Post-baby body

Marilyn - posted on 07/21/2010

I gained 43 lbs during my pregnancy 13 months ago and have lost 34 lbs. Still have 9 lbs to go and my goal is by the end og the summer so like a month in a half. hope i can do it :)

Kisha - posted on 07/21/2010

i only gained 10 lbs during my pregnancy......due to a restricted diet. i had gestational diabetes. i am back to normal and i feel i am even better than pre baby. i work out 5-6 days a week with medium to heavy weights and i do high and low impact step cardio. i also eat mostly whole natural foods. this is my last baby. i also have a 10 year old.

Ashley - posted on 07/21/2010

my daughter is now 13 months old and only weigh 10 poounds less than when i had her and 20 pounds more than what i was when i got pregnant. i weight about 152 now but everyone says i look like im around 130 135 so that makes me happy but knowing i weigh what i do doesnt help. i want to work out but i havent been able to fit it into my schedule yet but i will. i used to do the flirty girl fitness and it really does work but i need to start doing it again and get toned and hopefully loose those last 20 pounds

Missy - posted on 07/21/2010

I am smaller now than I was when I got pregnant. I was 92kilos when I got pregnant and now I am 88kilos. I did go down to 86kilos and I wore my pre pregnancy clothes home from the hospital. I only gained 9 kilos while I was pregnant. When my baby was born he weighed2.6kilos.

Jessica - posted on 07/20/2010

I weighed 174 lbs pre-pregnancy. Even though I ate a lot while prego I only gained 15 lbs (189 lbs right before giving birth). In June 2009 I had a 7 lb, 6 oz baby girl and by the time I went back to work on August 3rd I was 172 (less then my pre-prego weight). However, probably due to the stress of being a single mom with a full time job...in the past 11 months since returning to work I have gained 11 lbs and now weigh 183 lbs.

Cindy - posted on 07/20/2010

I never got big anywhere but the waist. I've lost most of it, at least my old jeans fit, but more snuggly. Also, I cannot seem to get rid of the flabby belly. eek.

Kirsten - posted on 07/20/2010

I didn't have that whole year to get my tummy back because I got pregnant with my 3rd, who is now 1 month. Yes I'm back into my prenatal clothes and I'm going to hold off having another baby for at least 2 years.

Bonnie - posted on 07/19/2010

Gained 37 lbs while pregnant, lost 40 lbs in abt 10 weeks. I had a c-section, so I still have the scar, that will never change. I have some loose skin, but nothing terrible. I really can't complain. I exercised everyday while pregnant, so I think that helped alot.

Ashlea - posted on 07/19/2010

I've been pretty lucky, after 4 months I was back in my skinny jeans. I lost 48 lbs very quickly. Thanks Mom for passing on your post baby genes!

Debi - posted on 07/18/2010

i did but weight went on again. grrr. Pregnant again now so not going to worry about my weight for a while. this is number four I think my body is doomed.

Keisha - posted on 07/18/2010

I still have my belly, I'm small everywhere else. It's not big but I don't want it there at all. I weighed 200lbs on delivery day. I am down to 150lbs now. I would like to lose 10 or 15 more lbs. My son is 1yrs old and 2 weeks. I am walking & swimming 3 times a week. It help, I love to eat though. :)

Tiffany - posted on 07/17/2010

I didn't gain much during pregnancy (17lbs), I was very sick the whole time. And I was back to my pre-pregnancy(123lbs) weight 7 days after I had my little girl. By 2 months after I was, not to sound conceded, looking GREAT. Then I got an IUD put in and started to gain weight rapidly, 3 lbs a week. I started exercising 3 times a week, intense classes, and it wasn't doing anything. I I have plateaued at 130lbs. I can't stand it. And my stomach and thighs are just not attractive, I really think it has ALOT to do with the IUD. Anyone else have a similar situation?

Diana - posted on 07/17/2010

After a year I am almost to my pre- baby weight. One more dress size to go. Slow and stead wins the race I guess. But sad to say I had a previous abdominal surgery before my c-section that has left me lop sided for life so I will never be back into a bikini ever again. Oh well I will always enjoy my baby no matter what happens to me.

