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PP weight loss question

Ris1127Ris1127
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Im 5 weeks pp today. None of my old jeans fit. I want to buy some new ones but I'm not sure if I should wait. I've gained a little weight in my hips and butt (which was needed and I don't want to loose that) buy my stomach has a little pudge still. Do you think my body will continue to loose weight and go back to "normal" more or will it stay this way as long as I don't do anything to make it.WDYT?
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  • luvlieKluvlieK member

    I think you will continue to lose.  5 weeks is early.

    That said I had bought the same jeans I owned in the next size up before I even went into labor so I could have them later lol 

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  • danaann78danaann78
    There's a good chance that you will lose more weight, esp. if you're BFing.  I lost a good chunk of weight in the first 3 weeks, but then it continued to come off slowly for a few months afterwards.
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  • Ris1127Ris1127
    imageluvlieK:

    I think you will continue to lose.  5 weeks is early.

    That said I had bought the same jeans I owned in the next size up before I even went into labor so I could have them later lol 

    This is what I want to do get the next size up. I can get my pp jeans on, some I can button, but they are real tight. Too tight for my liking :)
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  • sophabellesophabelle

    a year later i was still about 10lbs heavier than i was prepg.  honestly, i wore my maternity jeans for a LONG time.  it took me a year to find jeans that fit comfortably pp.  i tried going up a size or two even... and got jeans w/a higher rise to help w/the belly pudge, but they were horribly uncomfortable to me.   actually the only pair of jeans i was able to wear comfortably were LEI jeans that are sold at walmart.  i never really got back in my old jeans, and now i'm pg again lol. 

     

     

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  • MeganBrianMeganBrian
    I'm just now fitting into pre baby #1 jeans, I would wait!
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  • danaann78danaann78
    imageRis1127:
    imageluvlieK:

    I think you will continue to lose.  5 weeks is early.

    That said I had bought the same jeans I owned in the next size up before I even went into labor so I could have them later lol 

    This is what I want to do get the next size up. I can get my pp jeans on, some I can button, but they are real tight. Too tight for my liking :)

    Do you have a belly band?  That might help if they're just tight in the tummy.

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  • Mystery2BMystery2B member

    I went out and bought a pair of jeans about 5 weeks PP since my maternity pants were all way too big (falling down after 5 minutes) but my own pants were too tight. Having a pair of real pants to wear was good for my self image Wink I think having a pair of pants that don't make you cringe when you put them on (and aren't sweat/yoga pants) is important.

    But if you feel like you're pretty close to having them fit and it's just the button that is a problem, how about the rubber band trick to give you an inch or so of "give." 

    Honestly, at  year out I'm just now the same weight I was pre-baby but my hips/stomach are not the same size and some of my pre-baby pants still don't fit right. 

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  • ElloPoppetElloPoppet
    I agree it's a bit early (I lost 40lbs in 3 months) but I also think it's important to have some "real" pants. I'd check out clearance sales and not spend over $20 on some jeans that fit.
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  • Mystery2BMystery2B member

    I went out and bought a pair of jeans about 5 weeks PP since my maternity pants were all way too big (falling down after 5 minutes) but my own pants were too tight. Having a pair of real pants to wear was good for my self image Wink I think having a pair of pants that don't make you cringe when you put them on (and aren't sweat/yoga pants) is important.

    But if you feel like you're pretty close to having them fit and it's just the button that is a problem, how about the rubber band trick to give you an inch or so of "give." 

    Honestly, at  year out I'm just now the same weight I was pre-baby but my hips/stomach are not the same size and some of my pre-baby pants still don't fit right. 

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  • emathis2emathis2

    I agree that you will probably still lose some more. I lost the majority of mine the first few weeks but then 3-4 months PP I was down from even before pregnancy. Nursing really took a lot out of me. 

    But if you need a new pair of jeans to feel good then get them! I had such issues with my body while pregnant and while it was all tightening back up.  I say do whatever makes you feel good about your body and what's comfortable of course.

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