How are you feeling about your PP bod?

+Matilda+ · July 2012

How's everyone liking their PP bod? I am coming to grips with mine, but I am not loving it. I have 7 lbs left to lose to be PP weight...but I feel like I have a lot more to go to look anywhere near what I was before. I must say, I am LOVING the bodacious boobies...but could do without the rolls and cellulite! And the stretch marks...I miss my old body, but my gosh I am so in love with my little girl.

Pros of PP bod:

Boobiliciousness
Gorgeous sweet little baby

Cons of PP bod:

Rolls of tubbiness
Stretch marks
Cottage cheese butt and thighs

*sighs*

marriedsisterofbride · July 2012

My boobs have been transformed into teats or large udders. I shudder when I catch a glimpse. I was always chubby now it is just gross, sweaty flubber.

I would do it again in a heartbeat. This little girl is my world

MrsE05 · July 2012

Meh not good. My boobs were always big so it's not really a pro for me. If anything they seem more saggy now, (although DH says I'm seeing things). I hated my legs before but now I would do anything to get them back. I ended up with really bad stretch marks on the thighs and calves. My belly is still a bit pudgy but it did shrink faster than I thought and I have no stretch marks there. Post baby bod blows- but I love my daughter and DH says I look great so I think I can deal.

PinkPeony6210 · July 2012

My boobs are tiny now, but oh well. I just want my hips to shrink down, and then I'd be fine.

mrs+harlow · July 2012

After today's comments...not so great.

I have 20 lbs to go to PP weight. And I did not get the booblociousness like a normal person...mine deflated right after his birth and are back to normal. I guess the shining light on that is they don't seemed to have started sagging...yet.

Beener0514 · July 2012

I have mixed feelings. At my 6 week PP checkup, I lost all but 3 of the lbs I gained during pregnancy (thank you BFing!). But, I'm not toned AT ALL. I still have the linea nigra that I really wish would go away. People keep telling me I don't look like I had a baby which is awesome but I know it looks a lot worse when the clothes come off. My boobs have also gotten a bit saggier which sucks because my boobs were awesome before PG! Oh, and my nipples grew bigger which I am not a fan of.

NLS0412 · July 2012

I lost the weight, but I just feel like it looks..different. I HATE my gigantic porno boobs now, I want my old little boobs back. But besides that and this darn linea negra that seems to be going nowhere fast, I guess I can't complain too much.

geekychic · July 2012

My tummy is a mess. Still loose and I have lots of stretchmarks. The boobs went from pretty well endowed to absolutely ridiculous. One letter: H.

I like that BFing seems to give me the metabolism of a chipmunk and I am losing weight quicker than before. I will take advantage of that as long as I can.

6sour6grapes6 · July 2012

I'm down to below pre preg weight but flabby everywhere. I really need to start exercising. and since I've stopped nursing, my boobs are gross. I guess I'm lucky I didn't get stretch marks on my belly...but have them everywhere else from years ago.

MsNessa · July 2012

MrsE05:
Post baby bod blows- but I love my daughter and DH says I look great so I think I can deal.

Yeah, me too. DH is supportive, but I still feel pudgy and unattractive most of the time. Honestly I liked being pregnant with a cute belly better. My post-baby belly is definitely not cute.

I've been trying to watch my calories and exercise more. The exercising is great, but I think focusing too much on what/how much I'm eating is making me feel worse because the weight isn't coming off very fast. I might just stop weighing myself and use how I feel to track my progress.

erniebufflo · July 2012

I feel weird about mine. I'm thinner than I was pre-preg, and people keep commenting on it, but I lost the weight because of my complications, so it wasn't healthy, and it's not like I can take credit for it. It makes me feel really uncomfortable when anyone says anything about the weight loss. My belly looks the same as before with clothes on, but when the clothes are off, you can see that the skin is a little loose, soft, and stretch-marked. And my belly button is STILL brown, dammit. Still, I am so proud that my body grew two gorgeous girls, and on half a heart to boot.

TeamHayes · July 2012

i love my body and what it did to bring me my perfect little man. i could do without the enormous boobs - i will take my old a's anyday and i would love my hips and thighs to return to their old glory but i will take these battle wounds and kiss my baby a few extra times when i get upset at what i see when i look in the mirror. i gave birth to a baby! miracle!