Sharon - posted on 07/17/2010

im about the same as before i had my baby girl but she is my second child and im about 15lbs heavier then my first. So i still have more to go. im also 18 weeks pregnant with my third so after this one im going to work really hard to get things back, but boy is it hard, my stomic is so pouchy even after losing some of the weight.

Elise - posted on 07/15/2010

I am back down to my prepregnancy weight, but my body doesn't look the same. I hate my belly all the loose skin, it looks like I have horrible love handles but really its skin!!

Sarah - posted on 07/15/2010

Well, I left the hospital (two days after having Alex) only 5 pounds heavier than my pre pregnancy weight. So I was very lucky and was back in my pre pregnancy clothes after just a couple weeks, although I wore some of the smaller maternity clothes for comfort while everything continued to heal. I have to say, Nursing was the best and biggest help I think, I felt like I ate whatever I wanted (healthy of course, but more than my usual diet) and the weight just came off. I hit the gym a couple times a week after 6 weeks and just went for stroller walks when I couldn't. And just a few months later I was pregnant again, so now I am 8 months pregnant and am on the same gaining trend, up about 23 pounds now. Last time I topped out at +27 lbs.
It is really a matter of diet, eat yummy, delicious healthy foods and avoid the fast food. Go for lots of walks, especially if you don't have time for the gym, and you can take baby, the pushing in the stoller makes it just a bit more challenging. Yes and Yes, but my boobs are bigger, of course I am quite pregnant again, but if they never go completely back down, that would be ok with me too! :-)

Melissa - posted on 07/15/2010

not even close. I weighed 130 when I got pregnant and gained gulp 80 pounds! I lost 40 right after he was born, lost another 20 at the beginning of the year using weight watchers online, but have gained most of that 20 back. Stressful working 2 jobs, taking care of the baby, and where we live there are rattlesnakes so I can't walk everyday! We live about 45 minutes from a grocery store, so it's hard to9 get to town after work and still get son picked up from daycare. Plan on hitting it hard again in September and getting some of the weight off so I can feel good about myself again.

Amanda - posted on 07/14/2010

I have two little ones, and with both, I lost the weight after about six weeks, but no exercise and poor diet made me put weight back on after that. My youngest has just turned one, and I am now thinking that I need to take care of myself more. My kids eat healthy enough, I just snack to much after they're in bed. Don't know how much I weigh at the moment cos it's too scarey!!

Suzy - posted on 07/14/2010

I am lucky, I lost the weight in less than 6 weeks. Lighter now than before my baby. Trying dersperately to put on weight if anything. I have never been a big woman, however I did carry a very big baby for me. I didn't get stretch marks thankfully, but I feel the skin on my tummy is less toned now. My belly button is now an 'outy", and my breasts shrunk 2 sizes post breastfeeding! I would do it all over again for my little girl...

Jaime - posted on 07/14/2010

It took some work but I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight before I had any of my eight kids and I had put on weight that I couldn't lose with most of them. I workout pretty much everyday and am more aware of what I am putting in my body. Still have a little flabby tummy, but that is SLOWLY going away each workout. So just find a good dvd and have at it. I do it more for the mental aspect since it has helped me with my stress levels and reduced my migraines, plus I do have more motivation and energy. And it will keep you around longer for your children!! My last two are only 16 months apart too!

Carrie - posted on 07/14/2010

I am 5 lbs heavier then I was before I got pregnant but I was only 117 lbs. So I actually dont mind the extra pounds. I Just want to start going to the gym to tone up and loose the love handles. I am one size bigger then before but thats ok, I gained 46 lbs with this pregnancy so I am going to enjoy my body before baby number 2! The part that will never change are my boobs. Pregnancy deff took a toll on those!

Chantelle - posted on 07/14/2010

It took me a few months to get back to pre-preggo weight, and I think breast-feeding really helped with that. Like some of the other ladies have said, I sure don't look anything like I used to though! The weight has definitely been redistributed. I fit most of my old clothes, but a lot of my tops are short on me! During the last couple months of pregnancy my rib cage expanded to accommodate room for baby, and it has stayed that way! I think it is a good idea to be back at a healthy weight before conceiving again.

