The BELLY PHOTO Thread - Page 13 « Back to Group Discussions

[jbk21]

I don't know what's wrong with me, seriously.  Maybe I should have my thyroid checked? (thyroid issues run in my family.)  I feel okay, and I'm eating a TON.   I don't know.  I only gained 20 lbs and had a bigger baby, but I still don't know why my body doesn't keep fat stores for breastfeeding.  
 

Originally Posted by meesh933 

J- seriously? That's one wk PP? Holy cow. I never looked like that EVER again after I had my first, let alone now, after 3. I think I look pretty damn good for having had my 3rd baby just over 2 weeks ago, but I am nowhere near that size!

[dashley111]

OH...wow...I think this thread just gave me an eating disorder

I look nothing close to any of you.  Im 2 weeks PP and seriously disappointed with how big I am considering I did no gain much weight at all my whole pregnancy.  My stomach is huge and I have back fat.

[Abraisme]

40w3d

I took these today at 10 days pp.  I did gain 45lbs, so most of it is just flabby fat.  I just keep thinking, my body is great, it stores fat, my body is great, yeah, yeah.. I'll be fat for a while..  ;)  Once I lose the weight I will remain super skinny until I'm done breastfeeding...

 

 

[jbk21]

i think you all look awesome.  seriously.

[IwannaBanRN]

ABRA! How did you make your stretchmarks magically disappear?!

[Abraisme]

Ah ha ha.. They're still there!  I got all of my stretch marks in my first pregnancy 8 years ago, so they're really faded.  That and they're mostly below my pants line in a ring that goes all the way around.  I also have a lot in my inner thighs that are still really noticeable.  Luckily I haven't gotten any new ones with #2 or #3.  I think it's because I ended my first pregnancy at the heaviest I've ever been (185lbs), but this pregnancy I only went up to 168lbs.
 

Originally Posted by IwannaBanRN 

ABRA! How did you make your stretchmarks magically disappear?!

[IwannaBanRN]

Originally Posted by Abraisme 

Ah ha ha.. They're still there!  I got all of my stretch marks in my first pregnancy 8 years ago, so they're really faded.  That and they're mostly below my pants line in a ring that goes all the way around.  I also have a lot in my inner thighs that are still really noticeable.  Luckily I haven't gotten any new ones with #2 or #3.  I think it's because I ended my first pregnancy at the heaviest I've ever been (185lbs), but this pregnancy I only went up to 168lbs.
 

I didn't get any new ones this pregnancy either. And I also have them all over. Thighs, boobs, tummy... I ended this pregnancy around the same weight as I did with my first, but didn't gain as much this time either.
 

[Jaimee]

Postpartum progression... 1 week and 3 weeks 

   I squeezed myself into a pair of pre-pregnancy jeans!

   In this angled view you can see the "tent effect" of my diastasis recti. Ugh. Not to mention that I could barely walk in these jeans once they were on!  

 

[meesh933]

I squeezed into some pre-pregnancy jeans today, too! I couldn't sit down, but I could zip them. Baby steps...

[Abraisme]

Yeah, I'm not even close to wearing my pre-preg jeans, but I do fit into my fat pp jeans.  Just a few more months until this extra 20lbs comes off!

[Jaimee]

My one pair of transition jeans are now loose, but my pre-pregnancy jeans are pretty much pasted on, so I now I need a pair that is one size instead of 2 sizes larger than normal, but I'm not going to spend the money.

[meesh933]

Originally Posted by Jaimee 

My one pair of transition jeans are now loose, but my pre-pregnancy jeans are pretty much pasted on, so I now I need a pair that is one size instead of 2 sizes larger than normal, but I'm not going to spend the money.

Yeah, in an ideal world, I'd have gone to Goodwill and grabbed a couple of pairs of one-size bigger jeans by now, but frankly, that's not realistic with three kids in tow. And I refuse to go pay full price for jeans that will only fit for a few weeks to a few months, tops. I'd rather save my money and go buy some nice jeans that fit well when I'm back to my normal weight! I am getting tired of maternity pants, though.

[Abraisme]

I started a collection of "fat jeans" when I was pregnant with #2.  I have a huge pile of jeans starting at size 10 and moving down to my pre-pregnancy jeans that are a 4.   Right now I'm fitting into my size 8 jeans, but I'm sure I'll be in a 6 within a month.  I'm really picky about having clothes that fit me.  I like to feel my best pp because I have a really hard time feeling fat.
 

Originally Posted by meesh933 

Yeah, in an ideal world, I'd have gone to Goodwill and grabbed a couple of pairs of one-size bigger jeans by now, but frankly, that's not realistic with three kids in tow. And I refuse to go pay full price for jeans that will only fit for a few weeks to a few months, tops. I'd rather save my money and go buy some nice jeans that fit well when I'm back to my normal weight! I am getting tired of maternity pants, though.

[KaliShanti]

Not in pre-preg pants yet either. It's my thighs and bum more than anything else. Weird!

[meesh933]

Originally Posted by KaliShanti 

Not in pre-preg pants yet either. It's my thighs and bum more than anything else. Weird!

Same here! I gain 45+ lbs with each pregnancy, but it's mostly in my legs and backside. That, plus the lovely skin hanging over the top of my jeans when I button them is very attractive.

[Mal85]

I was pretty quickly into my pp jeans. But my pp jeans were my fat jeans since I had gained a little weight before getting pregnant. I'm actually two sizes away from my "skinny" jeans. I'm thisclose to my pp weight right now, but realistically I need to lose another 20lbs. I'm confident nursing will do that for me. With my first, it took me about 6 months to get to a good weight, which was about 5 lbs under my pp weight with her and in a 5/6 jeans size. I'm hopeful that will happen again and I'll be set for swimsuits next summer. We're planning a trip to Gulf Shores, so I'm really hoping I'll be comfortable in a swimsuit by then!

[Jaimee]

Postpartum Progression

 

5 weeks postpartum

 

 

 

 

[Jaimee]

Okay... someone else post their pics, too, so we can spur each other on with the toning and exercising!!  I want my belly button back.  Like a cute belly button, not a sunken crater.

   <----- first comfortably buttoned pair of pre-pregnancy pants!  Yay!

 

   <----  Sunken crater evidence

   <---- Ab muscles visible, but stubbornly refusing to get back together

[Abraisme]

Here are my super crappy reflection pictures.  I'm currently 10w pp.   As of a few days ago I weigh 139lbs, so I just have 14lbs to go until my goal weight of 125lbs.  My pre-pregnancy weight was 122lbs, but most people seem to think that's too skinny for me.  My tummy is still pouching out a bit more than I'd like.

[CDsMom1031]

I'm 13.5 weeks PP. I'm down to my pre-pregnancy weight of 145 (Which I'm happy with.) but my stomach is still flabby.

This is an early morning picture. By the end of the day, I can look 4 months pregnant.

Those are jeans I purchased post-pregnancy, one size bigger than my pre-pregnancy size. They're getting looser though, so I think I'm still shrinking. They were only $14 and I had a giftcard, that's the only reason I was able to get myself to spend money on them. LOL =)