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March 2016 Moms
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Post Baby Body
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Let's be real. We're all probably sucking in to some degree and feeling pretty darn squishy right now. And some of us are probably struggling to even shower.
Which pregnancy/baby was this?
How are you feeling about your current shape? Feel free to complain.
Did the reality of your post partum body meet your pre baby expectations?
Which pregnancy/baby was this?
How are you feeling about your current shape? Feel free to complain.
Did the reality of your post partum body meet your pre baby expectations?
Re: Post Baby Body
Plus my SO works 6 days a week so I prepare all the meals and honestly I don't eat like I should during the day considering I'm a SAHM with very little help.
Needless to say, I'm still feeling pretty squishy and flabby.
I do have to say though, all I have to do is look at my little guy and I know I'd wreck my body all over again for him if I had to.
I only gained 18lbs with her and so I smugly thought I'd get all the weight off quickly. NOPE! Actually the opposite. I was run/walking until the day I had her and reality with a newborn is that I don't have time to do 5 miles a day anymore. I'm just now losing weight 3 months later.
We moved when DD was a month old and we've been staying with my parents while we (still...) wait to close on our house. Once we're in our own place I'll be able to start doing work out videos and meal planning and running like I used to. It's hard to meal plan in someone's house when they're cooking good southern food.
Im just ready to not be squishy. I'll never wear my old jeans again and that's okay but I need to feel better than this.
The first time it took me 4 months and I had gained 42 pounds. The next time I gained 33 pounds and it took me 5 months. This time I gained about 33 pounds again and I have about 8 to go.
I dont mind if it takes a little longer, but I can't fit into any of my shorts or pants still and it bums me out. I bought some elastic waist linen shorts at old navy because I couldn't take the maternity shorts anymore.
I'm not eating as well as I could be, and I'm not exercising as much as I should be. It's so hard to find time to exercise, with all three kids home all the time and the oldest doesn't nap anymore. But it's still just an excuse. I wasn't losing weight and ate well and exercised for 3 weeks and lost 5 pounds, but then I stopped being careful and haven't lost any for a couple weeks now. So I need to do it again...looks like breastfeeding on its i.e. isn't going to be enough this time!
I just want to wear my clothes again!
I wanted to lose all the weight before going back to work, but it's not reasonable to lose 30 pounds in two months. I'm frustrated. I just want to wear my clothes again.
edit: this is baby #1
I love that I don't look like I'm smuggling a watermelon anymore, but the saggy belly overhang is a bit of a bummer. I'm not happy with my appearance, so I just don't look in mirrors. Thankfully there's an adorable baby girl to look at instead.
Losing weight now has been tougher than after my first pregnancy. There are a lot of different factors, but still, since I gained less this pregnancy I thought it would come off easier. I'm almost halfway to my prebaby weight, so I know I'll get there eventually. It just takes time.
The stretch marks are healing as well. They've gone from red to a kind of...brown? Hopefully they'll keep fading with time. And hopefully the squish firms up a bit more.
Before getting pregnant both times I lost 48lbs. I was 2 lbs away from my goal and got pregnant. I gained 50 lbs with my first pregnancy. It took my 11 months to lose 46lbs so now I was 4lbs away from my goal weight and I found out I was pregnant again. I swore I wouldn't gain as much this time and do better with eating. My exercise consists with walking to our pond two miles thru the woods which I couldn't nor did I want to do this winter so gaining weight came easy. I gained 60lbs this time. 20 in the last two months. I was so disappointed. I ate great this time too but for some reason I gained.
Now 11 weeks later I'm almost half way thru the weight. I want to lose 30lbs before 6/22 hopefully I will. But I cannot stand looking at myself in the mirror. Or the fact I have to wear a size 10-12 jeans. It's so annoying and heartbreaking to see all the weight I have to lose.
Im way more exhausted with this boy than my first but I'm sure chasing an almost two year old around has a lot to do with it. My walk now consists of me pushing a stroller with my two year old son in it and the new guy on my chest in the carrier. It takes forever and most days I don't want to go but I want to lose the weight so I push thru and do it. I hate wearing shorts or being around my 115lb mom.
