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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Tell me I'm not the only one...
...who isn't dropping pregnancy weight like magic. It seems like everywhere I turn someone is saying how they are back in their pre-pregnancy clothes, etc. While I'm back in some I'm definitely not back in all of them. I'm losing weight but, slowly, and am still carrying a major belly pouch! From what I've read, they say it takes 9 months to put it on, it often takes 9 months to take it off. I just feel like I'm the only one somedays!
Re: Tell me I'm not the only one...
um. no. your not the only one. i feel your pain a friend of mine's son just turned 4 weeks and she is 2 lbs away from her pre prego weight.
i did lose it all but it took a good 6mos or so. and i had BFing and some PPD to help with that. the meds from the PPD made me not want to eat at all.
with the nicer weather im sure you will see it coming off more with walks and things!!!
i have a wedding that im in 2 mos after my due date and im nervous.
I think it totally depends on many things - how much you actually gained (since anything over 15-20 lbs is yours to lose, not baby weight), whether you are breastfeeding/supplementing, and your activity level. Plus if it's normally at struggle for you to lose weight it will be after pg too. I was lucky - I lost all the weight quickly but with both PG I had GD and only gained about 20 lbs, most of which was gone in a week b/c I had 9 lbs babies plus all the other placenta and fluid weight was gone. Plus after baby #2 I was so stinkin busy I was very active.
Now, fitting into pre-pg clothes is a whole diff story thanks to my lovely new flabby middle (made even worse with baby #2) and wider hips....
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog: Dodging Acorns
Heck no, not the only one. I was fatty mcfatterson after having my babies. My friends were all back to skinny minnies within a month, if that! Honestly, DD2 is 15 months, and it really has only been the last 4 months since I have finally managed to squeeze into my pre-pregnancy jeans. And the belly pouch, forget it, I never lost that after having DS 3 years ago.
Robin...I will tell you...I gained 40 lbs with Indiana and 35 lbs with Reid...within 2 weeks I was within 10 lbs of my pre preg weight..then all of a sudden when my milk really came in and I was nursing like crazy I GAINED 10+ lbs back in like a weeks time...I nursed Indiana for 16 months and Reid for 12 and only after I stopped nursing them both did I start to lose a little bit. I have really had to work at it for both of them to get it off...I'm still not there yet with Reid and I am still 20lbs more than I was when I found out I was pg with Reid...and 10lbs more than I was 2 weeks after giving birth to him...it is super frustrating.
Good luck.
Kris - you have to remember, everyone is different. There are folks, like Erin (hehe) who look like they never had children, same for Pam/Pfal.
I was far from skinny when I got pregnant with Ben but I liked my body, and I had a very hard time adjusting to my new post-pg body at first. But now I am ok with it. I'm not thrilled with my weight but I haven't done much to change that (well, it's also hard to do with 2 kids under 3yo!). Now that I'm on track to work to lose the weight I know I can do it.
You need to redefine your body image during and after pregnancy. You don't need to accept being fat - you can always work to get rid of extra pounds - but you need to learn that your new body is a wonderful, amazing thing that was able to grow another life, give birth to that life, and nourish that life if you're breastfeeding. When you think of those things, the stretch marks, the pudge, and the extra inches are just one more thing on the to do list and you just need to work on them.
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog: Dodging Acorns
i never lost it all after J and ended up 20lbs heavier when N was conceived than when J was.
i gained 38 w/ J, but only 6 with N. I'm currently 12lbs down from pre-pg with N and 8lbs UP from pre-pg w/ J.
Not alone.
I gained 60 (yes 60) lbs with all 3 children Before Ds2 i was 10 lbs away from my ppw, with DS3 I was 15 lbs away from my PPw from DS1.....It literally took me almost a year each time to get back to that. Jason is 6 months and I still have 20 lbs to go....I feel your pain.