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Hi ladies I had a c section last Wednesday March 27. Baby weighs 8lbs 2oz. I got on the scale yesterday and I only lost 5lbs total. My stomach went down tremendously and I don't look like I'm retaining water. I'm anything but obsessed with my weight right now I'm just very curious if it has something to do with having a c section.
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  • mben1119mben1119 member
    I think I weighed more by the time I left the hospital, honestly. I was so swollen it was awful. They pump you full of a lot of fluid when you have a c-section, and though your midsection may not be showing it, I bet you're retaining it somewhere.
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  • magdalina.hmagdalina.h member
    Don't worry about the scale, you just had a baby. They pumped you full of fluid for the surgery and it's probably still hanging out.
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  • Texasgrly86Texasgrly86
    How long is it after a c section you can get back into your old jeans?
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  • mben1119mben1119 member

    imageTexasgrly86:
    How long is it after a c section you can get back into your old jeans?

    I'm still not in

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  • mnj05mnj05 member
    I don't look swollen anywhere but I know I am because my rings still don't fit. I lost nearly 30 pounds within two weeks and its stopped. It's like any delivery, everyone loses weight differently. It'll come off eventually!

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  • Runaway22Runaway22 member

    imageTexasgrly86:
    How long is it after a c section you can get back into your old jeans?

    I can squeeze int

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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    I also had a csection on the 27th. DD3 was 8 lbs 9 oz, and I have lost only 3 lbs. I came home from the hospital with so much swelling that I could barely squeeze into my maternity pants, and I'm surprised I was able to put on shoes. Apparently the pitoci
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  • JSabs09JSabs09
    Get off the scale.  Do not weigh yourself until at least six weeks pp.  After a c section you may be swollen for at least two weeks - that doesn't help.  I would ignore the weight, swelling, etc and put on your comfiest clothes, rest and en
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  • MaceyLayneMaceyLayne

    I STILL haven't been able to and I'm 6 Months PP :/ I've been trying to eat right and exercise, but the weight...I just don't get it. lol 

    Have you been able to? 

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  • MaceyLayneMaceyLayne
    Yeah! I'm about 15 lbs from my Pre Baby weight lol
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  • Amy Lee 0407Amy Lee 0407 member
    Agreed!!!
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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member

    I would sweat a ton at night the first few weeks after both my sons were born, you retain a lot of water during pregnancy, so that might also be a reason you haven't lost much. It did take me longer to lose weight after my c/s than after my VBAC, but I

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  • Cynthia1207Cynthia1207 member
    imageMaceyLayne:

    I STILL haven't been able to and I'm 6 Months PP :/ I've been trying to eat right and exercise, but the weight...I

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  • happylady5happylady5 member

    I know it's hard...but you just had the baby.  You've gotta give it time.

    I'm 6 weeks PP and still 3 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.  It takes time.

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  • JSabs09JSabs09
    I did... I am 25 weeks out. Hit pre preggo weight ten weeks pp. Started counting calories and started the pill at six weeks, working out three to four times a week at four weeks and am still breastfeeding. I'm 15lbs under pre preggo weight and all clothes
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  • HotChocolate79HotChocolate79 member

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    How long is it after a c section you can get back into your old jeans?

    Just now at 10 mo

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    imageMaceyLayne:

    I STILL haven't been able to and I'm 6 Months PP :/ I've been trying to eat right and exercise, but the weight...I

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  • hugmonkeyhugmonkey member
    I don't know; I'm only 6 weeks post partum.  But, I'm at my prepregnancy weight and they don't fit.  It seems like my fat has redistributed itself.  My arms and legs are skinnier but my stomach isn't. :)
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  • MaryLaraHMaryLaraH member
    I had my c-section on February 26, and I was so swollen, one of the nurses at the hospital said it was the worst she'd ever seen.  (just what I wanted to hear, right??) Most of that was gone by 2 and a half weeks PP, thank goodness.  I
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  • kwilson158kwilson158

    I had my c-section on 3/11.  I wore the usual yoga pants until the tuesday after my delivery when I had my staples removed and then was able to get back in my pre-pregnancy jeans. I think by week 2 I was wearing them daily and I had lost all my ba

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  • byrne15byrne15 member
    It doesn't have anything to do with the c-section, but don't be too hard on yourself....the weight will come off, just takes time and some effort.

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  • mommasqueakmommasqueak member
    i am a big girl, but i only gained a nice healthy 24lbs during my pregnancy. by the second week all of the 'baby' weight was gone, and i was back to my pre pregnancy weight, all be it my 'shape' is much more different. then by the third week i was down 2
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