https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:53:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-1619458 Wed, 07 May 2014 13:57:07 +0000 blackbird 1619458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained about 60. Lost a bunch right about--about 25 lb. Was down 40 lb within 2 months. Was down 55 lb 5 months pp. Fought the last 5 plus 5 between 7-13 months postpartum. </p> <p>Still working on a few vanity pounds. </p> <p>Nursing didn't do anything for me--i was hardly making anything and quit by 12 weeks PP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1619160 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:44:09 +0000 rachiecakes 1619160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 60. Lost 25 within days. Almost 40 by the time I had my 6 week PP checkup. The last bit slooowly came off by the one year mark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1619116 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:32:26 +0000 Trailmix 1619116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 60 freaking pounds and lost about 30 one week after delivery. Still working on losing the rest, 11 months later, although I'm now re covering from a killer stomach flu that may have finally done the trick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1619100 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:27:53 +0000 mlm2934 1619100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: that's what I'm hopping since I'll be training for half marathons once my body is ready to run again!</p> <p>Thanks again for all the feedback - and who knows I may be more like 50+ is swelling gets intense! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1619091 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:25:11 +0000 Beebug 1619091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 56lbs with #1, and lost 25-30lbs or so in the first 6w!</p> <p>The rest came off with more time, I found I had to work really hard for the last 10lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1619089 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:25:03 +0000 chopsuey 1619089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: I gained 50+ish both times.<br /> By 6 weeks I was down 30lbs without even trying. Just pigging out, drinking a lot of water and nursing. :) </p> <p>The 20+ was a pain in the butt to lose :P<br /> DS is 16 months old and I'm finally at pre-pregnancy. Still wanna lose 8lbs though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1619081 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:23:21 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1619081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: blarg me too :-( not looking forward to the scale at today's appt... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1619080 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:22:44 +0000 HLK208 1619080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 57 with my first. I lost 24 within the first 3 weeks pp and another 15 by 8 weeks pp. I think I was under my pregnancy weight by 3-4 months. It really came off fast with breast feeding and working out hard. Faster than weight came off before pregnancy for sure!</p> <p>I only gained 27lbs with my second and lost 17lbs by 12 months pp. I was still up about 7 lbs from pre-preg weight when I got pregnant with my third! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1619063 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:17:40 +0000 septca 1619063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wanted to chime in... I have a close friend who gained 60 with her first and 80 with her second. She is small and thin. She lost all of it within 6-8 months, both times, while EBFing and doing light exercise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1619052 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:12:58 +0000 heartonastring 1619052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained somewhere between 40 and 45 lbs and went to 42 weeks. I'd lost 25 lbs by 6 weeks postpartum. By 7 or 8 months pp I'd lost all but 5 lbs and I'm still working on those now (12 months pp), but starting to think they won't come off until DD weans completely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618985 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:49:57 +0000 PixieStix 1618985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained close to 50lbs. and lost 22 lbs. without even trying within the first month, and now stuck. I'm breastfeeding and trying to gently and slowly lose weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618962 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:43:58 +0000 fancyfunction 1618962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 40 and had lost 10 by the time I came home from the hospital. By 6 weeks pp I was down a total of about 25. I hit a bit of a plateau for a while (those last few pounds would not budge!) but I was pretty much back to my pre-baby weight after 5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618955 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:41:57 +0000 JessKas 1618955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 60 lb and lost about 25 I'm the first month. I easily lost 5-10 lb a month until LO was six months and I had 5 lb left. She's almost 9 months and that last 5 lbs is not budging,but I think it will come off when we wean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618932 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:28:22 +0000 QueensBee 1618932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 40 and it took me about 7 or 8 months to lose it all. I didn't have to do anything drastic or crazy, it just slowly came off. However, my pants are still tight because even though the numbers on the scale are the same as pp, my stomach definitely isn't! