Call me vain, but I'm trying to work out how much weight I will need to lose after having my baby, I have put on 2 and a half stone so far...

[sallymadge]

Can any one tell me how much weight I'm likely to lose after I have had my baby e.g in terms of fluid lost, weight of baby , placenta etc, I've put on 2 & a half stone so far at 34 weeks, & now weigh about 13 & a half stone. Can anyone give me a rough estimate?

Average about a stone. I lost 2 stone - big baby, huge placenta, had pre-eclampsia so had swelled up - moon face - hands like sausages etc.

You'll lose the rest if you breast feed but don't pig out like I did!