New mom Jessica Alba shares her secret to losing the baby weight in the March issue of Elle Magazine.

“I wore a girdle,” Jessica says. “Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack. She told me to put an elastic band around my waist – any kind of band or girdle works. She was like, ‘I slept in it.’ I didn’t recover as fast as she did. I don’t have a six-pack — that’s just not my body at all.”

Jessica on Her Husband Cash Warren: “Whether I’m dressed as a boy or wearing a gown, he’s pretty cool about it all. He doesn’t want to change me. He’s always like, ‘Okay, whatever makes you happy.’”

Jessica on Being Away From Daughter Honor: “It sucks; it’s the worst thing ever. But we Skype, so I can see her on video. The worst is when you can see her little chubby hands grab the screen, and I’m not there. …I never cried before. Just being a mother is making me a big, weepy mess.”