Just curious if anyone has had a similar experience.
I'm currently 3 weeks postpartum. I only gained 17 lbs during my pregnancy (not sure how I managed that!) and I'm already a little below my pre-pregnancy weight. The thing is, I have a bunch of loose skin around my tummy and I don't think I'll be able to fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes. I'm guessing this is just going to require some toning up.
watermelon / 14206 posts
Yeah, but your organs are still moving back into place. Don't rush into toning for a few more weeks.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Your skin will take awhile to tighten back up (elasticity takes time), as will everything else that has to shift back into place.
persimmon / 1328 posts
Yup I lost the baby weight easily but was left with a lot of tummy skin! A lot of it did actually seem to sort itself out alone, it was like it pinged back slowly over a few months. By 9 months pp I thought enough was enough and started to work on it properly. It's now a whole lot better, altho obvs not quite like pre baby!
watermelon / 14467 posts
I'm 13 months PP and my skin is still a bit loose. It's definitely tighter than it was before, I just need to work on toning it up.
persimmon / 1328 posts
Yes, I had the same thing, but it took me more like 6-9 months to lose the weight. I had to go down a pant size from pre-pregnancy, but still had enough loose skin that I looked like I had rolls while sitting/leaning over. I got pregnant again before it went back completely, but it was starting to get there! Just give yourself some time.
pomegranate / 3375 posts
It's usually recommended to wait until 6 weeks pp to do any exercise or toning. I feel like mirrors and normal clothing should be banned too! It'll go back ... I'm 10 months pp, and things are finally fitting me the same way again. I lost my weight quickly too, but it took a long time to go back to normal.
pomegranate / 3565 posts
I'm 6 months postpartum with my 2nd and it is definitely way worse than the 1st time. I bounced back somewhat quickly the 1st time. I didn't worry too much because I knew we wanted our kids close in age so I'd be pregnant again soon. This time I don't think I'll be able to get rid of that loose skin without a tummy tuck.
nectarine / 2973 posts
I'd give it a couple more weeks. Things take time to go back to normal. I was back to my prepregnancy weight 2.5 weeks pp but couldn't button my jeans until 6 weeks pp.
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