How long did it take for you to lose weight after having a baby and did your body look the same?

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just curious how long did it take you to lose the baby weight? Was it quickly or slowly or didn’t you manage it?

how different did your body look compared to pre pregnancy? Was it completely different? A bit different or did it just look the same?

did you feel self conscious about how you looked? Were you happy or unhappy with how your body looked?

were you able to wear the clothes from pre pregnancy or did you have to get rid of a lot of beloved dresses even when you got back to pre pregnancy weight because they didn’t fit right?

the reason I’m asking is because I’m planning on trying to get back into a semi decent shape by June (due in March) to be fair I haven’t put that much weight on and my bump is very neat as it’s mainly all baby. I do plan to take measures once my child is born like try to go on decent daily walks, eat right, wear belly wraps to bring stomach in quicker and help with muscles coming back together, combo feed etc. I’ve heard some women look better after they’ve had a baby and I’m hoping I’ll be one of them.

First time I weighed myself when DD was about 10 weeks I’d lost all the weight and another 4kg. I didnt gain masses in pregnancy though. For me, losing it so quickly I think was down to breastfeeding and walking miles every day with the pram so she naps

I lost mine from both pregnancies in about 4 weeks. My boobs looked enormous though due to breastfeeding.

I'm pregnant for a third time right now and hoping to be back in shape a month after birth. Right in time for the summer holidays!

I think breastfeeding helps a lot, as did the loooooing walks every single day. I have a retroverted uterus, too, so I wasn't very big to begin with.

I didn’t gain that much weight - 20lbs with each of mine, and I lost the weight pretty much within a couple of weeks. In fact, with my first who was a big baby, I weighed less after 3 weeks of the birth than I had before. He was extremely hungry and I was always breastfeeding.

My belly was flabby and untoned though, and took several months each time to recover.

Also curious about this. I’m nearly 3 weeks postpartum and weighed myself the other day and I’m 7kg heavier than when I got pregnant but 15kg lighter than when I had DD inside me. Hoping to be down to my pre birth weight within 3 months.

Also hoping my little pregnancy pouch is gone by then too. I think that’s the bit that gets me down the most.

It took me 10 months and I'm naturally slim. But I was carrying an extra 2kg o my tummy and I think its because I takes time for the tummy to compress.
I didn't breast feed , nor exercise at all for 4 months as I had a c section.

1st baby I lost a stone straight away, but the last stone I struggled with, probably because I ate too much crap though, I eventually lost the weight, boobs remained bigger. 2nd baby I lost a stone straight away, then the final stone came off within 6 months. Every body is different though, some people lose weight without trying after and for some it's harder. Don't put pressure on yourself, you've grown and birthed a baby and need time to recover.

By baby is 12 weeks old and I’m 1.5 stone heavier than I was pre pregnancy. I thought that this was normal but apparently not reading about everyone who was back in their skinny jeans 3 minutes after giving birth 🤣 Everyone is different so be kind to yourself, your baby doesn’t care how big your arse is.

I was slim (size 8-10) going into my first (full term) pregnancy and I was even slimmer by 9 months post partum. Lots of walking, an active maternity leave and breastfeeding helped. I felt pretty good. Did a couple of mum-friendly bring your baby hit classes a week and yoga. I was almost 38 when I had DC1 so not young.

DC2 I was 41. I was slightly heavier going into this pregnancy (but still a slim size 10) as I’d been pregnant just a few months before and lost our son at 17 weeks. Gained more weight. Much less able to focus on myself on mat leave with a 3.5 year old in tow. 2.5 years on and I’m stuck 7-10lb above where I want to be. Im active, do 2x1hour PT sessions a week and barely drink. I think it’s a little bit about age, accepting I have to now eat less in my 40s, and also probably needing to do a bit more cardio to up the fat burning!

Why don’t you respond to your other aibu thread when told yabu?

I’m 5’7” and went from 57kg to 70kg when pregnant, back down to 57kg in about 3 weeks and then by 4 months, I was at 54kg looking painfully thin with 30G boobs. I couldn’t maintain my weight at all breastfeeding - milk poured out of me, I could squirt across the room if baby let go unexpectedly and breastfeeding in the early days was tantamount to waterboarding. I went back up to my normal weight when I stopped breastfeeding. Same thing happened with both babies. Now my youngest is 3, my weight has crept up to 61kg with a little tummy. Finding the time to exercise now with two kids and work is hard.

I think you should chill out. Rest, focus on nourishing your body with good food, recover. Your body has been through a lot, you don't have to race to return to how it was.

