https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:43:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight/page/2#post-633285 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:49:49 +0000 twinmama 633285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, you all are rockstars! </p> <p>Gained 50, lost 20 right away and the rest didn't budge. I've gotten another 10 off since the first of the year (kids are 7 mo now). Goal is the rest by their birthday, that's about a pound a week. But I'd be content with losing 15 of the remaining 20 for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-633278 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:49:04 +0000 mamabolt 633278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 35 lbs. Lost 20 of it by 12 weeks, then lost the rest by doing WW for a month. I've lost another 10 lbs in the 5 months since then by doing nothing but BF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-633257 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:44:46 +0000 MsLipGloss 633257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: I won't leave you hangin'! (FWIW, I also had IV edema - it was awful - I thought I was done being swollen after I had LO!)</p> <p>I gained 60 and now (at 6 mos. pp), I still have 2oish pounds to go. I still can't wear my pp jeans, but I don't have muffin top (my abs have rebounded nicely). Once I get the rest of the weight off (I really need to tweak my diet, but I didn't want to before now to make sure I could keep my BF supply which has been difficult for me!), I am pretty sure I will be back to ma old selfs . . . really looking forward to it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-633254 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:43:56 +0000 matador84 633254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 40 and was the same weight as when I found out I was preg by 3 months. Haven't lost any since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-633241 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:41:11 +0000 mrsjyw 633241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll be the odd ball here.</p> <p>I gained 38 total, carried well throughout pregnancy, was shocked when DS was 8.11 at birth! Following birth, I walked out weighing the same (iv edema)... was down only 10 ish lbs for the first two months. And I do EBF!</p> <p>the third month I buckled down started moderate exercise and modified paleo... now (16 wks) am down 25 of the 38 lbs... I fit into my prepreg jeans with no muffin top and haven't had to buy new clothes.</p> <p>13 lbs 'til prepreg weight and 21 lbs 'til zexy mama prewedding weight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-621544 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:52:39 +0000 JerricaBenton 621544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 30 lbs and have lost 23 by almost 3 wks pp. Is that weird? I'm not going to complain but it seems strange. My belly is a little loose but I feel like I look the same as I did pre-preg with clothes on. I had a c-section so maybe that makes a difference?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-621338 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:15:21 +0000 bunnylove08 621338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>gained 42 and lost it in 2 weeks. I have no idea how but my body is not where it was before </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-621328 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:12:58 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 621328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been having such a hard time losing weight :( i gained 45, lost 20 within 2 weeks pp, but then gained 10 back! now i have lost 5 of those and since i wanted to go 5lbs less than pre-preg, i currently need to lose 35 pounds still and i am almost 4 months pp. sigh, i am not giving up though, just need to be more disciplined. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-621214 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:49:52 +0000 Sweet T 621214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 26lbs and lost it all by 2 weeks postpartum. I lost an additional 15lbs but have slowly gained it back over the last 18 months. Ugh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-621201 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:47:26 +0000 littlebittyhouse 621201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: yeah i had gained 20lbs post wedding whoops! it actually worked out though because with our MSPI i dropped a ton of weight and the extra 20lbs i think helped me nurse as long as i have been! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620979 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:09:32 +0000 Boheme 620979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebittyhouse: Wedding weight is my goal! I have a blank workout/food journal to use after baby is born with one of our wedding pics as the front picture. I got pregnant at about 10 pounds over my wedding weight due to indulging a little too much on vacation :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620972 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:07:45 +0000 meredithNYC 620972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Man, this board is filled with some very motivated ladies!</p> <p>I'm 9 months postpartum and still probably about 10 pounds up from my pp weight. AND I was kind of heavier than usual when I got pregnant. So I would like to lose 15 pounds by the time LO turns one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620925 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:56:06 +0000 Bao 620925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 18 pounds and lost it by my 6 weeks appt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620908 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:52:39 +0000 littlebittyhouse 620908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 33 and had lost about 40lbs by 12 weeks PP.