https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 01:45:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2220937 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:06:33 +0000 cat620 2220937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was back to my pre-pegnancy size by about 3.5 months postpartum, so I was able to wear my old clothes. However, over time, I started gaining weight back, so I eventually needed to go up a size. I have clothes in two different sizes, but now that I'm pregnant, I'm wearing maternity clothes. Not sure if I'll lose the weight as quickly the second time around </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2220591 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:51:49 +0000 mrsjyw 2220591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back to postpartum size. But I also purged old clothes anyway. I did stay up a cup size in bras. I started dressing differently and sizing up post baby too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2220469 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 17:13:41 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2220469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got pregnant at 10 months post partum and by that time I was still 1 size bigger in clothes and about 5 sizes bigger in bras. I'd lost all the weight but I was a bit wider. But by 6 months post partum after my second, I was wearing clothes I wore on my honeymoon. It took lots of exercise and an elimination diet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2220392 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:19:36 +0000 lamariniere 2220392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have had 2 LOs and I fit in all of my pre-LO1 clothes. I would definitely wait to toss things until a few months after you have weaned. My youngest is 18 months, I weaned at 14.5 months and found that I still lost a bit of weight and my boobs got a little smaller after fully weaning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2220043 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:19:26 +0000 LuLu Mom 2220043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I updated my work clothes after DD2, I'm actually weighing less than I did before I got pregnant 3 months PP, but I needed new clothes that fit my body. I'm back in my pre-pregnancy clothes (I worked very hard to get there) but I can tell some things just fit different. I've stopped wearing some shirts because they just don't fit right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2220035 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:05:51 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2220035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was able to go back to the same size clothes 8 months and 13 months (respectively) after working my butt off and watching what I ate. Once I stopped nursing, I started to gain it back, but I adjusted what I ate and worked out more. </p> <p>Now, I might be the same size, but I can definitely tell my hips are much wider than they were and my stomach will never be fully "flat" again.. I don't have stretch marks but my skin was definitely stretched. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2220032 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:00:51 +0000 snowjewelz 2220032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: @oliviaoblivia: Agree. The stuff I have been buying I justified b/c I need it for BF so then I can just get it in a bigger size too! </p> <p>@erinpye: That is so good to hear that there's s till hope haha! I def will keep things I really love then; but maybe take this time to purge *some* stuff </p> <p>@AngelicOne: Woo, go you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2220025 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:47:26 +0000 AngelicOne 2220025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some of my shirts still fit pretty well (I always wore loose tops anyways), but I've had to replace all shorts &amp; pants since I weigh less now than pre-pregnancy. (I'm keeping the bigger stuff for when I have another baby though) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219910 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:07:10 +0000 erinpye 2219910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No! Don't purge them yet- you might regret it! I wasn't back into my pre-preg size until after a year postpartum. I was convinced I'd just always be one size bigger, but aside from seemingly permanently larger boobs, things went back enough I can wear my old stuff and I'm glad I kept it! Get a few things that fit you and make you feel good now, but tuck the other stuff away for a bit and just wait and see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219888 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:56:27 +0000 winniebee 2219888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: that's it too! Lots of shirts are just not nursing friendly. And most of my clothes were for work anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219886 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:53:49 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2219886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea. I've been pregnant and/or breastfeeding since 2012. Most things fit after #1 some things fit after #2 but I used to be 36C/D and nursing I'm 38F. Most of the stuff that does fit doesn't work for nursing or the playground.<br /> Maybe someday I'll revisit the box of clothes taunting me from the basement. Until then it's button downs, nursing tanks, and stretchy pants. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219854 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:30:17 +0000 snowjewelz 2219854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rockies11: Yes! I honestly don't eat bad (or that much, even with breastfeeding), I don't exercise but I'm def active (how am I not losing weight holding a 17lb baby daily?!). But for the past few months it's those last ~10 lbs that just won't go!! And you are right... She is my 1st so this is long from being over! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219852 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:29:49 +0000 snowjewelz 2219852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: Unless they're like 2 sizes bigger which just look ridiculous :meh: Or it's casual and I can wear it unbutton </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219847 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:25:29 +0000 avivoca 2219847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Nope. I'm up a band size at nearly 2 years postpartum. Shirts just don't fit the same and I've pretty much decided to stop wearing button-down shirts because they don't fasten over my boobs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219841 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:23:29 +0000 snowjewelz 2219841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: @hellobeeboston: So I'm not crazy thinking my rib cage expanded! So many of my shirts are so tight (and I knew it was more than just the bigger boobs)</p> <p>@Canoli: Sigh same here! </p> <p>@FaithFertility: 100% agree! Do I feel better b/c I "fit" into my old size? Or do I feel better that I feel comfortable in a bigger size?! </p> <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Haha me too. Totally in denial. I had been going up a size needed some BF friendly things, but otherwise I just keep status quo of not losing weight, but not buying new clothes either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219834 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:20:27 +0000 Rockies11 2219834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am now 2 years