Being only 5'1" it doesn't help being 162.8 lbs it is extremely noticeable.
i cannot wait to be done losing weight. Although if it's anything like last time that'll be when baby number 3 is on the way. And when these two boys smile I know gaining 50-60 lbs was totally worth it.
How are you feeling about your current shape? Feel free to complain. Immediately following delivery (within 5 days) I had lost 15 lbs. By 3 weeks post partum I was down 28 lbs and still have about 22 lbs to lose to get to my pre-pregnancy weight. I was incredibly hopeful at first with how quickly I was losing but that tapered off around 1 month post-partum but I also don't make as much time for working out as I'd like to so it's also partially my fault.
Did the reality of your post partum body meet your pre baby expectations? Yes and no. I wasn't expecting to lose so much immediately following the delivery but also wasn't expecting it to taper off and slow down so quickly either. But looking at my beautiful smiling boy, I know gaining that weight and not being entirely happy with my body now is 1000% worth it and I'd do it all over again a million times!
My baby was born on March 31st, he will be 10 weeks old tomorrow. I gained 55 pounds during pregnancy (this was my first) and was down 15 pounds 3 days after he was born. I lost another 10 pounds within the next 2 weeks. My weight loss slowed down after that, and Ive since lost another 7 pounds by eating healthy/portion control. So I still have 23 pounds to lose. I was hoping to lose all the weigt by the time I go back to work, but I go back in 2 weeks. None of my clothes fit, except yoga pants and maternity clothes. I have a wedding to go to in 2 weeks also, and I ordered a size 12 dress. I normally wear size 6. It sucks!
my postpartum body actually exceeded my expectations. My lady parts were back to normal looking a few days after delivering. The internet pretty much told me my vagina would look like a war zone, so I was pleasantly surprised. My belly is squishy but I still have my prepregnancy body shape, which I was expecting to change. Once I lose the extra fat, Im sure I will be happy with my body again, minus the ugly stretch marks. My boobs took a hit though, they arent as perky as they were. Im not breastfeeding, but pregnancy itself made my boobs saggier. Ugh!
When I was pregnant, I would feel sad about how my body would be permanently changed and that I probably wouldnt feel confident being naked or ever wear a bikini again, but now that my son is here, I would gladly go through it all again. honestly dont even care about how my body looks now, aside from losing the extra weight. I enjoy my sweet baby so much more than wearing a bikini, lol! They make sexy one pieces these days anyhow!
I put in 33lbs, which i lost by 3 weeks pp,
so i was feeling pretty good. Unfortunately in the last 8 weeks, ive put on 10lbs, so now feeling less then amazing. I am trying to lose it, but excersie alone isnt shifting it and every time i try and cut calories my milk supply takes a dive. I just need to wait it out until i wean in 3 months (for other reasons, not for dieting) and then i can go back on the eating plan i was on before i got pregnant. My body did go back surprisingly well, so im confident that when i lose those last 10lbs, ill be happy
He is 13 weeks, born via c-section. And I gained 50lbs while pregnant (Started off at 110lbs) I dropped 20lbs the first two weeks.
I had prepared myself for the stretch marks and saggy skin, but I only have three marks on my left hip (can be mistaken for panty marks) and the skin never sagged. The ab muscles went back in place on week 3.
I have 10 lbs to go. I like the changes, I finally wear a C-cup.
The only thing I was surpassed by was the stretch marks. The didn't look so bad on my giant belly but there are so many! They seem to be fading a little though.
anyways, the last 2 months of pregnancy I ate whatever I wanted and I think I became addicted to sweets/chocolate. Still struggling with it now! I gained 45 pounds and am still carrying around 10-15 of them now at 12 weeks post partum. Not sure how many extra pounds are because of breastfeeding but it's gotta be at least a few, right?!
Im pretty happy for the most part. Back in most of my old clothes, at least. Frustrated with my eating habits but I know I won't do this forever.