With my first I bounced back pretty fast and I'm pretty sure I was in pre-pregnacy clothes by 3m postpartum. This time around? Not so much! I can barely pull some pants past by thighs and definitely can't zip the others. 
I'm wondering if I'll bounce back or if I should at least buy a few pair of work pants to get me through.
Was it harder to bounce back in subsequent pregnancies?
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
For me it totally was. DD2 really rocked my body. Still having a hard time at 8 months PP.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Yes, I've had to really diet and work out. The weight just disappeared the first time. I think I was stressed out being a FTM so the weight dropped off. The second time ... not stressed.
honeydew / 7488 posts
It was much easier for me the second time around, but I was a mess after my first.
hostess / cantaloupe / 6486 posts
It better not be! I'm actually consistently working out this time around & eating fairly clean...I better see the benefits! lol
persimmon / 1458 posts
It's taking much longer after my second pregnancy. I'm 7 months pp and almost close to my pre pregnancy weight but my body is way different and I don't think it will go back to the same.
pomegranate / 3565 posts
Yes. With DS1 I lost most of the baby weight without really trying. I'm 6 months pp with DS2 and really need to lose about 15 pounds. And I gained about 10 pounds less the second pregnancy. It is not just falling off.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Canoli: that's exactly it. It's not so much about the lbs for me. I feel like the way my body changed during pregnancy and it's not changing back this time!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
It never fell off easily with #1 but I already know I'm taking leaps backwards with #2 because of my back. I care less about how my body shifts so long as I lean out. Everyone says it's harder but I'm ok with hard work 
but it makes me nervous!
@Mamasig: Gah, I'm on track to gain a lot less this time!
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
For me I have a better diet this time around so the weight itself fell off faster. But my weight and muscle tone is much harder to get back.
pomegranate / 3706 posts
Way easier for me the second time around. I swear it's because I run between the two of them so much, I hardly have time to sit down or eat! On a more serious note- my stomach, though smaller than after baby 2, is much softer. I feel like this will change though, with more time, weaning, and actually working out. I think it's also important to note that some people never get back to pre-preg clothes, even if they weigh the same or less. I weigh what I did before my first, but my hips are wider, my rib cage is wider, and my boobs are bigger, so while some pre-preg clothes fit, my little strapless dresses and low-rise jeans probably won't again- or won't look flattering anymore.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
easier with my 2nd because I didn't gain as much.
honeydew / 7917 posts
It was about the same for me. I have a lot of diet restrictions with LO2's allergies, and I think that helped a lot with my weight loss. I am forced to eat healthier.
pear / 1699 posts
Yes! So much harder the second time! Although I found with my first that after the first initial loss in those first few months I didn't lose again until I started dropping nursing sessions. So for that reason I'm trying not to stress about it this time. I think it's a common misconception that breastfeeding automatically means getting your body back fast.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I gained less for LO 2 and lost it quickly but I gained 5-8ish lbs when I went back to work and I can't keep it off!
pineapple / 12234 posts
It was pretty hard to lose after #2 but I was also more stressed so I ate poorly and didn't really workout until LO #2 was a year old.
The third time? Even worse!
pomegranate / 3565 posts
@HLK208: eeek! That scares me. I want a third. Probably doesn't help I'm in my mid 30s now.
papaya / 10560 posts
Much easier second time! I'm down to same weight as when I got married 5 years ago!
pineapple / 12566 posts
Harder with LO2. I was under pre pregnancy weight by 4 months PP with LO1. With LO2, I don't think I got to pre preg weight until about 8 months PP. But I gained maybe 10lbs more with LO2, but also started my second pregnancy 10lbs lighter than the 1st one, so who really knows in the end.
pomegranate / 3759 posts
Much harder with #2. Scale hasn't moved at all. Then again, i'm not near as active.
pomelo / 5720 posts
A little harder because I gained a few more pounds this time around. I am 7w pp and can wear all of my clothes but am stil squishy in the middle. I just started working out again so hopefully I'll see some changes soon!
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