Was your mom able to go back to her pre-pregnancy size after she had kids?
So many of the people around my age that have babies seem to have completely and totally 100% bounced back to their pre-pregnancy size after kids (many with absolutely no diet or exercise involved). But after growing up with a mom who I'm pretty sure never ever went back to her pre-pregnancy weight, size, or shape, I always find it interesting to see people form my generation doing it seamlessly.
coconut / 8681 posts
I"ve noticed the same thing!!! Almost all of the people who I know who have had babies recently have lost the baby weight pretty quickly. My mom lost it all after the first one (meeeee) but her shape wasn't the same after 2 and 3.
pineapple / 12526 posts
My mom bounced back after both of my brothers, but she had them in her 20s and me in her 30s. I'm the baby that ruined her body. She never got back down after me.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I don't think my mom carried a ton of extra weight but she was never back to the weight she was when she was 20-ish. I know she said her stomach was always different.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
My mom had three kids, and it depended on the kid for if she had trouble losing the weight. I think with my sister (middle child) she had a little bit of a hard time, but she did end up losing it all with all of us.
Me on the other hand...... I have a 14 month old and still have 10 pounds before I'm pre pregnancy weight 
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
@zippylef: I wonder if that has anything to do with it. All of my friends having babies right now are in their mid 20s and my mom didn't have me until she was 30.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
My mom bounced back to her pre preg weight really quickly with both of her pregnancies.
pineapple / 12526 posts
@highwire: Maybe. My mom was 21 and 23 with my brothers and almost 31 with me. I was also a c-section and they were born vaginally.
kiwi / 733 posts
She definitely never did...although her sister, who had a child after 40 (but only one, to my mom's three), did. I've talked to a lot of people who have said it's about priorities: If before having kids you put a high value on working out, being active, and staying in shape, you may put a higher value on it afterwards, too, and get back there. If it was never something you cared much about, why would that change after pregnancy? I think that gives me some hope that I will get there! For now, I'm just watching the scale go up (as it should) to numbers I've never seen before!
coconut / 8681 posts
@highwire: @zippylef: My mom was also in her early 20's with me and in her 30's with my siblings.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
My mom said she gained a ton of weight (she was about 90lbs pre-me) had a c-section with me so she constantly reminds me how painful her labor was with me. She didn't gain as much weight with my younger brother, but she never lost the weight to be back pre-preggo.
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
yep she lost it all. she actually had a pretty flat tummy until she got older.
pomegranate / 3314 posts
Yes, my mom lost all the weight. But, she was/is kind of a fitness freak! In fact, she was so confident that I would lose my pregnancy weight by 3 months postpartum that now at 4 months postpartum with 20 pounds left to lose, I feel seriously lied to
honeydew / 7687 posts
Yep, she is naturally very slender even now in her 60s. My sister has a flatter stomach post-twins than I did pre-pregnancy - she definitely lost all hers too!
persimmon / 1453 posts
After having five kids, mom's hips are definitely wider than they used to be! Haha. But in general, she's looked the same for as long as I can remember her. Only minor fluctuations in weight. She had her first at 24 and last at 38.
honeydew / 7504 posts
My mom didn't (until within the past few years), but she also gained 60 pounds with my little sister, and that was a lot of weight on her tiny frame. But within the past few years she and my step-dad have gotten really active - taking dance classes, taking exercise classes, etc - she is definitely back to her pre-pregnancy size. She looks fantastic.
pomegranate / 3895 posts
Yep, my mum LOVES to tell me how by the time she went back to work six months after I was born, she weighed less than she did before she got pregnant...and she didn't even nurse! I pray that I have those genes! She was 35 at the time.
coconut / 8483 posts
My mom did! She is super tiny, like 5'2 110 pounds soaking wet. She only gained 20lbs with me, then 17 with my brother and 15 with my sister and was done having us at 27. She has a flat stomach still! She did say after she had us she was "squishy" for a while, but still tiny.
coconut / 8854 posts
My mom lost all of the weight after she had me (she was 95 lbs before preg) and then she had my brother and sister (twins) and she was 38 at the time, and she lost all the weight, but she always had a "momma pooch" after that.
coconut / 8475 posts
My mom lost it all except with my brother (3rd pregnancy) but it wasn't entirely the pregnancy....she also was 36yrs old and went back to school that year...so she was worn out.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
My mom lost too much! Oops.
