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Silly question

blushingbride_08blushingbride_08 member
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I have a simple yet silly question.  I know that your baby accounts for some of the weight gain, and so do the placenta, amniotic fluid, larger breasts and uterus, extra fat stores, and increased blood and fluid volume.  So if I eat healthy and exercise during pregnancy and only gain my recommended amount (25-30lbs), will I lose the extra weight immediately after giving birth?  I know everyone is different but I am confused on why some women struggle to lose the baby weight.  Is it because they gained too much weight during pregnancy or because naturally it's just harder to lose any weight gained during pregnancy (even the recommended amount)?
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Re: Silly question

  • lizloo85lizloo85

    It's really just different for everyone. Also it takes your uterus a little bit to actually shrink back down to regular size, which makes your tummy still look big for a few weeks after. Some women get right back down to their normal size after, some weigh the same but are shaped differently so end up in a different size, some have extra fat to work off. 

    Genetics have a lot to do with it too. Also, it is exhausting with a newborn and hard to find time to "eat right". You might go all day without time to eat a meal, and grab something unhealthy b/c of no time to cook.  

    Personally, after my first child, my hips ended up wider, and after the initial weight fell off I had an extra 12. Eventually I was back to regular weight about 1 year later. After baby #2 after weight came off I was 10 pounds over which I never lost, now baby #3 I was another 10 pounds more than when I started- adding up to 20 pounds total. I actually started losing weight again about 1 month ago and am down 8 more pounds so I have 12 more to go. 

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  • thatjessiethatjessie
    With the pp everybody is different. I gained 50lbs with my DD (not healthy I know). I walked out of the hospital with 20lbs to lose. I lost 20 within a month and still haven't got rid of that last 10. My hips are definitly shaped differnet so even if I was to get back down to where I was I still wouldn't be able to wear my same jeans.
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  • Nechie122Nechie122 member
    It depends how you define "immediately." I gained the minimum 25 lbs. and while it's coming off, it'll probably take some time. I lost 10 lbs. the first week postpartum and then another 5lbs. over the next two weeks. I'm breastfeeding so my body is holding onto some of those "fat stores" -- plus my boobs weigh a ton. In addition, I have to eat 1800 calories/day but I'm not exercising vigorously yet (still sore.)
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