I didn’t put much weight on during pregnancy. I was back in my pre-baby jeans (albeit squeezed in tightly) within 6 weeks. I was thrilled! I did however unexpectedly pile the weight on when I was breastfeeding. Everyone, including doctors and midwives, told me I’d lose weight bf. I just couldn’t seem to. I piled it on in the initial pp period, which I put down to c-section recovery and being quite sedentary and craving all the food in the initial breastfeeding period (you get sooo hungry), but then I became more active and got back into my exercising and running from pre-baby, eating healthy but the weight had just crept on and stuck. Apparently this can happen (something to do with my body hanging onto the calories for bf 🤷🏻‍♀️). I put on a lot of weight (3 stone) and after I stopped bf I finally began to lose it, am still losing it now at 20 months pp and still a dress size bigger than I was pre baby.

After first baby, I lost the weight I had put on very quickly- in fact, got much thinner perhaps too thin. I breastfed on demand for 9 months, and I think that really helped. Breastfeeding triggers tummy muscles to contract to put body back into shape, and I walked miles and miles with the pram. Breasfeeding does activate hormonal system and literally 'sucks the fat' out of you. Weight loss was a bit slower after the second.

I didn't really put on any weight that wasn't water or baby during either pregnancy so I was back to looking more or less the same within a few weeks. I remember being back in my non-maternity jeans within days with my first and within a week or so with second.

Think I was just lucky though as I have a crap diet and do as little physical exercise as possible.

It took me two weeks to get back down to my pre baby weight, but my clothes still didn’t fit. Now I weigh 1.5 stone less than I did before pregnancy but my clothes still don’t fit. I guess my bones have spread? Honestly I can live with it - it’s breastfeeding that really screwed my body up, and I still cry because it ruined my boobs.

With DS 1 about 3 weeks. He was breastfed and a very hungry boy so the weight fell off. When he was 4 months old I weighted less than pre-pregnancy!

After twins it was about 4 weeks. I didn't BF as they wouldn't latch but expressed.

As for body shape, pretty much the same shape but obviously skin has been stretched so when you push it together it wrinkles! My belly button got ruined too! 😂

I’m currently 9 weeks post partum and out skiing with my baby. Been going to the gym and riding my horse since week 3 after my c section as I felt good. However, I’m still hovering around 80kg, which is 15kg heavier than I normally am, and my ski gear fits where it touches when it should be baggy

About a year to lose the baby weight and tone back up but my body remained different. My hips and ribs widened and stayed that way so I'm an 8 now where I was a 6 before. I had to let go of two thirds of my wardrobe 🤦🏻‍♀️ Mentally it took me a long time to accept the changes.

I'm pregnant again now but am exercising a lot more than with number one (Covid baby) so it will be interesting to see how much difference it will make.

This has piqued my curiosity. What do you mean ‘skiing with your baby’?. Do you carry them on your back or something?

It took me about a year after my first baby was born to get back into pre-pregnancy clothes. I didn’t do any specific exercise, though, or watch my diet.

My body was never the same again, though, which I struggled with for a few years, but came to accept and even like. I was very slim pre-kids, quite straight up and down and an A cup. I developed hips and E cup breasts by the end of my first pregnancy and they never went away.

My body didn’t change any further really after my second baby, though.

My body returned to normal after my first, with little to no weight gain, but I ate healthily, walked and exercised daily.

Second, slight belly. Probably went from 6-8 to 8-10. Less healthy due to time constraints, but still exercise daily. Five months later, it was back to I was back to original size.

No lasting effects. Everyone can do this. But it isn't the easy route. Anyone who states that your body will change and won't return to the norm didn't or couldn't put the effort in to ensure that it would.

I didn't gain weight with my last pregnancy (Active job & bad morning sickness), 6 months PP I'm actually the lightest I've been in a few years, but tops that fit 10lb heavier still don't fit now, I must be carrying my weight differently, my lower belly is bigger in proportion (but that is after 3 babies)

Had two children, my last child nine years ago, can safely say my body has never been the same, nor has my weight got back to pre pregnancy.
I feel like an anomaly.

I went back to normal quite quickly. Boobs slightly bigger but otherwise same size/shape.

I anticipated a big change as I gained over 4 stone but I’ve actually lost that and then a bit more, I’m 20 weeks postpartum. My core is still quite weak and my belly sticks out more than it used to if I don’t actively contract it. My boobs are much bigger and saggier too. Overall I’m quite happy but it’s probably because I didn’t expect to recover so quickly.