Weight gain I know we've done this....

Poppy523 · February 2013

I just need a little pick me up I am usually really relaxed about my weight gain but feeling especially bad today. I looked in the mirror and I am pretty sure I now have a double chin, my thighs and butt are much bigger, I have back fat hanging over the top of my bra and there is a roll of fat on the back of my neck. Can someone confirm that this is normal and expected? I have gained 40 pounds which is definitely over my goal of 2535 pounds :

Poppy523 · February 2013

Sorry about punctuation problems I am on my lhone

JumpAroundBucky · February 2013

Normal. I gained 55+ lbs and am already down 30. My face is already thinner, and so are my thighs. I thought only my belly would go down, but my puffiness in general has gone away.

Here's me at 40 weeks- puffy face and barely able to squeeze into my maternity pants:

Here's me 10 days PP:

It will be okay!!

Poppy523 · February 2013

You look incredible!! Thank you for giving me some comfort/hope. I feel so guilty when I see all these women who only gained 25 pounds and I have been really anxious about never losing the weight lately since it is all over and not just in my belly.

Drea926 · February 2013

Don't feel bad! I was really upset too because I gained 45 but I am one week post partum and already dropped 20!

IncogNeato · February 2013

It's normal. You hold on to so much fluid at the end, too.

I gained 29 the first time and 40 this time (blah) and you will lose a bunch in the first few weeks. After that it tends to slow down for me but it is fun to drop 20 pounds in two weeks! (I just wish I didn't still have 20+ to go.... )

holly321 · February 2013

I gained 40 some pounds with my dd. after the swelling from my csection went say, I lost most of it rather quickly. I kept about 20 lbs on,but the was my own doing. We were ttc Asian, and my thoughts were,why go through the trouble of losing weight just to gain it back again.

This time, I gained less than 20 pounds, and lost a few pounds at the end of the pregnancy, so I lost the rest of it really fast.

sararn2004 · February 2013

I gained a little over 35 lbs( gave birth 4 days after my last weigh in). I weighed today (13 days PP) and am down 20 lbs so far.

I'm not dieting, at all. In fact, I'm not all that proud of my diet. I thought I'd have better will power after he was born. I am BF'ing though.

lylahlove · February 2013

I gained 43 with my first and lost it all by my 6 week pp appt. You'll be shocked at how fast it comes off.

I've gained 53 this time. I absolutely can't wait to get it off.

lylahlove · February 2013

JumpAroundBucky:
Normal. I gained 55+ lbs and am already down 30. My face is already thinner, and so are my thighs. I thought only my belly would go down, but my puffiness in general has gone away.
Here's me at 40 weeks- puffy face and barely able to squeeze into my maternity pants:
Here's me 10 days PP:

It will be okay!!

You look fabulous!!

JumpAroundBucky · February 2013

lylahlove:
JumpAroundBucky:
Normal. I gained 55+ lbs and am already down 30. My face is already thinner, and so are my thighs. I thought only my belly would go down, but my puffiness in general has gone away.
Here's me at 40 weeks- puffy face and barely able to squeeze into my maternity pants:
Here's me 10 days PP:

It will be okay!!
Thanks! I still have a ways to go, but I'm starting to feel like a normal person again. It's awesome being able to roll over in bed!
You look fabulous!!

adamsabigail14 · February 2013

JumpAroundBucky:
Normal. I gained 55 lbs and am already down 30. My face is already thinner, and so are my thighs. I thought only my belly would go down, but my puffiness in general has gone away.nbsp;Here's me at 40 weeks puffy face and barely able to squeeze into my maternity pants:Here's me 10 days PP:nbsp;It will be okay!!nbsp;

You look AMAZING!!! I hope I have such luck!
OP I've gained 28lbs so far I'm only 5'1 and petite so it shows. I cried the other day when putting on my favorite yoga pants the inner seams literally just burst when i pulled them over my thighs.

can't wait to have my body back.

eriannc22 · February 2013

Holy crap JAB you look great!!!! That gives me hope as I gained about 60 lbs.

OP that's totally normal at the end. I gained a lot but was almost ALL belly until the end, then I noticed I had a double chin which was disgusting. A week post partum it is gone.

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