When were you back in pre maternity jeans?

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Anyone know what's normal?

My mum always tells me she put a pair of her old jeans on to leave the hospital in

I did that with my first. With my second it took nearly 6 months.

I don't believe in 'normal' OP - too many variables. It takes as long as it takes. Please don't put pressure on yourself.

Not yet. Gained 4 stone. Kept hold of about half a stone with breastfeeding, stopped for about 2 weeks...was nearly there (after 13 months) and got pregnant again. Body has been in a constant state of change for 2 years from size 8 to size 16.

But then my body seems really reactive to hormones. Massive morning sickness and no eating for 20 weeks... Boobs went from b cup to e cup and then an h when breastfeeding.

It's like being a horizon experiment, try and not take it personally!

It took me 5 weeks but that was going to the gym 4 times a week and swimming 3 times a week since DS1 was 5 days old.

When I say got back in my jeans I mean I could do the zip up and that was about it. I couldn't sit down! ( but I was back in them, Horay!)

I was one of those annoying types who was straight back into my jeans.

But my skin was doughy and disgusting for several weeks.

1st baby - a week.
2nd baby - 4 months
3rd baby - hasn't happened. Don't think it will. It could if I watched what I ate or had time to exercise but I don't.

Well he's nearly 15, 6 foot tall and I don't know where my old jeans would be now but I think I'm just about there?

Dd1 - 1 week
DD2 - 8 weeks (today!) but they aren't very comfortable tbh could probably do with a bigger size but am poor this month so they'll have to do

With my first 2 I never really got back into those jeans...with baby number 3 I walked out of the hospital in my normal jeans after having her and with number 4 (born on Sunday and currently making super cute snuggly noises into my neck) I did the same and walked out of the hospital in my jeans. Admittedly this time they were size 16 jeans and I'd only put on 13lb the entire pregnancy as I was trying to eat well as I didn't want to put on loads of weight as I did with my first two children. Fingers crossed the weight continues to come off and I eventually get back into a size 10...I won't hold my breath though...

A week after having twins, but to be honest I could barely eat enough to keep weight on, they were big babies and I couldn't eat much in one go for the last couple of months!

I wore mine the day after dd1 was born. Took longer with dd2

About 4 weeks. I gained around 15lbs in pregnancy and most of it came off quickly due to breast feeding, sheer exhaustion etc. Wouldn't claim perfection either though as I still had a bit of extra muffin top for a few months after having DS despite generally being the same weight / size as before. It varies a lot for everyone so it's impossible to say how you'll be.

If it helps I know very few women in real life whose figures were 'ruined' by having children. A few extra pounds, a flabbier stomach, yes, but nothing drastic.

Ha ha - yes, living! Same here - due DC2 in November and am in US so have double binge fests of Thanksgiving and Christmas to get through... weight may not be dropping off like before!

21 days.... But agree with others, dont judge yourself by others on here. Enjoy your baby and don't obsess over jeans.

About 6 weeks for them to fit comfortably. I could squeeze them on and zip them up quite soon but was left with a big muffin top. I put on exactly 2 stone while pg and then EBF after the birth.

a few weeks, c-section and BF, but my pre-maternity jeans were slighly too big for me before I got pregnant so maybe I'm cheating!

Never.

I am still in maternity jeans 7 months later. I think that it took 9 months to put the weight on so you should at least give yourself 9 months to get it off.
I put on over 3 stone and lost almost a stone post birth but due to my mw telling me that i should eat more (my baby was losing weight) i over compensated so didn't lose anymore.
I have been slowly losing over the past 2 months as i want to make sure i don't cut out too much that my milk supply suffers (still breastfeeding) and i still have over a stone to go.

Set yourself a realistic target (mine is dds 1st bday) as some people snap back and others don't. Your mood, the weather, your babys temperament will all have an effect.
I also bled for 10 weeks post birth which lowered my mood and drive to lose weight significantly.
My dd only has 30min naps so i can only exercise once dh gets home, but then theres tea to cook and dds bedtime to sort plus any housework i couldn't do in the day as she only naps 30mins at a time.
If you want to lose the weight you can but just take your time and do what works for you.

With dc1 & 2 I went into hospital in labour in size 8 low cut normal jeans, and I left in them too

With dc3 it took about a week until I could be arsed trying to put any on but then they did fit just snugly

Dc1 it only took a couple of months, dc2&3 I was in them by 6 months and dc4 I never managed it.

I put 21/2 to 3 stone on with all of them but with number 4 I kept a stone on afterwards. My skin always went back to normal though.

I'm pregnant with dc 5 and hoping I put less on as I'd like to be back to my pre dc4 weight as I still consider that my normal weight.

I'm the same expatinscotland - never got back into them! 2 years on I'm exercising more than I ever did pre-childbirth but still not there yet (no longer have the jeans either!)

2 weeks for me. I cheated though - missed the last month of pregnancy!

I never stopped wearing them with either dc, but I had quite low waisted jeans.
With dc1 I had a flat stomach within days, and dc2 is now 7 and I'm still tucking my tummy into my waistband when I sit down.

I put on 3 and a half stone when I was pregnant and lost it slowly over about 9 months after baby was born. I'm still breastfeeding and am back in my skinniest jeans that i haven't worn in years after 11 months. I love food and never watch what I eat really so its all the breastfeeding, I love it, might do it forever so I can eat lots!!