I have gained about 40 pounds, and I am at 39 weeks, so I may or may not gain more, or I could go into labor soon. I still feel like 40 pounds is how much my body needed to gain, because I ate in response to hunger, and made healthy food choices most of the time. I also started pregnancy underweight, so carrying five extra pounds permanently would not bother me at all.
If you don't mind sharing, how much did you lose in the first 6 weeks, when you couldn't really work out, and how long did it take to lose the majority of the weight?
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I gained less with my second, about 30 pounds I think, but she was 2.5 weeks early. I also lost the weight quickly, maybe within a month or so, and ended up losing even a little more.
I gained about 45 pounds during pregnancy and lost 25 pounds in the first month and then was slowly losing at about a pound every two weeks. When daughter was about three months old I started a new job, got really sick and we moved house all within a two month span and it took about a year for life to stabilize (financial problems, death in family, etc), and during that time my weight actually increased a little. About five or six months ago, with life steadier, I returned to a lot of my former, healthier ways and the weight has been coming off at about a pound a week. I've now lost almost all the baby weight and am on track to do so by my goal date - daughter's two-year birthday party (end of this month). As someone else posted though, my body does not look the same as it did pre-baby, regardless of what it says on the scale. But I also have a lot less time to do the hiking and walking I used to do and my new job is much more a desk job, so it's not terribly surprising I guess. Good luck!!
Adding- I gained about 30lb with DD1 but I delivered at 36 weeks so I basically gained more than recommended but didn't make it to term, if that makes sense. By 12 weeks with her I had less than 5lb to go. After 6 months of BFing my weighloss accelerated and I dropped below pre-pg weight. Some studies show that BFing really starts weightloss more (compared to FFing) after 6 months.
It's not a miracle pill, but I wouldn't be losing any weight while gulping cookies if I wasn't BFing, and I gained 5lb right after weaning DD.
I was so worried about losing weight postpartum, especially since I gained a lot of weight in the beginning of my pregnancy, but for me it just fell right off postpartum. I know it's different for everyone, but I shouldn't have worried so much.
My weight gain really leveled off in the last month or so, and I ended up gaining 30 lbs total.... but I was not exactly skinny before getting pregnant (5'7" and 160 lbs, BMI = 25). I was 190 the day I went to the hospital for my induction on a Tuesday night. When I got home from the hospital that Friday, I had lost 10 lbs and was down to 180.
Now at almost 4 weeks postpartum, I am 157 lbs (lost all my pregnancy weight plus 3 lbs). I have been eating pretty healthy although I still have a little ice cream now and then, and breastfeeding... my son eats like a champ and has already gained over 3 lbs. The only exercise I have done so far is walking with baby in the stroller, but once I get the okay from my doctor I plan to add in more intense exercise.
Try not to stress about it... it's different for everyone, but your body really does burn lots of extra calories from breastfeeding! Congrats on your soon to be baby!
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I gained 60 lbs with my 1st and 55 lbs with my 2nd. I don't remember how much I lost right away. With DD1, I was back in pre-pg clothes at 4 months pp but 5 lbs heavier. With DD2, I got back to 10 lbs and 1 size above pre-pg... that was 2 years pp.
I gained 44 lbs this time, with working out 3 days/week the entire pg. I lost 20 lbs in the first 3 weeks and have been stuck there since. DD3 is a very high needs baby, so I haven't been able to start working out again.
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