It seemed like the first 20 lbs I gained while pregnant "feel off" after delivery, but 6 weeks later, the last 18 lbs don't se to be going anywhere. I'm nursing and kind of hoped the weight would magically evaporate. Not so much.
Did your baby weight go away on its own or did you have to work at it? How long did it take?
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
It did melt off on me, but my daughter had MSPI so I was on a severely restricted diet. After I got off the diet, my weight crept up a little and then after I stopped breastfeeding, I put on 5 lbs instantly. Now I'm on the slow and steady approach to returning to my pre-pregnancy weight!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
it took 5 months for both kids. i didn't do a single thing diet or exercise-wise and it all came off. it takes a little while, but it's amazing how many calories you burn breastfeeding!
coconut / 8430 posts
Of the 30 lbs I gained, I lost 20 lbs within a month of delivery without doing anything other than breastfeeding. I've still got the remaining 10 to go 4 months PP.
coconut / 8305 posts
It's fallen off, but slowly. We still ebf & at 8 months pp I just had to buy a pair of jeans a size down from my prepreg jeans. I still am "fluffy" but I was kinda fluffy before DD anyways since I never got back to my prepreg self after my cesarean with DS. Figure when she turns 1 and I'm no longer super protective of my supply I'll try and tone up some before getting preggers with our next... or I'll just stay a little fluffy. TBH I'm just happy I got to buy some smaller jeans! lol
ETA: I gained around 60lbs.
papaya / 10560 posts
After week 8 I significantly "shrunk." I weigh less than I did pre-preg by a few pounds, but am wayyyy more flabby!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
It fell off for me. I gained 33 but I lost 35 by 6 weeks but my stomach still looked flabby. I heard it is harder to lose weight for subsequent pregnancies so I need to work out this time!
persimmon / 1194 posts
@matador84: same here! I'm 15 lbs below prepreg weight but my belly is still saggy 
papaya / 10560 posts
And everything fits craaaazy....I wore a 4 in most pants, occasionally a 2--I bought jeans from ae yesterday in a 6 even though my weight is less.
coconut / 8475 posts
I gained 30lbs & lost them all by 10w. Things still don't fit & things don't look so great. I am aiming for another 5-10lbs within the next 5 months (by late spring/summer basically) and a *whoooollle lota* toning up.
I can't attribute all my weightloss to BFing...I have always been thin without working out or eating healthy, so I think that's just how my body is. But, I will say I no longer believe that just because the scale says you're skinny that it is actually true. Because in my case I am at PP weight but yet only a quarter of my clothes actually fit and only half of those look good anymore;/
honeydew / 7687 posts
4 weeks almost 5 and 15ish of the 30ish are gone. There's no way ill lose all until we wean, my boobs are twice as big. Not really flabby anywhere just wider hips and ribs with a horror show of loose skin at my stomach. My body was way too accommodating! Oh well.
eggplant / 11824 posts
The baby weight stuck like glue. I was 125 pp, was nearly 170 at delivery and havent been below 140 yet. LO is almost 7 months old. It's depressing.
GOLD / nectarine / 2884 posts
@Mrs. Bee: I hope you are right and five months is the answer! I am at four months with eight pounds to go...the holidays haven't helped!! Plateaus are to be expected I guess though. I already busted through one!
pomegranate / 3980 posts
Both times it fell off almost immediately.... however both times it slowly snuck back on 
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
oh and i gained twice as much weight with charlie than olive, but it still took me 5 months both times to lose the weight.
nectarine / 2797 posts
I had to work at it, did weight watchers at 4 months pp and lost the 15 lbs I was hanging onto in a month. The holidays have not been kind to me though, I'm going to start ww again soon!
persimmon / 1479 posts
I feel pretty lucky that the weight has come off pretty easily with all 3 of my DDs.
I am at 1 week postpartum and just have a little bit of a flabby belly, but am able to wear my pre-pregnancy jeans comfortably.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
I gained 20 at my highest and was 18 lbs above pre preg weight on the day I delivered. I was a pound below pre preg weight by about ten days post partum. But I am FLABBY. Can't wait for next Monday when I hopefully get the ok from my doc to start running again. And doing sit ups!!
pomegranate / 3983 posts
It fell off, but it took almost 6 months! The beginning was fast and the rest came off very slowly.
grapefruit / 4817 posts
The first 30 lbs fell off within days, but I know that was a whole lot of water weight. The last 10 is stuck like glue and I need to lose a good 20 to get back into my pre preg clothes. My body has drastically changed. I will say that being on regular birth control instead of the mini pill has been helping my body change for the better, though. It's only been a month, but I look skinnier even though I haven't lost anything. I am getting serious about my diet in the new year, as well.
grapefruit / 4006 posts
I gained 24 lbs and lost 16 lbs from delivery. I lost the rest by 2 weeks post partum and have been holding steady ever since (9w today). Have been going on walks here and there. But my belly is def flabbier. Trying to get back into Pilates to tone up a bit!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
Same as most other posters, weight came off but things arent the same
bananas / 9357 posts
I'm in the same boat. Lost almost 20 in the first few weeks but I'm still have another 18 to lose and I'm 11 weeks pp. I'm stuck and haven't lost anything in weeks. I don't think the holidays have helped. I thought EBF would cause me to lose more without working at it. Guess not.
grapefruit / 4136 posts
At almost 7 months PP I have another 10lbs to go but hoping to lose more than that since I've been working out so much and have a bikini to fit into!!
kiwi / 629 posts
At 2 weeks pp I'm 5 lbs below pre-pregnancy weight, but my stomach is flabby (not that it was rock hard or anything before though!) I was overweight to begin with so luckily did not gain a lot during pregnancy. Hoping this trend continues!
grapefruit / 4291 posts
Dropped off within about four weeks and I'm the lightest I've been for five years although I only put on about 9kg total during pregnancy.
clementine / 773 posts
I cut out dairy and chocolate because DS had some food sensitivities. Most of the weight came off very quickly. I'm still a few pounds over my pre-preg weight, but I'm not stressed about it.
pomelo / 5093 posts
I barely gained any, so when I lost the swelling I was 5 pounds under. I gained my weight breastfeeding, and that comes and goes with her growth spurts.
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