Banish that bump the healthy way

HOW do they do it? From Beyoncé to Victoria Beckham and Tipperary pop star Una Healy — all the glamorous new mothers seem to snap back into shape within weeks of having a baby.

For the rest of us mere mortals, the reality is very different with many women taking months or even years to lose the weight which naturally piles on during pregnancy. So are we doing something wrong or do celebrity mums have secret ammunition to help them regain their svelte figures in record time?

Karl Henry, the fitness expert from Operation Transformation, knows only too well what it takes to get a body in shape. He says women should try not to put too much weight on while pregnant but equally they shouldn’t beat themselves up about fitting into skinny jeans days after delivery.