Aside from the initial post-birth weight loss in the first two weeks, when did you lose the most weight? I read on either kellymom or LLLI that 3-6 months is the time bf moms typically lose the most weight.
(Multiple votes for multiple pregnancies)
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I lost about 12 with the birth and then another 10 over the next year. Around 1 year postpartum I did a bootcamp thingy to lose weight, and was able to lose another 12 before getting pregnant again. LO didn't wean until 14 months, so I was BF during that entire time, though we did also supplement with formula.
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I lost zero lbs while nursing...it was only after I finished pumping that I was able to really diet/workout to shed weight!
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I've lost all but 3lbs of this pregnancy weight gain (23lbs) in this first month. I recall it being the same with my first however, I went in to this pregnancy heavier than I wanted/did with my first. I recall that when my first started solids at 6 months old, I started to gain back a bit and it was tougher from then on to maintain/keep down.
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The most was right away but after 6 months, I dropped even more weight and was the skinniest I had been since high school.
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I noticed weight falling off really quickly both times at like 7 Months pp. The longer I nursed, the more weight I would lose.
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With LO1 I dropped almost all of it immediately. With LO2, 3 months, it seemed like the weight shifted post partum. My stomach was almost back to normal flatish (but droopier) a few weeks post partum. But my arms and legs have gotten bigger. I don't even fit into my maternity pants
I thought my thighs got bigger with LO1 but I wasn't sure if it was perspective. This time I'm sure they are bigger than during pregnancy. I'm hoping this is BFing related and ends soon.
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I lost most of it during the first 3 months. After that, maybe 5 more pounds and now at 5.5m PP I'm stuck at 5 pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight. It's not budging!
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I voted the first option but I hunk I also lost weight when I went back to work at 5 m!
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I lost most of it within the 1st 3 months but there are just 10 lbs that WON'T GO AWAY! DD is 9 mo and I'm still nursing.
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It started to come off easily at 9 months! I didn't focus on weight loss to quickly, just busy bf-ing and it came off slowly but once I hit 9 months I lost all baby weight and am 10 lbs less than before I had lo.
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i think it was halfway through the first year - I lost 20 pounds by then (looking back i should have been happy, but my goal was 40). That did also coincide with summer though and i was outside walking and moving about a lot more than in the winter. I gained it all back when i went back to work after a year
Hoping to do things differently this time.
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I can't totally remember but I didn't lose much from 6 weeks to 4 months post partum. I had 10 lbs that wouldn't quit. I lost a lot at 5/6 months post partum and was at pre preg weight by 6m and was under pre pregnancy weight by 7 months.
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Most of the weight loss seemed gradual. I'm at 9 months post partum and below my pre-pregnancy weight (even below pregnancy #1). Most of the weight loss probably came off at the beginning and then it went down steadily from there.
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My weight loss was slow and steady from the get go! I was one of the lucky ones that prolactin makes my body hold onto weight! I think I lost the most around the six month mark up to 9 months where I lost the last of it. I lost more after a year of bfimg around the 18 month mark and was under bfp wt.
This time I've plateaued at 13 lbs away from bfp weight. I'm 2 months pp and hoping I can shed it all by 4-6 months.
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I lost no weight breastfeeding/pumping - i felt like i was still always hungry! After I stopped pumping and finally went back to the gym/weight watchers, I started to lose weight again. (and promptly got a bfp lol)
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I was EPing but I was a couple lbs below my starting pregnancy weight at my 6 week PP appointment.
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I gained 40 pounds and had lost 30 by my six-week checkup. After that, I lost weight slowly but steadily until I was 15-20 pounds under prepregnancy weight around a year postpartum.
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I lost most of it right away- within the first two months. Lost another 5-8 lbs over the next several months, and held on to the last bit of weight. Was hoping to lose it when I weaned, but I got pregnant two weeks after weaning haha.
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First month. I gained some back when I went back to work after LO 2.
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I only lost about 10 pounds PP which was basically LO, the placenta and some water
It stayed like that until LO was about 12 months old. I dropped about 5 pounds without doing anything. Then when I weaned I dropped about 10 more pounds... but it came back. -
I held on to 10lbs for 2.5 years until I weaned, regardless of my activity levels during that time. I went from 2 pints of ice cream a week to riding my bike 50 miles a week in the TX summer, with only a 2-3lb fluctuation. My body shape changed, but not my weight! Until weaning, at which point I dropped the 10lbs in 10 days, like it just vanished.
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I lost a ton of weight, like you said, in the first two weeks, but then I dropped another chunk randomly at 7 months PP. Right after I'd finally broken down and bought new pants!
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I lost 20 the first month, then was stagnant for a month, then lost 10 more the third month PP (while dieting and exercising). I'm now 4 months PP with 17 lbs to lose and would LOVE if it would just melt off
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I dropped all of my pre-preg weight by about 3.5 months, but I actually fell to 10 lbs below that around 10ish months pp, which was crazy. DS is nursing about 3-4x per day now at 19 months, and I'm closer to my original pp weight now.
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0-6 mo was my peak time. I ended up going below my pre-pregnancy weight but gained a bit back as DD started solids.
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8 months postpartum with LO #1. It was when we weaned. I just couldn't seem to get the pounds off while breastfeeding. It's the same thing now. I still have tons of weight right now at 3.5 months postpartum. I seriously don't fit into anything. I eat a lot but am trying to be better at it this time. When we wean, the weight will come off easier.
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Ugh. I lost 20 of the 30lbs I gained by 2 months PP, and then was stuck there until I re-started birth control at 9 mos PP, when I gained 6lbs in a week. I'm now almost 11 months PP and am nursing morning and night and have just started actively trying to lose weight. I miss my pre-pregnancy clothes!
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I voted 9-12 months because I weighed the least when LO was about to turn 1. But really, it's been pretty steady for me. I bottomed out at 15 lbs below pre-pregnancy weight, but now that LO is 27 months and nursing a lot less, I'm holding steady at about 10 lbs below pre-pregnancy weight. Not going to lie, I'm really used to this, kind of hoping it's my new normal! Am I nuts??
I thought my thighs got bigger with LO1 but I wasn't sure if it was perspective. This time I'm sure they are bigger than during pregnancy. I'm hoping this is BFing related and ends soon.
It stayed like that until LO was about 12 months old. I dropped about 5 pounds without doing anything. Then when I weaned I dropped about 10 more pounds... but it came back. 
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