by Carolyn Robertson posted in Celebrities

It sometimes seems as though celebrity moms shed every pound of their pregnancy weight before their babies have their first sleepless nights.
Every once in a while, though, one famous mama admits that losing that baby weight really does take time. And effort.
Alyssa Milano, mom to kids Milo, 5, and Elizabella, 2, says that it took a full year for her to reach a "happy" post-pregnancy weight.
"I do believe that the weight does come off in the right time. I really do," the 43-year-old said during a recent visit to the TODAY Show. "When I gave birth both times, I didn't rush myself to lose the weight, but eventually it did come off. Sometimes it?s hard work, but to me, it took such a backseat to being a new mother and what that meant, and how special and physically demanding that was alone." Her advice" ?Be kind to yourself. And remember what your body is put on this earth to do, which is nurture, feed, take care of a child. Everything else is sort of irrelevant.?
Of course, the physical effects of pregnancy and childbirth carry on long after those last few pounds disappear. I have the stretch marks to prove it.
Alyssa's lasting reminders include her c-section scar, but she insists that it doesn't bother her in the least.

"I love my C-section scar, because it's where my babies came from," she explains.
That's a great and healthy perspective, but I think for a lot of moms it can be hard t...