going back to dancing after giving birth
I haven't been on for awhile, but I need some to vent/answers/advice. I'm currently pregnant, three months. My wardrobe at work has been corset,dresses, and other belly hiding clothes. I'm not huge, my main issue is for the past few months I've been so sick I wasn't able to work. I've gained some weight, up to nearly 130 lbs. :( I'm feeling better and wanting to work as much as possible until I start showing too much. First off, how many ladies on here have danced pregnant before? My hormones rage at work. In the past when id have a bad night I'd just shrug it off. Now, I'm paranoid everyone thinks I'm fat. Sunday I made a few hundred bucks, but i walked out last night with 60 dollars...ugh!!!! I felt awful for making that kind of money. Second, I totally plan on going back to dancing after I have the baby. If you have experience with this situation, or even if it was hypotheticaly you, do you wait to get back in shape, or recover and go back to dancing? I'm thinking about letting my baby bump disappear, and just working dayshifts at my club until I feel I'm in shape enough to work nights. I started dancing when my son was a year old, and I lost sooooo much more weight after I started dancing than when I was simply trying to lose weight on my own.
I used to be a top earner, money was so easy for me. I could sit at the bar and have guys asking me for dances. Even when I wanted to be lazy and not hustle I made money. Now, I guess my attitude and securities are showing, when I sit with people and on stage. A few nights ago, I had to hustle my ass off for a lousy 240 bucks, all night. I don't mean to sound stuck up, its just so mentally tolling going from one extreme to the opposite. Babies are way worth it tho.:)
Re: going back to dancing after giving birth
I worked for the first two months of my pregnancy, then gave it up. I was tired all the time, at the point where I almost fell asleep while in a CR with a custy. I was also sooo sick to my stomach and irritable. It sucked. I only gained like 20lbs the whole pregnancy though. :)
I waited for three-four months before going back. I danced while breast-feeding, which was awkward, to say the least. But I made it work. I love my daughter. She's three and a half now. I still dance.