Post baby

[newmumtobe86]

I'm pregnant, due December. I've already bought my wedding dress and getting married in June. How achievable is losing baby weight in 6 months? X

Why did you buy your wedding dress so far in advance? It's impossible to say how you may do losing weight when you won't even know how much you'll put on!

Depends on loads of things. Your weight before pregnancy, your eating habits, weight gain during pregnancy, hormones, breast feeding.

Honestly most mums I know are pretty slim. I've always been big, I hate exercise, I love junk food and chocolate is my go to snack when I'm hungry from breast feeding (you will get hungrier but also burn more calories)

If you aren't struggling with pregnancy there is no reason you'll put that much weight on anyway and if you have healthy eating habits and exercise you'll be completely fine (I'm
Doing none of these and getting bigger and bigger)

My daughter was born in a July, I was 10st4 when I fell pregnant and a size 12. By December I was wearing a size 8, I got down to 8 1/2st before she was 1... that was from breastfeeding - I didn't diet at all.

My SIL had her son (9lber) end of August. She's just lost her 3st with Slimming World (sticks to it religiously) and she is also breastfeeding. But she's very tall 5ft10 I think so carries weight differently. But she looks amazing now!

@namechange20050 why not? :/

Hopefully I'll do it! I plan on breastfeeding for a few weeks too 👍
Thanks everyone x

I put on a lot having my daughter. Have lost it now, she is 9 months. Took me about 5 months to lose 2st, my daughter was 6 months then. I'm breastfeeding as well.

I lost the weight v quickly with dd1. Weighed less than before I got pregnant. With dd2, I'm still a stone heavier and she's almost 4 months. With dd1 I had lactation failure and couldn't bf. With dd2 I can amd am bf, but it has stopped me from losing weight. If i eat less, my supply dips and I can't feed my baby. I'm actually transitioning her to formula so that I can start losing the weight because it's starting to really get me down. Id say aim to put on no more than 2stone (I gained 2st4lb first time and 1st12lb second time).