I am 10 lbs away, but my mom said it took her 9 months....
nectarine / 2690 posts
No, and I was the last baby. She was 24 when she had me. She's always struggled with her weight
grapefruit / 4006 posts
my mom has always been slender, and she said she ended up 10 lbs over pre-preg after all three of us, without trying to lose it. she is the type that never gave a sh*t about her weight, probably because she was naturally thin.
cherry / 235 posts
My mom went back to her pre-baby size and weight after me (first) and she says "mostly" after my brother (second) but my third brother she didn't.
She admittedly says she was in way better physical condition PRIOR to getting pregnant with me or brother 1, so she attributes it a lot to her activity level prior to and during those pregnancies. She was in her 20s for all three of us.
pear / 1698 posts
My mom is naturally thin, so I think she lost the baby weight pretty easily. It probably helped that she had all three of us while she was in her 20's too so her metabolism probably hadn't started to slow down yet.
pomegranate / 3225 posts
My mom had three and gained 50 lbs with each. She never lost the weight until a few years ago when I was 28!
pomegranate / 3053 posts
No, but she's a size 4 or 6 which isn't bad for her age and after having 3 kids back-to-back.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
My mom had 3 kids and she bounced back right away.
bananas / 9973 posts
Nope. Never. But it's like she didn't even try, especially with my two younger siblings (who are 8 and 10 years younger than me).
She has never been one to exercise or diet so I can't tell if she could have gotten her pre-preg body back or not.
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
My mom said she gained about 5lbs with each kid that never came off.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Yup, she was also only 24 and had one pregnancy. I'm going to be almost 10 years older once DD #2 is born so it's a lot harder to lose weight at this age.
bananas / 9628 posts
She hadn't lost all the weight from my brother when she got pregnant with me (he was 6 months old & she was nursing). But she also didn't break 130lbs until she was pregnant the second time around. So I don't think she ever went back to her pre baby weight, but she's always had a nice figure (size 4-6 normally, now more like a 6-8 after a knee surgery with a hard recovery) and doesn't have a stretch mark on her or any smooshy tummy or saggy skin. She looks great!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
She did. She had us in her 20's and she was a hot mama! She started gaining weight in her late 30's. You know... Where I am now. :-\
GOLD / pear / 1845 posts
My mom went home from the hospital in her pre-preg jeans (with me, I'm the first). But she's a bit heavier now. I think that in her day it was common for doctors to really pressure women to gain only 15 lbs or so...I've heard that from quite a few smug older ladies.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
@Mrs. Superhero: Me too! My grandma said she only put on 20 pounds. I wouldn't have been able to do it! And I really tried! My clinic pressured me and all it did was make me feel bad.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Yeah, I see a lot of moms bounce back... but all these moms have only had one baby and generally eat well/live well...
My mom had her first baby at 21, and she bounced right back - she was a tiny little thing. Same with #2, #3 but she said after #4 she couldn't lose the weight anymore - it just stuck. She's had 6 kids and sadly is obese now It's sad. She's definitely tried and starting doing an exercise regime and cut out grains and sugar last year. She was able to lose about 15 lbs but has been stuck again. I feel so badly for her - it's been 20 years now of being overweight and it has really affected her.
So maybe wait til the moms you know have had a handful of kids and it might not be so easy for them?!
pomegranate / 3809 posts
My mom did after #2, but then after 3 and 4, not so much. Before kids she was about 105, then for a while she was 130s, now with my youngest brother 22, she's back down to 120 exercising more. She was much too busy with the four of us to take time to exercise when we were all younger.
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