given birth," and added that there is no need to have excessive obsessions with weight loss or breastfeeding after childbirth. Regarding her diet, she said she controlled it by reducing the amount of dinner rather than starving herself excessively, saying, "If you stay at that weight for about 6 months, that becomes your weight." Rhee Min-jung married actor Lee Byung-hun in 2013 and has one son and one daughter.

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