Rebecca Romijn: "I Was A Milk Machine"

Sep 24, 2009 by CAROLYN ROBERTSON
Rebecca Romijn: "I Was A Milk Machine"

With her new series Eastwick debuting this week and her 9-month-old twins Charlie and Dolly officially on the move, model mom Rebecca Romijn has plenty keeping her busy these days. The 36-year-old X-Men star, who is married to actor Jerry O'Connell, recently opened up about her daughters, her best mom advice and the long months she spent as a "milk machine."

On Dolly and Charlie's latest milestones: "They're both crawling. This weekend they're teething and of course Jerry's at home with them. Honestly, I was with them right up until they were six months which is when we started shooting, and I felt like they kind of took me for granted a little bit, like Jerry'd walk in, they'd be like, "Ahhh." But then they never even noticed that it was me with them the whole time. Now that I'm not there as many hours during the day, they're pretty clingy and I have to say I love it. It's the best feeling in the world."

On breastfeeding: "I finished nursing three weeks ago. And yes, I was a milk machine. I felt like that's all I was to them, just this walking milk machine."

On who the twins resemble: "One looks just like Jerry, one looks just like me. I mean, and our baby pictures, if we compare our baby pictures with each other, they're identical."

On feeling sexy as a new mom: "Sexier? I feel more seasoned than ever. I feel like every day I'm more seasoned than I was the day before."

On not having any more kids: "I think I'm done. I think I'm done. Four feels like a perfect number to me. I feel like the world was made for four, a couple of pairs."

On getting back to her pre-babies figure: "My own vanity made it difficult for me to watch myself in that pilot a little bit. I was like, "Oh my God, that looks like a lady who just had babies." Honestly, nursing did most of it. It requires so many calories per day to nurse two babies. That was the fastest, but I still have a little ways to go."

On the industry pressure to lose the weight: "Definitely the business because if it was just me, I have a way more important job at home with these babies. The pressure of losing weight like that would not be there at all..... It's just part of my reality. So it's just something I have to deal with. It's not something I ever worried about. The weight that I gained when I was pregnant felt very natural. Losing it was very natural but I still have a ways to go. How I'll lose the rest of it, I don't know. Those last 10 pounds, man, they're a doozy.

On her best advice for new moms: "The best advice I have for new mothers is repeat this mantra: 'It's only temporary.' This too shall pass. That's gotten me through every single stage of every single day that I've had so far with these girls."

On her best twin tips:
"Coconut water because you're so thirsty the whole time you're pregnant and when you're nursing you're completely dehydrated all the time. So lots of coconut water, has lots of natural electrolytes. The snoogle pillow for when you're trying to sleep, is like a big S shaped pillow that supports you in all the right places."

Photos: Pacific Coast News

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 9 Comments

Anonymous said:

This is something about Rebecca that is very irritating to me!

She seems very fake!

glam said:

hmmm 6 months seem the right time to stop breast-feeding. why be so judgmental?

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