2nd time mom's - weight loss pp

jastl32 · April 2010

I just read something that says most women lose half of the weight they gained during pregnancy in the first 6 weeks post delivery. Was this true for you?

How much did you gain?
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? (if you even remember)
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)?

jko123 · April 2010

How much did you gain? Around 20lbs
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? (if you even remember) All of it! It was gone within about 2 weeks of having him. He was in the NICU we were 2 blocks away at the Ronald McDonald House...we did our fair share of walking since we made quite a few trips back and forth to see him! I think I'm going to have a harder time losing it this time! I have to stay motivated after I have her!
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)? About 2 weeks...

Gummybear · April 2010

I will preface this by saying that I gained about 20 pounds prior to getting pg. because of IF treatments. so my starting point is already +20.

How much did you gain? 16 pounds
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? (if you even remember) 22 pounds
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)? I did not get back to my pre-IVF weight until I weaned and went on WW. I lost 25 pounds and ended up -5 from my "starting trying to get pg. weight"

BabyCakes3 · April 2010

I gained 60 lbs. YIKES!

I lost 10 by the time I got home from the hospital & another 20 within the next 2 weeks. The next 15 took a few months & I had all of it gone by 8 months. The last 15 were the hardest.

wpendleton · April 2010

I am petite 5ft 1in, I gained probably 45lbs with my DD she was 2 days overdue and weighed 8lbs 2oz! I would say half the weight was gone in the first 6wks but it did take the whole 12 wks to fit back into my pre-preg clothes. I was so frustrated by my lack of activity at the end of my preg that I couldn't wait to workout again. I had a c-section so I had to start slowly by walking, but I tried to workout twice a day when I was cleared to step it up, once walking with the baby at Target or outside and my second workout was a harder workout routine while the baby napped. I knew it would take effort to jumpstart my metabolism again since I was 35 so I just lived in spandex and oversize tees so I could hop on the treadmill at a moments notice. I ended up losing a little bit more than I gained by 1-2 lbs by the time she was 6 mos old...it did take a year for my rib cage to settle tho, that was strange, I had some botton up shirts that wouldn't button quite right until she was a yr. It also helped that neither my husband or myself had the energy or inclination to cook as we figured out life with a newborn so meals were sparse...cheese crackers glass of wine :-)

Emattsmom · April 2010

How much did you gain? 32 lbs
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? not sure but I lost 18 lbs by the time I left the hospital and was in my pre-pregnancy jeans in 3 weeks
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)? probably a couple of months

jps85 · April 2010

Gained 23 lbs

Pretty sure I lost off of it within a few weeks after delivery!

nwyn73 · April 2010

I just read something that says most women lose half of the weight they gained during pregnancy in the first 6 weeks post delivery. Was this true for you?

How much did you gain? 23lbs

How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? All of it, and then some. I went in to labor at 183lbs, I left the hospital at 140lbs.

I kept it off, until I went on Birth Control, and Zoloft for PPD. Then I gained almost 60lbs. My plan is to stay on top of things this time. I weighted 200 when I got pregnant. But I am down to 193, I haven't gained anything so far this pregnancy.

14years · April 2010

How much did you gain? 45 pounds total

How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? (if you even remember) I can't remember, but I think it was close to about 20 pounds.

How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)? I was still about 5-10 pounds over my pre-pg weight when I went back to work at 13 weeks. I remember this because I had to buy a few new things to get started. By 4 months pp, I had lost all the weight, and by about 6 months pp, I was 10 pounds lighter than my pre-pg weight, and lost 5 more pounds over the next couple of months.

All BFing, by the way, hardly any exercise. Best diet ever.

happy-honey · April 2010

I gained around 50 lbs with DD, lost 22 of it right away, the remainder didn't come off. I was too scared to lose my milk supply so I didn't diet.

krogers0905 · April 2010

How much did you gain? 25 pounds
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? (if you even remember) 25 pounds
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)? Lost is all in about 3 weeks but I was 24 at the time. Not sure I'll have the same luck at age 33

mrs.mickulz · April 2010

I gained 22 lbs.

I had lost 17 by the time I got home after having DD. I think within 3 weeks, I was back to my PP weight (I BF'ed and that helped a lot), but I sure didn't look the same. I got pregnant again when DD was 16 months, and I felt like I was just starting to look like I had abs again (keep in mind I wasn't doing anything to work on it, other than chase DD around).

TARAnj · April 2010

How much did you gain? 19lbs

How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? 12

How long did it take for you to lose it all? I lost 16 out of the 19. It took 2 months...

MontrealWing · April 2010

This was definitely NOT true for me.

How much did you gain? 60 pounds.
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? (if you even remember) 20 pounds.
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)? 9 months.

