"Now I look back and I do not know who I was. I went so long."
She continued: I feel so confident now I did not have when I had the twins I would never have bought a bikini and now I think of having one. . "
Rowena met the father of the twins on Facebook at the age of 19 and they soon began to try a baby. They were married two years later, but still she had not become pregnant.
After two years of testing, they were subjected to fertility tests and were informed that IVF would give them the best chance of having a family.
Just two months later, Rowena - who separated from her husband, due to the strain that all imposed her marriage - had a positive pregnancy test.
"I tested Four days earlier in December 2013," she said. "I was told to test too early to give a false reading, but I could not wait ...
" I saw the positive symbol and I phoned To my husband then. We told everyone that night and started crying. "
Two months later they were even more delighted when they learned that they were expecting twins, discovering soon after they had a boy and a girl.
] But pregnancy was not easy for Rowena, who suffered a terrible morning sickness and lost 7 pounds during the first 16 weeks, going down at 8:30 am
"I could not eat or bring anything down," she said. "The thought of food made me sick."
Fortunately, her babies have remained healthy And as her disease declined four months after her pregnancy, Rowena was able to start eating again.
Now in her second trimester, she ate three binges every morning about hamburgers and gained five shocking stones by the time she
July 24, 2014 Rowena gave birth to Max, weighing 5lbs 13oz, and Millie, weighing 6lbs 3ozs caesarean section at Pembury Hospital.
"I felt overwhelmed, but I also felt love for them instantly," said Rowena, recalling the first time she held them.
Although they are going well, Rowena and her babies have been kept in the night to recover.
But, early the next morning, she began to feel marbled and realized that something was wrong.
She explained: "I got up and I said to the nurse: I think I will go out." Everything has become black. This is a blur but I thought I was going to die. "
When Rowena woke up, she was told that she had lost 1.5 liters of blood.
At the time, doctors Rowena has not yet talked to doctors.
Luckily, she quickly found herself in the same place,
"I wanted to be Left alone, "she said. "I suddenly feel anxious."
When she returned home five days later, she still felt
"I did not want to leave the house. Something was not right, She said.
"My husband stayed home from work for six weeks, to share the but when he returned, I felt I could not do it." My mother that I could not face, because I did not think I was a good mom. "
" I felt guilty. I had so wished the children, And now I know what to do. "
Her husband and the couple 's mothers rotated, so someone was always there to help Rowena with the twins.
And weeks after birth, she was diagnosed with postnatal depression and anxiety.
Desperate to regain control, she began to limit what she eats and her weight collapsed to just eight stone.
I had cellulite, a kangaroo pocket. I moved from lean to massive. I was ashamed of the way I looked
Rowena Wood
"I gave my food to our dogs," she said. "My doctor was concerned about the fact that it was anorexia, and said" eat anything. "
Rowena was prescribed Antidepressants, which helped to balance her mood, but also caused food cravings and within four months she
She said: "It took some time for that # 39 They go home, but I did not care what I ate.
"I think the drug has caused me to overeat." I ate sandwiches and cakes, I was never full.
"I think I grew up, and how I felt about myself, made me also comfort."
In four months she won a Little more than five stones and went from a size of 6/8 to a size 16/18.
His fluctuating weight left him a saggy skin around his stomach, fat rolls and
"I hated to look in the mirror," she said. "I had cellulite, a kangaroo pouch.I switched from lean to massive. I remember thinking, oh my god, look at the state of me, it is now. "
Rowena could not lose weight without her mother's support
But at the beginning of last year, she bumped into a neighboring Amanda, who went to a local gym and encouraged Rowena to rejoin. With a little encouragement, she began to get along with Amanda three times a week.
Now she goes to the gym five times a week and also eats healthy, opting for porridge for breakfast, yoghurt, salmon or chicken, vegetables and rice for the having dinner.
And she integrates her "twin exercises" with her daily exercise plan. It took Rowena one year to lose about four stones and feel better.
She explained: "Soon, I felt strong and happier.Going to the gym was an important Pick-me-up ins.I kept myself active every day, With the twins on their backs or making lunges while pushing their pram. "
May, Rowena posted a photo on her Instagram page: x_miss_fitness_mummy_rolo_x, how she looked during her Pregnancy, next to a take after months of work and was amazed by the answer.
She said: "I had women who were sending me such beautiful messages, saying:" I would love to be like you, you "is such an inspiration. "
" It was about women who had babies and postnatal depression and did not know how to admit it. "I told Mom:" Can You believe it? "
" Now I give advice to women, saying that throw light at the gym and do what feels comfortable. Maybe even work with your babies, as I do. "
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