https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 12:05:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby/page/2#post-864187 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:01:08 +0000 littlecasita1122 864187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't lose the last 5 pregnancy pounds until after I stopped nursing, so don't let that discourage you if it happens. I'm another 5 below pre-preggo weight but I'm more focused on toning now as my weight shifted around like crazy. I try not to snack, we go for a long walk at a local park a few times each week and now that I'm chasing a 1 year old around all day, it helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-864166 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:43:50 +0000 mrsbookworm 864166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 6 weeks pp and I weigh about 20lbs less than I did pre-pregnancy. However, I was pretty overweight before getting pregnant (still am) and I only gained 7lbs during the pregnancy. I think it's because I'm too busy to snack as much as I used to plus the breastfeeding definitely helps! Hopefully, I can keep it off.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-863056 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:34:17 +0000 T-Mom 863056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DD, I got back to my pre-preg weight when she was 2. Then I turned around and got pregnant again! I just recently got back to my pre preg weight after DS. It felt so good! My experience was same as @sandy: I ate a ton while breastfeeding and after DS weaned, my stomach had stretched out and I was still eating a ton. The first time I lost the weight, I did it through exercise. This time I cut out the extra carbs and now chasing after 2 kids, I just don't have a lot of time to sit down and consume a lot of food anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862466 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:27:07 +0000 googly-eyes 862466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! But I'm working on losing weight and didn't even start trying til 7 or so months pp. There was a point when I weighed less than pre baby (thanks to ppd, not BFing) but I still wouldn't say I was thinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862441 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:15:42 +0000 sorrycharlie 862441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but you do not want my situation regardless of the results, haha. I credit breast feeding, and severe anxiety/stress over family issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862440 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:15:42 +0000 PrincessBaby 862440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was fairly small prepreg, gained about 30lbs during pregnancy, and lost it plus an extra 8 or so lbs. I was back to prepreg weight by about 8 weeks PP. i did paleo and BF. also did 30DS for a while, but now I just do jogging and yoga when I can. I was a size 2/4 prepreg and now I'm very comfortably fitting into size 2s...I am still eating paleo for the most part, and that makes me not have to try very hard to be skinny:). I used to kill myself in the gym - even while preg! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862439 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:15:34 +0000 sandy 862439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: you are a smart lady ;). I'm going to try to be more aware of it for my next baby </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862430 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:09:06 +0000 cyndistar3 862430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so depressing to hear... despite eating healthier exercising more and ebf I have managed to gain back most of my pregnancy weight both times. I give up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862407 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:53:52 +0000 littlebug 862407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: Oh, I'm sure it's going to catch up with me someday soon. We're starting solids soon, so I'm starting to try to get myself in the habit of eating less, or at least eating less crap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862398 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:49:51 +0000 meganmp 862398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: Another EBF mama, and I'm 20lbs under pre-pregnancy weight. I gained 20 with pregnancy, so I'm down 40 from my heaviest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862388 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:46:22 +0000 sandy 862388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: thank you! It always seems like the last few pounds are the hardest to lose :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862386 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:45:14 +0000 sandy 862386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: this was me...I ate like a horse when I was breastfeeding and the weight just melted off...then when LO started eating more solids and nursing only 2x a day I was in the habit of eating lots...and by the time she self weaned at 14 months I was still eating lots...and so I gained weight </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862356 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:34:26 +0000 NovBaby1112 862356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am about 5 lbs lighter than I was pre preg as well. I attribute it all to breastfeeding because I eat a ridiculous amount of food and the only "workout" i do is lots of walking! i agree with @hilsy85 though, even tho i am thinner, my thighs are softer and so is my stomach, but i just don't have the time nor energy to seriously work out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862331 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:22:02 +0000 MarieJ 862331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 8 lbs below my pre-preg weight. I think it has everything to do with breastfeeding because I'm not doing anything else, like working out. Lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862321 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:17:59 +0000 808love 862321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just a few pounds plus pp within months b/c of breastfeeding. Bummer- I went up 10 lbs since then (still b/f throughout) b/c of irregular eating/sleep habits. So yes, the earlier the better and then maintain is my advice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862304 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:07:43 +0000 littlebug 862304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 months pp and I am 8 pounds below my prepregnancy weight. Other than EBF, I have done nothing to lose the weight. I eat like a horse, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862295 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:03:18 +0000 daniellemybelle 862295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, you all are like an advertisement for breastfeeding! :) This is super motivating to hear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862261 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:47:34 +0000 Crisark 862261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I am currently 12lbs lighter 10weeks post partum then I was when I got pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862216 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:25:21 +0000 immabeetoo 862216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm dipping below prepreg weight but was thin before we TTc. EBF a and hauling around my chunky monkey has melted weight off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862214 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:25:10 +0000 anbanan15 862214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ended up way underweight post partum but only because of how severe my elimination diet was for DS's FPIES. I quickly got down to my pre-pregnancy weight beforethe first 6 were up without doing anything, we just breastfed (this was pre-eliminations too). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862201 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:15:22 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 862201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I weigh less than prepregnancy, but it took me a long time to get here &amp; I still have a very long ways to go!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862189 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:05:54 +0000 blackbird 862189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can do it! Like anything, prioritize it and make time for it to happen, and it will! Even if you don't work out, eating right is the biggest factor. There are moms at my gym with great bodies, so I know it's possible :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862170 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:50:54 +0000 edelweiss 862170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh i wish! but i haven't been trying and really need to get back on the exercise bandwagon. i know you can do it, good luck!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862161 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:43:30 +0000 Dandelion 862161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. I lost 11 pounds in the first half of my pregnancy, and then gained 20, so I was positive 10 pounds at delivery. Right after delivery I lost it all, so that I was at the weight halfway through my pregnancy, before the weight gain.</p> <p>3 months later, I'm down another 10. BUT, I don't have the newborn issues to contend with, which I think helps. Sleep deprivation isn't good for weight loss. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862155 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:32:41 +0000 LemonLong 862155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I weigh 10 lbs less than I did pre-baby just from breastfeeding. I haven't worked out or changed my diet at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862153 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:30:22 +0000 pl0508 862153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep but only because I've had to restrict for mspi ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862139 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000 hilsy85 862139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I weigh less now than pre baby, and I was thin pre baby...but I'm kind of skinny fat now? Like things are mh softer and even though I'm thinner I don't necessarily love the way I look in clothes. I've put little effort into working out though because I'm worried about my supply/I'm always tired, so I'm sure if I did that I would look better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862132 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:04:13 +0000 T.H.O.U. 862132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It totally can be done if you don't use excuses. I bf for 18 months so that helped. Whenever I was rocking/holing the baby I was doing squats or lounges. I am now about 25 under pre pregnancy but I was not in shape when I got pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862129 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:49:11 +0000 Anutka 862129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got to about 10lbs below pre-pregnancy weight by 6 months pp. No dieting, EBF, daily walks and carrying around my 20+ lb LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-thinner-post-baby-than-they-were-pre-baby#post-862126 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:15:40 +0000 Cupcake 862126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 6 weeks pp, and already below my prepreg weight by 4 pounds! I'm ebfing, and haven't attempted dieting what's so ever! </p>