Mother’s (Work) Day
Soap Opera Digest: How is everything?
Liza Huber: Everything is great. Settling into motherhood and just loving it so much.Digest: How does it feel to be back?
Huber: It feels great. I’m really not in much in April, so I’m in a nice, slow transition.
Digest: You came back to the set, then the show was on spring break for a week. That’s a nice way to return.
Huber: Yes, that I planned because I wasn’t sure [how I would do]. I literally worked three days maybe, but then in May it picks up much more. But it’s great to be back and it’s nice to get back to your life, as well.
Digest: Did you watch the show while you were gone?
Huber: Eric [Martsolf, Ethan] can’t believe that I didn’t watch at all. Not at all. You have this child and you focus 100 percent and you don’t even think about anything else. Digest: How did you handle being away from Royce?
Huber: I didn’t have a nanny for the first two and a half months and then I was able to find one who is really magnificent and I trust her with my son, which is a very big deal. Before you have a child, you think, “Oh, I’ll just get a nanny. It will be great.” But once you have this child, you think, “Oh, my God, who am I going to leave him with?” I found a wonderful nanny, so I feel really safe when I go to work or when I leave for a little while. I feel like he’s in good hands. Digest: Did you call 10 minutes later the first time you left?
Huber: No, because I trust her. We found her through our baby nurse, who was also absolutely incredible, and I definitely called to check in, but she’s good and I trust her, so I’m not going to hound her every 10 minutes. Digest: How does it feel to be a working mom?
Huber: I have even more respect for working moms than I did before. I went to work on Monday and I actually went to work before Royce woke up and that was sad for me. But it’s also great to get back to who you were before you had the baby. I loved getting to see Eric and have lunch. He said, “I’ve been waiting three months to have lunch with you!” It’s just nice to reconnect with all of my friends at work. Digest: Did you feel pressured to get the baby weight off before you returned to work?
Huber: I feel really, really lucky because I only gained 34 pounds to begin with, and I think if you just gain what you need to, you don’t have that much to lose in the end. I lost 24 pounds in two weeks. Of course, so much of it is the baby and water and all of that. I’m still pumping, and when breast-feeding, the weight falls off of you. A couple of days ago, I got back into my size-4 pants, so I can’t complain. It wasn’t that bad. If you don’t gain too much weight, you leave yourself in a better position in the end. Digest: Did you work out while you were pregnant?
Huber: I didn’t do anything.Digest: So you’re naturally thin?
Huber: No. It’s all about the baby. My next baby, I could blow up like a balloon. No two pregnancies are the same and you have to deal with the hand you’re dealt. The first one was really great and I felt really good; I just didn’t work out at all. I don’t love to work out anyway. I mean, I took a walk around the block every now and then with [my husband] Alex to get the blood moving, but that was about it. And I worked up until two weeks before I had him, so that helps.
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