I will say that breast feeding did not take any weight off me and no matter what I did when nursing I keep on the extra 25 pounds. I finally quit nursing because I was so depressed about my weight loss. As soon as I quit at 7 months, the rest of the weight just fell off without me having to change my diet any within 2 months.

sleepyocean · April 2010

I gained 32 pounds almost all water weight and swelling from pre-eclampsia

I lost 20 pounds in about 2 weeks from sweating out all the water weight, I didn't lose anything else in the next 6+ weeks

I never lost it all, I started this pregnancy about 5 pounds up from my previous pre-pregnancy weight

disbride061103 · April 2010

I gained 18lbs with DS and lost it all in abot 10 days. By the time DS was 6weeks, I had lost another 10 or 12lbs. All said I lost an extra 20lbs before I went back to work at 3 months pp. I gained 5 back when DS weaned but I still started out this pregnancy 15lbs lighter than my pregnancy with DS.

MrsEmm · April 2010

gained 35 with my first, 40 with my 2nd

by 6 weeksi was back to normal with my first, with 2nd I still had 15 to lose by 6 weeks pp.

by 3 mos PP I had lost it.

haleybeth81 · April 2010

gained around 20

lost it the first 2 wks but was in the hospital between DD and I for the first week and it was hard to get food I could eat.

I gained it back 2 months later which really sucked. I was overweight before I got preg as well so that's partly why I lost it so quick.

Echowysp · April 2010

I gained 38 pounds. I can't remember exactly how much I lost that first 6 weeks, but it was at least 25 pounds. I never got back down to my original weight, but I was underweight to begin with, so it's ok. I ended up about 5 pounds heavier.

FutureMrs.Brady · April 2010

How much did you gain?

60 lbs.

How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks?

I didn't really keep track, I would say probably 30-40 lbs.

How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)?

It was roughly 3 months.

KLMFBP3 · April 2010

I'm 5'10" & weighed 135 lbs before my first pregnancy.

1st pregnancy - gained 50 lbs

2nd pregnancy - gained 55 lbs

I lost about over half 25-30 lbs at 6 weeks with both

I never lost it all after my second I stayed at 145lbs...and not I'm gaining again.

I did not have gestational diabetes...and my boys were 9lbs 2 ounces & 9lbs 15 ounces

CrunchOoEezyMama · April 2010

How much did you gain? 53 lbs
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? about 40
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)?9 months

Angela814 · April 2010

How much did you gain? 65 lbs
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? No idea. I think I was a size 14 immediately pp and down to a size 10-12 by then.
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)? At 5 months I was back in my size 6 pre-pg pants but still up about 5 lbs.

angelnumber8 · April 2010

Gained around 24lbs

I lost all the weight and am in my normal clothes within 2 wks. Have a fast metabolism

E_Squared · April 2010

I gained 42 pounds, and lost 15 of them in the first week pp. I was up to a 22 lb weight loss at my 6 week checkup, and lost another 5 by the 12 week mark. The last 10-15 pounds didn't come off until I stopped nursing at the one year mark.

I really didn't work to lose weight, certainly didn't work out or watch what I ate. I was rockin' my skinny jeans for a whole 3 weeks before getting pregnant again - go figure. I'm trying to be much more careful this time around with the weight gain though, I didn't like being frustrated about my weight all the time.

The Housewife · April 2010

Tongue Tied Some of these responses make me feel like a cow.

I gained 45-50ish lbs with DS. I really didn't weigh myself after he was born, the PPD was enough without knowing how much I hadn't lost! I will say that after I had him the LAST thing I wanted to be wearing was my maternity pants and I went out and bought 2 pairs of jeans that fit (they were a size 7 - I wore a 1 before pregnancy). I was in those for sure Thanksgiving and that was about the 6 week mark. I went back to work for an event right around Christmas and was in my regualr black dress pants but they were not buttoned and I wore a girdle. March was my wedding and I had just stopped BFing a couple weeks prior and was at 135 (10 lbs up from pre pregnancy). July (9 months PP) I woke up one day and was down 5 lbs below my pregnancy weight.

I'm sure I could have gotten it off A LOT quicker if I wanted to diet/exercise, but I didn't. It eventually came off and I could tattoo "It took 9 months to gain it, it'll take 9 months to lose it" on my forehead.

BlessedMommy723 · April 2010

jastl32:

I just read something that says most women lose half of the weight they gained during pregnancy in the first 6 weeks post delivery. Was this true for you?

How much did you gain? almost 55lbs...yikes!
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? (if you even remember) I had lost almost exactly 1/2 by my 6week check up
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)? I lost all of it by about 11 months. I could have lost it faster if I had actually tried I BF though and when I quit (when DD was 13mo) I gained 8lbs back.

nfarrell · April 2010

I gained 43lbs with dd. By the time I was 3 weeks pp, I had lost 33 of those pounds. I can remember how long it took for the last 10 to come off

marta602 · April 2010

jastl32:

I just read something that says most women lose half of the weight they gained during pregnancy in the first 6 weeks post delivery. Was this true for you?

How much did you gain? 22 lbs
How much did you lose in the first 6 weeks? (if you even remember) - 34 lbs - breastfeeding was great for me!
How long did it take for you to lose it all (or come close)? 3 weeks

But I want to add that even though Iost all the weight quickly it took longer for my hips and belly to get back to PP size.

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