out from my first, 2 months out from my second. I haven't weaned so I can't speak to that, but I did go up in size both on tops and on bottoms. Despite a lot of working out and clean eating, the shape of my body changed and I gained 10 lbs that absolutely wouldn't come off and the kind of wardrobe that I had needed changing too. I had a lot of fitted dresses, high waisted skirts, slim cut tops and pants. They didn't fit well anymore (and lots didn't fit at all) and they weren't flattering. I kept some of my favorite things in the off chance they would fit again some day, but otherwise I let the rest go. I think in making the decision whether or not to let things go, you need to think about having more children and the spacing, the fit, and whether different clothes might flatter a postpartum body more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219805 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:04:20 +0000 jape14 2219805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 9.5 months pp and most of my pre-pregnancy shirts fit fine - a few button-down shirts are tight, but I haven't completely weaned yet, so I think they'll fit again soon. My ribcage didn't expand, though (just wearing a larger cup size for now). Most of my pre-pregnancy pants fit, but some are still too small. I'm still holding out hope that they'll fit after I stop BFing altogether, but it's okay if they don't. I'm still about 7lbs over my typical pre-pregnancy weight - besides the boobs, most of it appears to be in my thighs, so it makes sense that my "skinny" pants still don't fit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219790 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:51:58 +0000 winniebee 2219790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost all the weight and fit in my normal clothes about 4 months post partum the first time. But I worked out / ran starting at 6 weeks. </p> <p>This time I fit into my clothes around 4 months but bottoms were still super tight til 5 months. I lost all the weight by 6 months but my body looks very different. I have a tummy and my boobs are still big b/c of breastfeeding. I started working out more seriously around 4 months pp. </p> <p>It can still happen - but it may not happen til after you stop BF! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219763 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:28:27 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2219763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 9 months pp, and while I was breastfeeding, my pre-pregnancy clothes beautifully, even better than they did before I was pregnant. When I stopped breastfeeding, everything got so tight, and flabby! I bought some tshirts, and a pair of jeans 1 size up. I'm determined to get back to my prepregnancy size because I do not want to buy a whole new wardrobe. I don't look flattering these days, but I'm just hoping its temporary. I'm in denial. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219662 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:15:08 +0000 Meowkers 2219662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the most part my pre-pregnancy clothes fit. I'm 5pp and back to my normal weight. My boobs are the same size as before but just more deflated. I feel like by rib cage expanded but I measured it and it's the same. Some tops that don't have stretch and were tight in the ribs to begin with are a no go at this point. I'll keep them around to see if they eventually fit. The rest of my clothes all fit though.</p> <p>The only items I'm considering tossing are body hugging dresses made of thin material. I have a little belly pooch that wasn't there before so even though the dresses fit, they just don't look the way I'd like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219619 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:36:22 +0000 Alivoo01 2219619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought pants one size larger. I loss all the pregnancy weight plus a few pounds, but my wider hips didn't fit comfortably into my old pants. Everything else fit fine after I quit nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219577 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:04:12 +0000 mrsrugbee 2219577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made the mistake of donating a lot of my pants at 4 mo PP but by 9 mo I could fit into my old clothes. My chest was still larger cause I was breastfeeding but I think once I'm done having kids and they're all weaned I'll be in a pretty similar size I was before. Probably with less boob and a little extra around the middle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219569 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:00:26 +0000 JessKas 2219569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost the weight and got back to the same size but my body changed and everything fit differently so I bought new jeans. Plus my boobs never went down to my pp size and now I'm pregnant again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219506 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:26:12 +0000 birdofafeather 2219506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dropped a lot of weight and then gained it back so I have clothes in like 3 sizes. :( at this point, I get rid of stuff I don't like and pack away stuff I like but doesn't fit. I'll worry about a whole new wardrobe when I'm totally done having kiddos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219493 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:21:32 +0000 PrincessBaby 2219493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes both times I went back to prepregnancy size, but it took lots of dedication, work, exercise, and clean eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219481 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:17:06 +0000 blackbird 2219481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My size did go back to normal but I had to lose every damn pound and work out a lot. But I also pitched a lot of clothes. I just wanted looser, more kid friendly stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219466 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:10:30 +0000 rachiecakes 2219466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm mom to a 3 year old and despite the weight loss, my hips will likely never fit a size 25/26 ever again and I'm a 34C (used to be a 32C/34B). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219461 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:06:43 +0000 FaithFertility 2219461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to update my closet here pretty soon, sonce I'm back to work<br /> I'm about 1 size "comfortably" bigger than I was pre baby, although I can fit into the smaller size and really close to my opinion weight, I just feel like I'm kind of squeezed in...lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219431 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:51:26 +0000 Canoli 2219431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sadly yes. My youngest is 14 months old and while I am the same weight as I was pre pregnancy my boobs are much saggier and my belly is just bigger. I could squeeze into my shorts that I wore before getting pregnant but it gives me an unflattering muffin top. I suppose I could diet and exercise but this mama has no time for that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-clothes-size-changed-permanently-pp#post-2219421 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:46:36 +0000 fancyfunction 2219421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I did buy a pair of jeans in the next size for when I was losing the weight but all of my old clothes fit by about 5 months or so. </p>