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618923 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:25:44 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1618923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 50 and lost 20. My son was 8.7 so clearly it waste than just baby. The rest took me about 9 months to lose but I wasn't going crazy dieting or exercising and I had a bad late night juice box drinking habit when I was up with my colicky newborn. Don't worry you'll get there. I find that the rule 9 months on 9 months off applies to most and if you have a great metabolism or work at it even sooner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618911 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:22:10 +0000 sslm 1618911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm embarrassed to say I gained 80+ lbs (stopped keeping track). In the first month I lost about 20, and I lost it all by 5 months pp. I was EBF'ing and walking lots, but eating whatever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618903 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:19:37 +0000 KT326 1618903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 55 (maybe close to 60 with all the swelling I had at the end) and by my six week appointment I had lost 37 lbs. I lost the rest of it throughout the first year and by the time he turned one I was 5lbs under my pre pregnancy weight. I didn't really do much either, just breastfeeding and eating kind of healthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618894 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:15:27 +0000 LAZB 1618894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained about 45 and lost 25-30 within the first month and a half. That was also with sitting in the NICU pretty much 24/7, so if I had actually been at home being active, I think I would have lost more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618884 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:10:28 +0000 BeatlesFan629 1618884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 50. I lose 20 or so the first week. By my 6 week check, I was down another 10. I stayed that way until I started dieting/exercising. LO's 8 months and I'm just below my pre-pregnancy weight </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618875 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:08:43 +0000 Mamasig 1618875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 40 pounds with DS. I don't remember how much I lost immediately. By around 5 months I lost it all plus about 10 pounds. I did not exercise or do any special diet. I also didn't breastfeed. I did get back on the pill which always makes me lose about 10 pounds. However, pants did not fit me the same and I was up a size even though weight wise I was down. I also noticed I was not as toned as I was before baby. </p> <p>So most of it just came off naturally! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618865 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:05:30 +0000 raintreebee 1618865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gained 40+. Lost 10 right away. Then another 10 within a couple weeks. Then another 10 within a couple months (moderate exercise, healthy eating, bfing). And that's where I am today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618799 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:42:44 +0000 LovelyPlum 1618799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 55 pounds and lost 25 within a week. I've held steady at that number for over two weeks, which frustrates me. I know it will take time, but I hear you, seeing that high number on the scale sucks. LO was 7 lbs 2 oz.</p> <p>Hang in there, Mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618786 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:36:27 +0000 Lindsay05 1618786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 40+ (i gave up looking at the scale). I lost about 25 and its still holding. Breastfeeding does not help me with weight loss. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618775 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:33:43 +0000 Revel 1618775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 43 and the first 23 came off in just a few weeks. The other 20hing around for a while but did slowly come off. I'm pretty close to pre-preg weight at 11 months PP. I'm actually seeing weight move as LO is dropping nursing sessions, so that is interesting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618668 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:12:47 +0000 Anagram 1618668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 45 lbs. I was down 20 lbs within a week of having my LO (I think it would have come off immediately but I was SUPER swollen for a few days after due to the IV fluids). I was down another 10 by the time she was 3 months. And now I'm down another 6 lbs (averaging 1 lb a month) now at more than 9 months post partum.</p> <p>HOWEVER, I have done nothing at all---I don't work out, I have a sedentary job, and I eat massive, massive amounts. I do exclusively pump, so I guess that is what has helped take the weight off in spite of how much I eat.</p> <p>I'm about 9 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight. I have a feeling I will actually have to work out and watch what I eat for these 9 lbs to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618662 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:10:47 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1618662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gained 39 (close enough to 40?) and lost 25 in the first two weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618659 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:10:17 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 1618659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 40 and had lost 30 by my six-week checkup. I hit my pre-pregnancy weight by five months postpartum. I didn't get back to the gym until LO was six months, so the weight loss was all from breastfeeding and walking around the neighborhood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618656 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:09:42 +0000 mlm2934 1618656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thank you ladies!!! I'm feeling much better! been having a hard week struggling with the number on the scale and swelling kicking in lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618632 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:03:34 +0000 Caly 1618632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained about 45lbs. In the first couple weeks I had lost all but about 5-10lbs and that weight came off in 2nd month or so. In the 2nd month, all the weight was gone and I was back to my pre-baby self. I didn't do anything special to lose it, it just came off naturally. Try not to worry too much about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-gained-40-lbs-during-pregnancy#post-1618628 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:03:05 +0000 MsLipGloss 1618628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 60 pounds and lost 30 by my 6 week appointment (I had serious swelling in my second--but particularly my third!--trimester(s)). For me, unfortunately, BFing made it incredibly difficult to lose weight (fully weaned at 15 months), and I have been s-l-o-w-l-y peeling off the last bit. I've got about 15ish to go at 20 months pp, but otherwise, everything is pretty much back to the way it was pre-pg. </p>