ImThisBabysMom · July 2012

I of course liked it better when I was toned and could fit into my clothes. I'm still skinny at 120lbs, but I miss my hard stomach and firm butt. It's ok because I know working out will bring it back again. I'm not excited about how much effort it will take though.

jesbeth · July 2012

I've never been super thin, I've always had big boobs, hips, thighs and butt. My tummy is back to being fairly flat, so I look about the same, only wider in the aforementioned areas. I'll be 16 weeks PP tomorrow and BFing hasn't really helped, I still need to lose 15-20lb. and I don't want to risk my supply by working out and eating less. I got lucky, only a few stretchmarks on my sides, none on my tummy. DH still finds me sexy, he loves my boobs of course. I think what will help me feel better is some new clothing that fits, then I'll feel less frumpy.

Tambcat · July 2012

Not as good as I was at first. My stomach went down pretty quickly, and I didn't really gain much anywhere else, so for the first month or two, I was like HELLZ YEAH! Plus I had huge knockers while I was breastfeeding. Now I've kind of hit a wall b/c, let's face it, I still have twice as much skin on my belly as I really need, and that's going to take awhile to go away. My clothes are all a bit too tight. And my boobs are tiny and a little droopy. But still, it could be worse.

AshleyC0117 · July 2012

I feel like crap. I still have 12 lbs to lose and I'm so jealous of everyone who is back at their pp weight. I haven't been able to exercise yet due to complications from the birth so I know that's a factor too. I just can't wait to feel better about myself. My only saving grace is that I somehow never got stretch marks

mrs_j_may_08 · July 2012

Eeh, I'm not so thrilled. I still have 10-12lbs to lose, but my body isn't the same. Even my "fat pants" are still inches from buttoning, so I'm pretty sure that my hips are wider. I went out and got new clothes for work, so that made me feel a little better.

My boobs were already big, but they are now an E cup and I'm self conscious of them. My stomach is flat for the most part, but still flabby and needs lots of toning.

I feel like BFing isn't doing too much to help me. I've been exercising 2-3 days a week, but that's not enough and my eating habits aren't the best, so I've been sitting at the same weight for over a month now. Blah.

Of course, DD is all worth it. I just hope it doesn't take too long to get back the toned tummy I was used to.

Patella1129 · July 2012

Eh, I feel okay about it. I am definitely not someone who expected to lose all the pregnancy weight and be back in my skinny jeans looking exactly the same as I did pre-preg a month after delivery.

I don't understand posts that are venting about having not lost all the pregnancy weight 6 weeks after delivery. My thoughts were always that it took 10 months to put on the weight, so why would I expect it to come off any faster? With both kids, I gave myself a year to lose the weight and be back in my pre-pregnancy size. Fortunately, through BFing, Weight Watchers and exercise, it only took 7 or 8 months with DS and I think it will take even less time with this one. I have less than 9 lbs. to go and one size before I hit my pre-pregnancy weight/size.

My breasts are just awful--saggy and lopsided and my stomach looks different. I have stretch marks and the place where my belly button ring was looks weird, but oh well. My butt is also getting saggy, but I think that has more to do with age than with pregnancy. DH has said that if we don't have any more kids, we might be able to afford a breast lift and a tummy tuck in about 10 years. lol We'll see if I take him up on that offer!

llizzyb · July 2012

Meh. I really can't complain, because I was back to pre preg weight by my 6 weeks appt., and have been wearing my bikini since about 5 weeks pp. Objectively, I should be really happy with my body. But I don't like my big boobs, and hate that my stomach isn't nice and tight like it used to be. I'm not a fan of the "I just ate a really big meal" look.

Oh well. I love DS

SKWCM80 · July 2012

I was back to pre- pregnancy weight by my 6 pp appointment, but I still have 20 or so pounds to lose to get to a weight I'm happy with.

rxbeth · July 2012

I feel way better than I thought I would.

I was fortunate that I didn't get any stretch marks and I think I look better with my new D-cups! I still have 10 pounds to lose to get to my pp weight but I'm not even trying right now. I think I'm one of those people who will keep on the extra weight until I wean. A month ago I started back to running and am running 4-5 miles 3 times a week. My stomach really doesn't look that bad so I'm not that upset. Also, DH keeps telling me I look beautiful so that helps.

ETA - should say "not that upset"

gekeler6 · July 2012

You gotta remember it's only been a couple months.

Personally, I hate my stretchmarks, but i've come to terms with them. Right now I think I look ok, and haven't worked out yet. I think if I worked out I would look much better. I also eat a lot of fattening foods because I give into my cravings. I have no discipline when it comes to a diet. And I have cellulite on the back of my thighs, but all I have to do is not wear shorts shorter than my knees to hide that. Hubby is the sweetest and things I look great, he makes me feel better about my bod when I get down in the dumps. I'm really hard on myself, but he claims to love all my flaws.

FusionLMT · July 2012

It sucks, but oh well. My husband still loves me and wants to bone, my babies are beautiful, and I have plenty of life left to make it better again.

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