Kim - posted on 07/14/2010

I fit in my pre-pregnancy clothes when I left the hospital! Although I have been back to my pre-pregnancy weight, my stomach is definitely not as hard and flat as it used to be...just a little pouch that I am working on.

Ashley - posted on 07/14/2010

I am about 5 lbs away from post baby, this is my second boy and believe me, I didn't get here without a lot of hard work!!! i've lost 45 lbs...lots of exercising and calorie counting blah

Jennifer - posted on 07/14/2010

I was back in my prenatal clothes within a couple of weeks of giving birth. HOWEVER, my body does NOT look the same (in or out of the clothes)! Yeah they fit, but not as nicely as they used too. I'm currently following a weight lifting program and training for a half marathon to try to get myself back into some kind of shape. But the belly flubber is proving to be tricky (and I only gained 28 pounds while pregnant and lost it all within a couple of weeks...but that weight is sure rearranged in new ways)!

Nikki - posted on 07/13/2010

I was 100lbs pre baby ( not healthy)
the day I gave birth I weighed 173lbs ( I ate like OCTOMOM)
Now I weigh 133lbs (13 months later)
Ideally Id love to lose 10 more lbs, but I am so tired chasing him around and when would I even have time to work out, so really Im not that focused on it, just wish it would magically happen LOL
My tummy is my only concern, if I push out I could pass for prego
We are actively trying right now too, so really what is the point in my eyes. But when I do get prego, I am going to be smart and not eat all day long, and eat healthy and after Im going to work on getting back into shape

Vanessa - posted on 07/13/2010

i've got about 6 lbs before i reach prenatal weight...but i'd like to loose at least 10 more before i venture the pregnancy thing again...i really don't want to have to deal with excess weight after baby #2 ... my husband says i'm beautiful no matter what, but i know he's being nice because my stomach makes me sick to look at, it can't be beautiful LOL

Anita - posted on 07/13/2010

I had my 2 children 10 months apart so didn't really give my body a chance to get back to normal before falling pregnant again (fell pregnant 4 weeks after giving birth).
I put on roughly 25kgs (55 pounds) with each of them. I was a size 8-10 (Australian) which I think is about a size 6-8 American? My youngest is now 13 months and I am NEARLY back to normal lol. I have about 4kgs to go (8.8 pounds). My stomach is huge still and I still look 4 months pregnant. I walk EVERY single day with the double pram lugging about 50kgs of weight up and down hills. It's just my belly that I can't shift. I don't like my body at the moment and it depresses me looking at myself in the mirror. I use to be really fit and I use to be very happy with my body, now I don't even feel like making love because I feel disgusting. My husband has a fantastic body and I feel ashamed when I am naked. I hate it.

Trincy - posted on 07/13/2010

I wish! I was underweight before pregnancy and gained 50lbs during pregnancy. I'm left with 18lbs... but I want to loose only 5lbs. I don't think the weight bothers me as they are normal. I'm able to wear some of my tops but none of my pants/skrits fit. I hate that. I have the jelly C-section belly and that's my fault. I was hoping that it will magically disappear but nah! it didn't. I'm planning to start some crunches and then some weights(my hands have all the extra pounds). Next time, for sure I will watch my diet when i'm pregnant.

Ozlem - posted on 07/13/2010

I am now at the weight I got pregnant but I am on a very strict diet . I am going to a dietician and am going to start doing pilates next week :) But I have a jelly looking c-section too :( I think doing workout will help I really hope so cause I don't want to have to wear bathingsuits instead of bikinis for the rest of my life. I still have 15 kilos I have to loose cause I had gotten very fat before getting pregnant :( Lost 15 have to loose 15 more...

