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Getting back into my jeans
pamelamelanie924
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I'm a FTM so I'm not sure exactly what to expect!
I had a c-section a month ago and I've lost the weight fairly quick. I'm about 4-5 pounds away from what I weighed before I got pregnant. I wouldn't think 5 pounds would make such a difference, but my jeans still don't fit right at all. All my friends have kids and they think I'm being ridiculous because they said it took them forever for their clothes to fit again, not just their jeans. I still have a couple more weeks before my postpartum check-up so I don't want to start exercising until they say it's okay. I was just wondering, realistically, how long it will take to get back into my jeans.
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Re: Getting back into my jeans
Your friends are probably a bit more realistic than you think. Even if you get back to that weight or even a little under...it is not just the weight, but your body has changed...perhaps not to the extent that those of us who had vaginal deliveries, but still, it has changed a bit. I'd give it a bit more time.
It's not just about what the number on the scale is.
Pregnancy makes your hips widen, butt bigger, boobs bigger, maybe even ribs wider. Things have to shift to fit an entire baby in there!
I lost the weight very quickly after a vaginal delivery, even awesomely was under my pre-preggo weight for a while (woot woot!). I was back into my heavier weight jeans after a month, and into my normal jeans after 3-4.
Everyone's bodies are different though. If your hips got much wider, you may never fit back into them. Oh heck, maybe you'll slim down even more (like I did) and those clothes will be too big! You'll get there when you get there.
You will get there. Just takes a little time, probably more than you'd like. In my case, I was 120# PP (I'm 5'2") and comfortably fit into a size 0. I gained 66# (yikes!!!) and it took me 7 months to get it off
and then it kept coming off without doing anything different :-)
I'm now 107-108 and a size 00. I had to get all new clothes. My frame is really petite and narrow so even an XS is big on me sometimes.
It will come off and you may even end up smaller than before :-)
ETA: I had a c-section tooI am 20 lbs away from PP weight. I have been stalled for 6 weeks at this weight. I did have some jeans from before for this weight and they no where near fit me. My hips, butt, and ribs have gotten bigger, my bust was always really large. I understand that i will have to buy all new clothes but I was hoping could atleast get down to my PP weight. Ugh! This is frustrating!