</p> <p>Now at 8mo pp I am back down to my wedding weight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620872 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:41:03 +0000 kiddosc 620872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained about 30 and lost it all by about 10 weeks pp. It's all redistributed though, so while my face looks much thinner my stomach is a disaster. I'm waiting til I wean at a year to really work on toning and losing a few more lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620868 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:39:56 +0000 immabeetoo 620868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gained 30 all gone by 12 weeks pp </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620858 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:36:26 +0000 MamaMoose 620858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 20 and lost it all by 1 week pp. I'm now 3 months pp and down 9 from pre pregnancy. Still about 10lbs to goal weight. But I EBF and am on an extremely restrictive diet because of LO's intolerances. I'm worried about gaining weight when I wean... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620788 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:21:42 +0000 anbanan15 620788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained ~35 lbs and I lost all plus some prior to 6 weeks pp. However, I was nursing around the clock for my comfort nursing nursling and ended up have to go on a super restrictive diet when he was 8 weeks that got me down to a dangerously low weight (underweight for height and age). I've gained some weight back so I am closer to my pre-pregnancy again, but I would like to get in shape. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620785 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:21:12 +0000 mrs. wagon 620785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1: Gained 40ish, lost all but 5 6 weeks postpartum. Finally dropped the last 5 a year later when I went back on weight watchers but it crept slowly back up.</p> <p>#2: Gained 35ish, back down to pre pregnancy weight by 4ish months postpartum (didn't pay as much attention this time, and it was more gradual). I'm now almost back down to pre-pregnancy weight from before #1, at almost 8 months postpartum.</p> <p>Now that I'm done having kids, it's time to get back down to college weight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620767 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:15:29 +0000 ladyfingers 620767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gained 35, am currently 4.5 weeks pp and have lost 23 of it. Ideal weight is 20 lbs away still. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620765 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:15:05 +0000 Amelieisme 620765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained around 45. I lost it by 4 mo PP, but definitely had to put effort into it. It didn't just fall off...but maybe its because I"m 32? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620763 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:15:00 +0000 T-Mom 620763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained roughly 30 lb both times, and lost it both times by 4 or 5 months. However, after I stopped nursing, I gained 5-10 back. I'm a few lb shy of pre-baby weight now though at 18 months. The weight is the same, but the body is not the same, sadly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620754 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:11:26 +0000 Periwinkle 620754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained about 20lbs and it was mostly gone by 2 weeks pp. Now (at 4 months pp today!) I am down 10 from my pre-pregnancy weight. I have no idea how except for the breastfeeding. I still have a lot of "flab" though that I would like to lose! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620753 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:11:16 +0000 WALLAROO 620753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 40 pounds and at 7 weeks pp I have lost 30 pounds. I have 10 more to go until pre-preg weight. But like @Freckles: I was the fittest and leanest prior to getting pregnant with twins so I need to tone a lot to get back to that body. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620751 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:10:42 +0000 googly-eyes 620751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gained 26 lbs and lost it all within around a month to six weeks.. But I've gained a little since then, yuck. (Abt 5 lbs... The holidays and being busy w LO led me to eat unhealthily!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620725 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:01:07 +0000 buffalove 620725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost most of it by 3 months PP, but took me til 7 months PP to lose the last 10#. I blame the holidays, I honestly didn't put any effort into it for a solid 6 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620569 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:26:44 +0000 Freckles 620569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was at my fittest before i got pregnant, so i knew it would be difficult to get to my pre-pregnancy weight quickly!</p> <p>I gained 35lbs and lost about 20 in a month. It took me 2 more months to lose another 10. I would say it was around the 9 month mark that i lost everything and no longer had a muffin top when i wore my old jeans. Even DH says i pretty much have my old body back (minus some loose skin). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620541 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:22:38 +0000 Beehive 620541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gained 32ish, lost the first amount pretty quickly (a couple weeks after? Hurricane Sandy helped) but the last 10-12 pounds won't go away (LO is nearly 5 months old). I assume breastfeeding is making my body hold onto the weight, so I'll work really hard on that once I'm not EBF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620520 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:16:33 +0000 Boheme 620520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You are all giving me hope! I'm at nearly 28 weeks and just chugging along with the gain no matter how healthy I eat and how much I exercise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-you-lost-the-baby-weight#post-620507 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:12:48 +0000 hellobeeboston 620507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gained about 28 or 30 lbs... Lost all of the weight by 6 weeks pp.<br /> I think it was the breastfeeding!</p> <p>i definitely have some flab in the tummy that I need to loose, but hoping if i ever work out again that will cure it - but I am in all of my old clothes. </p>