Dodie - posted on 07/13/2010

I guess i was lucky within two weeks of my 1st and 2nd children i was in my pre pregnancy cloths... and now i just had my 3rd child and the 4th day i was in my pre pregnancy well one pair of shorts and one skirt... the others will follow soon i hope hehe.... but i did find that the belly bandit had helped my belly shrink alot faster then just letting it do its own thing like i did before... so look it up bellybandit.com

Emily - posted on 07/12/2010

I still have about 5 pounds to go. With my other 3 pregnancies I usually hung on to that 5 pounds until I was completely done nursing, I am just about done now. I am back in to most of my clothes and now have to get in shape! That's the tough part with 4 kids, finding some time but I will do it, lol! I was always back in shape before the next pregnancy but I had 2 1/2 yrs, 4 yrs., and 2 yrs. between babies. Now I have the rest of my life to get in shape! :)

Paige - posted on 07/11/2010

I am still struggling with the baby weight even though my daughter is now 13 months old. I lost about 23 pounds but I am still halfway from my prenatal weight (about 20lbs to go) which is kinda frustrating. I had lost motivation to go back to the gym since Ava just made it impossible because she hated the daycare and the idea of being away from me. Right now she is having a separation anxiety. I am starting to think that it may be the best option for me to wake up very early so I could hit the gym while she and my husband are still sleeping. I could check that out for the day and I wouldnt worry about it later on. But the problem is that I have no energy for it. The part of my belly that really bothers me is my belly, obviously. I feel that I still look a bit pregnant but my belly really stretched that much- Ava was sure a big baby for my petite body. I definitely want to get back into shape before trying for the next child but I just hope that it wont be too long before trying one because I want Ava to have a sibling close to her age. So we will see abt it.

Kayty - posted on 07/11/2010

I've finally started to drop weight it took a year and no matter what I did during her first year the weight wouldnt budge. But lately it's just been falling off. Last moonth I lost 11 lbs I think I've fianlly got my metabolism back or maybe I'm finally done healing from the c section. Either way I'm happy still have about 15 lbs to lose and I have the nasty belly with loose skin. A couple of things I've found that help are Avons cellulite cream and their firming cream. They also have great ones for stretch marks!

Ashley - posted on 07/11/2010

im definitely not back to my pre baby weight, i dont think i ever will be lol i feel like i gained 5 extra pounds on each boob permanently haha but mostly im just too tired and dont put exercising first and am just too busy/tired after working and taking care of everything else too. i can wear my pants but not most tops sadly.

Shanae - posted on 07/11/2010

i was doin pretty good at loosin weight but then when my son was 9months old we was n a roll over reck. i broke 3 bones in my back n he broke his leg. so now that that happend i cant work out much cuz my back wil never heal back 2 normal. so i wish i was back 2 what i did look like. i can wear some of my clothes but not all

Genevieve - posted on 07/10/2010

I'm still carrying about half a stone more than before pregnancy but have found that my stomach muscles have just not recovered yet despite exercises to help. Have found the Erin O'Brien complete pregnancy exercise DVD good though as she is really thorough in working through how to correct all the bad habits our bodies got in to during pregnancy. Hoping that I'll be almost back to normal before number two. I think trying to stay in shape though is so difficult as even though I am super active all day running after a toddler, I really miss my runs or aerobic classes. Hoping to sort time to do it over the next few months.

Susan - posted on 07/10/2010

I was back in my prepregnancy clothes 12 weeks after I had my LO. I put on 10kgs when I was pregnant and have lost 16kgs - I think its because I BF her exclusively. TG my body went back to normal. I havent done any exercise.

Nicole - posted on 07/09/2010

I really wish i was. I had my first child 3 years ago and when he was just a little over a year, i got pregnant again. I wasn't down to my pre-pregnancy weight with my first one before I got pregnant again, so now its like i have to loose double the weight to back down to my pre-pre-pregnancy weight. And with 2 c-sections, i have a lot of loose skin that i know probably will never go away. but as long as i am happy with myself its all that matters. which i am not happy, i am going to do somehting about it. i have been wathching that loosing it with Jillian show, and if those people can do it, i can do it it. i just need loose 20lbs to be back to where i was before i ever go preggo, and i was still overweight then too, so probably 40lbs would be good. I just wish my husband would get on board with loosing weight and eating healthier so I could have some support. oh well. and yes, i am deff, loosing those 40lbs before i even think about having another baby. Want to loose more but I am starting with 20lbs, then I will do another 20.

