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post #1 of 55
4/16/08 at 12:46pm
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Hey moms with babies in arms... how's your body doing? Have you gotten it back yet?

My expectations with my first were SO unrealistic. I actually brought my prepregnancy pants to the hospital and thought I just might fit back in them. I was shocked to discover my body structure had fundamentally altered-I never DID get back into those pants, though I ended up weighing less in the long run.

This time my expectations were MUCH lower. I measured yesterday (DD is 15 days old) and I still have TEN inches to get rid of before I am back at my old size. TEN! Yowsers! I only need to lose 15 more lbs to be at a PP weight though. Now, lest you think I'm some weight obsessed diet junkie, I gotta say...

I FEEL SO SKINNY and CUTE!!!!

I know I'm still in my maternity stuff, and yes I've still got a jelly belly, but MAN I sure do feel GREAT! How about you ladies?
post #2 of 55
4/16/08 at 1:01pm
Same as last time. I'm almost 2 weeks pp and out of the 27lbs I gained I only have about 12 left to lose. I didn't get any extra stretch marks this time and I fit into my old jeans. I do have that lovely (temporary) smooshy belly that turns into a big sinkhole when I lay down. It's making it hard for me to find shirts to cover it because it still sags out. My hourglass is a square now but that'll revert back in a couple of months.

My boobs are massive and look ridiculous (38DDD) but with everything else it's all temporary and makes a nice cushion for my baby.

It's all good.
post #3 of 55
4/16/08 at 1:05pm
I just bought a pair of size 6 capris to lounge in and if I wiggle I can slip them over my hips without unbuttoning them. I was a size 4 pre-pregnancy. My hips are wider than they were before, but I expected that. My tummy looks a little soft but it's shrinking. Overall a pretty fast recovery! DS is what, 10 days old now or something. I have no idea about weight since we don't have a scale. But I'm tandem nursing and dd is pretty much foregoing food in favor of milk so I'm guessing I'm shedding pounds pretty quickly. With dd I went down to a size 2 when nursing her in the beginning and I'm trying to keep more weight on this time. It'a kind of amazing to have my body back already considering I was planning on still being pregnant at this point. Oh, but all my shirts are too tight because my boobs are huge now. I think they're 38 DD or more now.
post #4 of 55
4/16/08 at 1:11pm
At my 27 lb gain I have about 10 lb's left to get down to my prepreg. size. But am fitting in my beginning of pregnancy jeans (not the real tight ones) And yes my belly is still quite smooshy also but its getting there slowly but surely! My ds eats non stop but so do I to try and keep my energy level up.
post #5 of 55
4/16/08 at 1:19pm
nak

well my dd is 3w old today and I'm down to my prepreg weight. the chest has expanded to a 40dd (and i was a 36c pre) and my size 9 pants are still a long ways from fitting. so in maternity pants i remain...
post #6 of 55
4/16/08 at 1:37pm
UMMM I am wearing depends and if I put on pants they are jogging pants, I refuse to try on my preprego clothes because I will cry end of story.........
post #7 of 55
4/16/08 at 1:46pm
Im only 1 lb above my pre preg weight, but still caant fit into anything....have a two inch overhang jelly belly. yuck. I feel really unattractive.
post #8 of 55
4/16/08 at 5:28pm
it's only day 3 here but i'm happy to say after 41 weeks of perpetual hunger that could not be ignored i have forgotten to eat sevral times... i thought this day would never come. i assume now that i can slow down on the eating i'll be able to shed the pounds.
post #9 of 55
4/16/08 at 5:53pm
I look a lot better. I feel like ground beef.
post #10 of 55
4/16/08 at 7:58pm
This is baby #3 and I was losing weight at the end thanks to an evil stomach bug. I'm currently in my bigger pre pg clothes and much closer to normal then I was at this point after having ds. I only had a couple skid marks and no hemorrhage this time. I have no clue what I weigh right now as we don't have a scale. I am about to go sugar free and get very aggressive at treating yeast as I've got the start of a thrush on my nipples and a yeast infection The fun bag of antibiotics during labor probably started that mess. With him coming earlier then planned on I hadn't picked up acidophilus yet so dh gets to run by the coop tomorrow on the way home from work.
post #11 of 55
4/16/08 at 8:17pm
I was back at my pre-pregnancy weight within a week of giving birth. That was the quickest EVER.

BUT - I'm nowhere near able to fit into pre-pregnancy pants or skirts. What's up with that??? I'm trying to figure out where I lost the weight because my belly is clearly still shrinking back to size.
post #12 of 55
4/16/08 at 8:42pm
Because of this thread, I tried on some things in my closet. I can zip my pre-pregnancy pants, but they're a bit snug. I gained 30 lb and have lost 24 of it.
post #13 of 55
4/17/08 at 5:04am
I have 18lbs to go to be at pp weight but considering I put on 42lbs this time around I am And in 2 weeks I will officially have the green light to start working out again so that should help. I'm not worried; I figure it takes about 10 mos to grow a baby so it is ok if it takes a few months to lose the weight.
post #14 of 55
4/17/08 at 6:24am
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Originally Posted by Organicavocado View Post
I look a lot better. I feel like ground beef.
TOTALLY.



Gained 29 lbs total, and at three weeks I've lost 25. Still can't fit into pre-pregger jeans... or shirts... boobies too big.

ANYONE ELSE'S HUSBAND/PARTNER salivating over 6-week appointment?
post #15 of 55
4/18/08 at 5:38pm
I gained 52 lbs! I have 18 more to go to hit my ppg weight. I have to say - I am THRILLED that it is coming off so fast. I had a c/s, so I can't do anything - even walking around the house it taxing. Every day it looks like I shrink, so I am very happy. I do have a squishy weird belly though. I am only 1.5 wks pp, so I have some time left.
post #16 of 55
4/18/08 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by ORLY? View Post
ANYONE ELSE'S HUSBAND/PARTNER salivating over 6-week appointment?
Ha! After our first was born, it was months before I could have sex without pain, and I had an easy delivery with very little tearing. This time, the delivery was rough and I had some serious damage--tearing, bruising, loss of bladder control--so I don't think he has any expectations, LOL.
post #17 of 55
4/18/08 at 8:55pm
My A$@ is gone, if you find it please return it, this is very very very very SAD
post #18 of 55
4/18/08 at 11:50pm
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Originally Posted by ishereal View Post
My A$@ is gone, if you find it please return it, this is very very very very SAD
I think I found it! I have an extra one right on top of my old one. Please, please come and get it.
post #19 of 55
4/19/08 at 2:32am
All I have to say is:
OH.MY.HIPS

I am really happy with my weight, although I still have 20 lbs to loose. I guess I hide it well, because most of my pre-preg stuff fits. not the skinny wear though. But my hips are totally mis-aligned so I have to get some work done. Boobs are big but not unreasonable (38 ddd) and overall, I just feel like a goddess for having the baby that fast (not bragging here).

Hugs to all, our bodies are returning to us!
post #20 of 55
4/19/08 at 11:54am
I'm on my way

Quote:
Originally Posted by Organicavocado View Post
I think I found it! I have an extra one right on top of my old one. Please, please come and get it.
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