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Question from someone who is 33 weeks...are you back in your jeans?
if so, how did you do it and how much weight did you gain during your pregnancy. just curious....thanks!
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Re: Question from someone who is 33 weeks...are you back in your jeans?
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2007-Sept 2008: TTC the old fashioned way
Sept 2008 - Jan 2009: Clomid 100mg
Feb 2009: 200mg Clomid = BFP! on March 20, 2009 - It's a BOY!
Nov 26th 2009: Aidan Michael, 20.5" 7lb12oz
Feb 2010: Start TTC again, the old fashioned way
Mar - June 2011: Clomid 100mg
July 2011: Unmedicated cycle = BFP! on August 29th, 2011
Nov 6th 2011: m/c due to subchorionic hematoma
Dec 2011: Start TTC again, unmedicated
February 12th, 2012: BFP! EDD 10/23/12
Mar 12th 2012: diagnosed as blighted ovum
Trying again..
I am.
I gained 33, lost 27 of it.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
::catches breath::
I gained 50 lbs. and was back in my jeans when DS was about 9 months old.
Don't expect to be in your jeans too soon pp. Its an unrealistic goal and it really isn't important in the big scheme of things. Do what you have to do to be healthy, take care of your baby, and you will get there eventually. If you focus too much on how your body looks PP, you will be very depressed.
For the majority of us, "fitting back into our jeans" meant fitting back into our first pair of maternity jeans.
Ones with buttons are a far-off dream unless you go up a size or two....or four, as my case may be.
I'm in a size up b/c my hips spread. I am under my pre=preg weight though.
I gained 50lbs
Exactly. It's not just about the weight you gain, which can be variables of water, fat, & baby. For instance, I gained 56 lbs, but I'm only up 15 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight (which could be the same as someone who only gained 30 lbs).
& past that, it's far more than simple weight -- your body changes. I can fit my pre-pg jeans up to my hips, but they are a good 6 inches from buttoning thanks to the "spare tire" that carrying a baby causes through fat deposits & complete lack of muscle tone. & your hips spread, which can take months to return to normal (if ever).
I'm hoping this will be me in another couple weeks:) For now it's my size 26 & 27 fat jeans. bleh
This. I doubt I will ever fit into my pre-preg jeans again...
Dit-to. I haven't even tried because there is just no way in hell.
I gained 20 lbs. and have lost 30. I'm back in my pre-preg jeans, but my body is completely different. My tummy is still a little saggy.
ETA: How did I do it? I have no clue. I stepped on the scale at 6 days PP and I had lost 30 lbs. I think it was a combination of water weight and BFing. I looked at pics on the day of my delivery and 6 days PP and I looked completely different. I was so swollen before!
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I wish! I thought for sure that I would lose all the baby weight and be back in my pre-pg clothes right away, but no such luck. I gained a total of about 38lbs and so far i'm down about 20 I think (I don't own a scale so I haven't weighed myself since my 2 week pp docs visit). I ended up have an emergency c-section so working out is out of the question. I just went for my first walk with my husband, DD, and our dogs last night at almost 4 weeks pp. I think once i've healed a little more and i'm cleared to exercise the weight will come off quickly, but until then i'm stuck with this awful spare tire not to mention the fact that i had tiny hips before baby and at this point they haven't returned to their old size yet (I joke with DH that i look like a college girl that has been enjoying a few too many beers rather than someone who just had a baby).
I hope that you are one of the luck ones that is able to wear your pre-pg clothes right away, but don't count on it. I was counting on it and have ended up disappointed and feeling like a hot mess instead.
This. I gained 40 lbs - and have lost 35. My body is completely different though. Just FYI to the OP - 15 of those lbs I gained were in the last month of pregnancy - I don't think there is a way for your Dr. to really know how much weight you'll gain.
I gained close to 40lbs and I have about 10 lbs left. My pre-preg jeans don't fit, still wearing my mat jeans which fall down and look stupid, but I refuse to buy jeans in a bigger size.
Not a chance. I was very fit when I got pregnant (I'm a competitive runner). I was a little under weight and I still only gained 23 lbs while pregnant. LO weighed nearly 7 lbs. When I got home from the hospital I had only lost like 2 lbs. I don't even know how that was possible since I obviously lost the 6 something lbs from LO plus all the extra stuff like placeta, fluid, etc...
I've only lost about 10 of the pregnancy lbs and I am super soft for the first time in my life. I'm already running 6 days a week again and I EBF but it hasn't made a dent in my flab. At this point, it seems hopeless but I keep reminding myself that it has only been a couple months.
I'm shocked how many are back in their jeans!! (and totally jealous)
I honestly thought I would be by now. I lost 20+ lbs right away (gained 30ish) and felt pretty hot. However, now I'm working out 4 days a week and trying to eat lighter but those last pounds are so stubborn.
Also, my body is completely different. I have never had a flabby tummy and now I can't believe how squishy it is. My hips are wider too.
Sigh.
I was labeled "underweight" before getting pg and the baby was measuring small the Dr. really pushed me to gain more weight, so I gained 45 pounds!
I have lost 30 pounds so far but I don't think I will ever get back into my skinny jeans. My hips have definitely spread and who knows if it will ever go back. I used to buy size jeans the juniors department and I don't think that will ever be the case again
I can zip them, but they aren't comfortable. Unless muffin top is the new fashion, I should probably leave my old jeans packed up.
I gained 39 pounds and was back to my PP weight in 2 weeks. The # is the same, my body is not. Flabby belly, wider hips... Now I have to lose the weight I was trying to ditch before I got pregnant.
I'm still wearing my jeans from 1st tri with the forgiving waistband. They are a little saggy, but better saggy butt than sausage legs, IMHO. I may never go back to real jeans.
Yes. I gained 25 pounds and wore non-maternity jeans yesterday at almost 2 weeks postpartum.
I will say though that after my first, even after losing all the weight I had gained some pants never fit me again because I was just shaped differently. I just used it as an excuse to go shopping.
(m/c 1.17.07, m/c 5.15.07)
DS - 03.15.08
DD2 - 12.03.09
DD3 - 3.28.11
Seriously...I'm with you Blair. I gained 34lbs and am only down 17. I'm still wearing my maternity pants with a BeBand to help hold them up. And I am breastfeeding too! Seriously, let's not gloat and make it seem like everyone loses the weight so quickly. Yesterday I actually had time to work out for the first time, that is if you don't count wearing DD in a sling while vacuuming.
If I seem bitter, it is because I am!I still look like I'm pregnant and hide under a sweatshirt when I got out without DD b/c I don't want to get the...when are you due question.
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