Hi Amber-- welcome to the forum! I'm new here too, but it looks like we are pretty similar-- I'm a young mother as well, and my daughter is 16 months old. I've also got a lot of "baby weight" to get rid of as well. It all seems to have settled in my hips and stomach area.
If you're interested in being my weight loss partner, PM me, and we could encourage each other, etc.
let me know!
Oxia