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Gaining Weight and losing it....
So I just found out I am pregnant with #2. My DS and the new baby will be 19 mo apart. I gained 35 lbs with DS and I was working out regularly...doing lots of cardio. I was completely back to prepregnancy size by about 3-4 months *although things have shifted 
. I have not returned to working out since DS was born. I usually am a health nut. I eat healthy and (used to) work out all the time. My question is...did you gain more weight or less weight with #2 and was it easy or more difficult to shed the lbs. I am just curious. I know it is all worth it, but I was looking down at my belly today and had a moment where I mourned the loss of my defined abdominals. Are they gone forever?
. I have not returned to working out since DS was born. I usually am a health nut. I eat healthy and (used to) work out all the time. My question is...did you gain more weight or less weight with #2 and was it easy or more difficult to shed the lbs. I am just curious. I know it is all worth it, but I was looking down at my belly today and had a moment where I mourned the loss of my defined abdominals. Are they gone forever? 
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Re: Gaining Weight and losing it....
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TTC since 8/13 - diagnosed difficulty conceiving due to LP defect. Took vitamin B and Vitex Berry to help lengthen.
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I got my BFP when DD1 was 4.5 months old. I had gained 50 lbs with her, and had only lost 20 when I got pregnant again. I was so sick during first tri that I lost 10 lbs, but then gained it back, plus 35 more, by the time DD2 was born. So I was nearly the same weight with both of them. After DD2 was born, again I dropped about 20 pounds and then plateaued. I started working out a few months ago, but that alone wasn't helping, so I began phase 2 of the South Beach Diet (phase 1 is not rec'd while nursing) last month. I am down nine pounds now, with 22 remaining until I am at pre-pg-with-DD1 weight.
So I can't really compare about losing weight because I didn't have a chance to do it before getting knocked up again. I will say that it has been really difficult to lose. I couldn't do it without drastically cutting my carbs, and I didn't want to do that too early, because I'm determined to bf for a year. Four months to go ... and then I can go nuts with carb-cutting.
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I gained 37 lbs with my first and lost it all by 3 months just BFing and not working out-- besides going for walks every so often. When I got pg with DD I was a few lbs lighter than I was before I got pg with DS. With DD I was sicker and lost some weight in the beginning. Also due to my gallbldder isssues, I had to limit my fat intake and so I gained 25 instead. I was also BFing while pregnant, so it was harder to gain weight, especially with 16 wks of m/s. And chasing a toddler around, it was harder to find time to eat and I burned more calories.
Right now I weigh less than I ever have and I dont work out. My muscles are not toned, but that would be easy if I put my mind to it. My belly looks the same as before kids, but i never got stretch marks. I do plan on walking more with the kids this summer and tightening my belly before we have #3. I know it will make my pregnancy less painful on my back.
GL--you'll get back in shape if you put your mind to it.
With #1, I gained 30lbs and lost it by 3 months PP.
With #2, I only gained 20lbs and lost it all fairly quickly, by about 2+ months PP.
However my body got DESTROYED with #2. Even at the same weight, I looked A LOT better after #1 than #2.
A friend of mine got abs back after 2 kids, but took a year and a half of committed workouts to get back to that place.
I gained about the same weight with both kids. I didn't really work out after DS (LO #1) (I walked almost everyday while on mat. leave, but after that I didn't), so it took me about 6 months to lose all the weight. I started working out (Zumba) at about 2 months after DD was born, and I've lost all the weight (she's 4 months now). We're also in the process of moving, so packing/hauling boxes and cleaning like a crazy woman to get the house ready to show has also helped with the weight loss. However, my abs are still weak and I still have a little bit of a belly. I'm going to give it a little longer before I get really concerned that it might be like this forever...
IMO, having 2 kids so close together probably makes it more difficult to tighten things back up after the 2nd kid, since there isn't much time between pregnancies to get back to "normal."
With DS I gained 23 lbs (on the day I delivered). Right now I'm 23 weeks along and have only gained 5-6 lbs. I started out at the same weight for both. I am not super tiny, but I'm fit and I was running 3-4 miles 3-4 days a week before I got pg.