How Long Did It Take to Shed the Baby Weight?

December 10, 2007

Any mother can tell you what a bummer it is when the baby bump turns into a baby-less lump. More often then not, the sagging skin and fatty flesh take time to get rid of — sometimes months, even years. And while your prepregnancy bod doesn't even begin to compare to the beautiful baby you birthed, most moms try to regain their shape eventually.
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elaine 5 years 22 weeks

is it me, or is the stroller without child??

amber_castaldo 5 years 22 weeks

I gained like 90 lbs it totally took me about a year. I still am about 10 lbs heavier but it's all in my bubs.

peepshow 5 years 22 weeks

I'm 26 weeks, and have gained 20 lbs. I'll let you all know...

peepshow 5 years 22 weeks

I'm 26 weeks, and have gained 20 lbs. I'll let you all know...

jmarc23 5 years 22 weeks

I lost all 40 lbs. that I gained with my twin girls but two years later, I still don't have the same body I had before the girls.

POPSUGAR Moms 5 years 22 weeks

mbrown - that's so funny. When I quickly glanced at the pic to pull it for the post — I assumed a baby was in the stroller! Guess s/he is off running down the beach...

Blessed2x 5 years 22 weeks

"baby" is now 9 yrs old-lol-I still have about 15-20 lbs extra....

karlorene 5 years 22 weeks

haha well this gives me something to look forward to ;)

Greggie 5 years 22 weeks

I agree about body changes - in fact, at my lowest weight since having kids I look much thinner than I did at 10 lbs less than that pre-kids. For starters, I have more breast tissue, which weighs more. And the rib cage and pelvic bones spread as well.

books and shoes 5 years 22 weeks

My pre-baby bod is long gone. But I like my new one. :)

texchic07 5 years 22 weeks

I gained 30 pounds while pregnant.when I left the hospital I had lost 25 of it, I had a c-section so at my 1 week appointment, I had lost another 8 pounds...Most of my weight though was my son......9lbs 12oz...HUGE!

amybtvco 5 years 22 weeks

Breastfeeding helped me to just shed the pounds really quickly while eating anything and everything. In some areas I am actually thinner than pre-pregnancy. My stomach is definitely not one of those areas, I don't know if I will ever get it back.

erthed 5 years 22 weeks

It really doesn't matter if you lose the baby weight, your body composition and shape completely changes. Well, let me not generalize. MY shape completely changed. I was back to pre-pregnancy weight within 3 months after each of my 3 kids. HOWEVER, my body looks much heavier than it did pre-pregnancy. And I don't see how my stomach will EVER look the way it did before. But I'm going to try! I've got 6 months until I hit the big 3-0. This is my goal!

rgrl 5 years 22 weeks

I still had about 5 lbs that I wanted to lose... but I still fit into my old clothes and was able to wear a bikini, so no complains. Now I'm pregnant again, so we'll see what happens.

mrtruman 5 years 22 weeks

i gave birth 3 weeks ago. 20 lbs came off after giving birth, so i've got 15 more to go. i plan to weigh myself only once a week so that i don't become obsessed, and i think i've lost a few more lbs since my last weigh-in on thursday. i started back at the gym during week #2. i'm expecting that i'll have to resort to dieting to get off the final 7-10 lbs of baby weight. right now i'm caving into dessert cravings!

KerryG 5 years 22 weeks

I lost the weight within a few weeks. The saggy skin is still hanging around a year later, but it hasn't been very noticeable for a long time, thank goodness.

lms 5 years 22 weeks

I was back in my jeans in a week. I lost 8 lbs in the beginning b/c everything tasted horrible to me. I didn't have nausea...food was just gross. Then I gained 25 lbs. My tummy was flat again one week after giving birth.

qbert 5 years 22 weeks

My daughter is 10 months and I still have 10 pounds. I am still breastfeeding. I lost all but the 10 within a month after her birth. I am not really working at losing it right now, but once she is totally weaned I am hoping I shed it easily. Has anybody experienced much weight loss when they quit breastfeeding.

schnappycat 5 years 22 weeks

Wow, I feel pressure! I worked really hard to lose weight a few years ago, and now that I'm pregnant, I'm finding my extra weight (about 30 pounds so far) especially hard to take knowing how hard it is for me to lose any kind of weight. I really plan to work hard to get it off ASAP, but I've also slipped back into some of my unhealthy habits and haven't been able to exercise, so I'm really worried I'll never get to (or near) my pre-baby weight again. I'll just have to keep looking at pics of me at my thinnest for motivation! But, kudos to so many of you who lost it so fast. Amazing! I think my goal is about 8 months so I'm ready for our planned trip to Hawaii.

macgirl 5 years 22 weeks

I gained over 80 pounds the first time around so it took me a whole year to get it all off. I actually liked my post pregnancy body better. Unfortunately I gained some of the weight back four years after. This time around I'm doing much better about my weight gain as I've only put on about 20 pounds with 5 weeks left. I'm hoping i'll drop it quick and work on that extra 35 I put on over the years since my first son. VERY impressed by all of you that took it off so quickly.

Neural 5 years 22 weeks

Let's see... she's almost 22 months and I've still got a good 35 pounds to lose. Still searching for the long-term motivation to make the necessary diet & exercise changes!

luckyme 5 years 22 weeks

mbrown- I did notice that...weird. It took 2 months for me to be back in my pre-pregnancy clothes. I weigh less now than before I got pregnant. I don't think my body will ever be the same, though. I feel like my ribs have expanded...my tops all fit differently. But, I'm happy with my body.

luckyme 5 years 22 weeks

mbrown- I did notice that...weird.It took 2 months for me to be back in my pre-pregnancy clothes. I weigh less now than before I got pregnant. I don't think my body will ever be the same, though. I feel like my ribs have expanded...my tops all fit differently. But, I'm happy with my body.

mbrown81 5 years 22 weeks

Does any one else notice the stroller is empty. My youngest is four months old now and I like the wieght i'm at now. I don't want to lose to much more just because I have always been really tiny, and I look the look of a bit more meat on me. I do however need to tone the tummy. I'm sure it will never be the same since my c-section. My little man was well worth the scar and every little stretch mark .

BlairBear 5 years 22 weeks

With my first two, it was off within weeks but this time...it's been 7 months and it's still there. My stomach muscles didn't go back where they were supposed to be, so now I have a pooch. I'll have to have surgery to repair the muscles, maybe a tummy tuck at the same time?

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