Stephanie - posted on 07/09/2010

Mara, my little Ava just turned 1, I am below the weight when I had her-and actually 11 pounds thinner than when I got married. I havr lost 47 lbs since January doing weight watchers. It is worth the money and it taches you a whole lifestyle rather than just being a fad diet.

Rebecca - posted on 07/09/2010

My body is rubbish. Have started Zumba need to get back to what I was before I got pregnant. Am finished having babies (I think) so can diet and work out now. But if I was considering having more children I would only moderatly exercise just to stay healthy as I know I put on loads of weight when preggers.

Vanessa - posted on 07/09/2010

I am 15lbs lighter than my pre-pregnancy weight, but I was 10lbs overweight when I got pregnant. I tried to exercise each day but I think that breastfeeding was the key for me - at the 5 month mark I started losing 5lbs a week! Up until then the scale did not budge though and it was discouraging.

I do however still have a bit of a tummy - it sure doesn't want to go away! My favorite product is the Amon Forgive Bodyshaper for a light hold. I wear mine a lot and bought it at www.mabelshop.com for $24 and free shipping.

Krystle - posted on 07/09/2010

After a year I'm only 5 lbs higher than my pre-pregnancy wight. Howver, my body changed: the loose, stretch marked skin around my stomach, and larger breasts (I'm still breastfeeding, so we'll see what happens when he weans...)



I'm thinking, this is probably the "new me" now. So I'm learning to love my new (flabbier) post-baby body! :)

Sarah Elisabeth - posted on 07/09/2010

It's almost been 13 months since I had my son and I have yet to loose all my pregnancy weight :o( 15 more lbs to go! It's been very hard juggling working full time, attempting the gym, and coming home to be a mommy and wife! But I'm still determined to get back into those jeans!!! Luckily we're not looking to have our second child for another 5 years... So I better be back in those jeans by then or I'm going to have a problem with myself LOL

Amanda - posted on 07/09/2010

i have 2 children i got pregnant with my second a year after the first so i was 140lbs when i got prego again...i gained about 42 pounds with him so i was 182 about, it's been a year since he was born, but took me 6 months to loos 50 pounds im smaller now i only look about 110 pounds but the scale says 124-125 i really scrugle with my jelly belly the stretch marks make it look funny but i hear with crunches and jogging it will tighten up! i love 90px workouts the ab workouts make me feel tighter! just eat healthy and stay active is thekey! im 19 and find time to take of myself so everyone can too!

Kelly - posted on 07/09/2010

i was back in my pre-pregnancy clothes about 3 mths after having the baby im not sure if tht was due to having a c-section but if your happy with the way you are then i wouldnt worry about it to much i would of loved to of kept some off my baby weight but i didnt :(

Amanda - posted on 07/09/2010

not even close to my pre-preggo weight...but really i'm the only one to blame for that. me and dbf don't always eat the healthiest. we dont eat alot of fast food, we just eat out alot at other places. either way though it's not good for us. i dont really exercise either, besides the 1hr walk we go for every night, which is a start but defiantely not enough to make me shed these pounds. I was 160lbs pre pregnancy, i gained 47lbs with my daughter(was 207lbs the day i delivered)...yes i know WOW haha. and now 13mths after having her, I weigh 180lbs. Still 20lbs to go to get to where i was, but ideally I'd love to get down to 140-150lbs before we have another baby. which is totally do-able considering we are not having another one until she is at least 3.

Hind - posted on 07/08/2010

I am the same weight as before, but it seems to have redistributed somewhat. I carry more weight around my middle, so my prepregnancy clothes don't look good on me now. Oh well, my arms are much more toned from carrying around my 23 lb. boy!

Kat - posted on 07/08/2010

it'd be nice. i have that crappy jelly c-section belly going on :( no matter what i do, it's there

Holly - posted on 07/08/2010

it took me 12 months but i am now smaller then what i was before my baby. the only problem i have is my belly, its still horrible and loose. now that i have lost the weight we are planning for another one. i put on 27 kilos last time i was pregnant so wanted to be fully prepared and a bit smaller this time round.