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? about you mommies
Did you gain a lot of weight with your pregnancy? How hard was it and how long did it take to get the weight off? Were you afraid you were being judged by others bc you had such a small baby so you shouldn't have had that much weight to lose? I have even been asked if birth was hard since I had such a small baby...are you kidding me?!
I think about this often though...I was on bedrest for the majority of my pregnancy and probably gained more than I should have. I have 20 lbs to lose and didn't lose too much after having DD. I keep thinking...she's 4 months, I should have my butt back into shape and have some of this extra weight off, but she was in the nicu for 2 months, so I didn't have much time to take care of myself. Since she has been home, I have started to work out, but she comes first, so I don't always get to the gym. I have just started to feel somewhat back in shape too and am able to move my body more easily- I felt soooo out of shape and it was hard to move when I first started working out again! I really just need to buckle down more on my eating habbits..I have a sweet tooth that is hard to handle. I was hoping to be back into my ppg clothes by 6 mos (guess I will shoot for 6 mos adjusted). Anyways...I'd like to hear your ladies' stories!
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Re: ? about you mommies
I gained 50lbs, but 30lbs of that was water weight (I had pre-e). I lost almost all of that weight within the first month. I had a hard time losing that last 10lbs though and I only lost that weight when I was in the hospital because of my gallbladder (two months ago).
If someone is judging you because you haven't been able to lose that weight, they aren't your friend. They have no idea how hard it is on preemie moms/dads to watch their child in the NICU. A friend once told me... you had 9 months to put on the weight, you have 9 months to lose it. Okay, so we didn't go full term, but making rude comments about our weight is so uncalled for. I'm sorry! Hugs!
Well, I'm an emotional eater. That's a big part of my problem. I put on 30lbs before getting pregnant with Evan from starting two jobs with a sick husband at home and moving all in one year. I put on 15-20 with my pregnancy, and stayed there until I quit nursing. I was pumping 15 or more oz every pumping, when I stopped I put on about 25lbs. I've managed to lose that weight, but have otherwise been holding steady. I did manage to lose another 6lbs when my stress came down some finally a few months ago earlier this year. Now that I do actually have the time and some energy reserves, I just need the actual motivation to diet and exercise.
Long story to say that no I haven't lost the baby weight yet and it's been 32 months. AND I have 60lbs to lose not 20. UGH
All I can say it don't get down on yourself. I gained 14 pounds during my 26 week preganacy and lost a bunch of weight in the beginning. They told me I wasn't gaining enough weight I wanted to do anything I could to help my baby so I went thought 3 rounds of weight gainer and had him 3 days later. After being in the hospital for 3 months and I only left the hospital 3 times....so no excercise and I was living off of the caferia food and what could be cooked in our room. To the point I weighed 147 pounds pregnant and then went to 162 pounds and STUCK. Due to the steriod weight. Try to be happy with yourself no matter what size you are. Although I am pregnant again and really scared that I am going to blow up like a balloon
I have PCOS as well and I think that is part of the problem with losing the weight
it makes it really hard for me.
I gained 30 pounds (all of it was actual weight, not water weight, so I have no excuses on that front, lol). I was on modified rest from 20 weeks until I delivered at 29w, 6d, so I ended up gaining a lot once I was unable to work out (I had been in the gym fairly regularly until 20 weeks).
I took off a ton of weight really fast after the birth (about 20 pounds), but then came to a standstill with the weight loss for about 6 months, and am only now losing again (I have 7 pounds to go, and they need to come off because I miss my old pants, hehe).
Bottom line, anyone who is making you feel bad about weight loss or diminishing your birth experience because you gave birth to a small baby is a complete assshat, and their opinion should not be considered at all.
I had Andrew at 26w2d, so I'd only gained 11 lb. I was back to my pre-preg pants and weight in a week, but, I was also a pumping mad cow. Like I had insane milk supply, and I literally ate all day and all night but couldn't eat enough. Don't hate me.
My husband gained a lot of weight during the NICU. He eats under stress. I think in stressful situations, not to mention being so busy and eating hospital food and junk food, it's really hard to lose weight or even maintain.
If you can, try to get out and walk - it also relieves stress!
Since I've stopped pumping, my weight is back up 10 lb beyond my pre-preg weight (although I was easy to healthy when I got pregnant with Andrew) and now we're dealing with some issues (infections, eating issues) so I'm just eating crap.
Hugs!!!!