Like the title says...
I'm trying to find something to wear and even though I'm almost at pre pregnancy weight, a lot of my clothes don't fit around the hip area... Do I have any chance of shrinking my hips or do I need to get rid of some clothes and buy a bigger size...? Any ladies out there who have successfully shrunk back to their pre pregnancy hip size? Any tips?
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I fit into prepreg jeans/pants, but there were some work pants that were just too tight in my hip upper thigh area. So I donated them. I wear the same size technically, I just have to try on different cuts/etc as they fit differently around my hips. I don't think I'll ever go back width-wise to pre-preg hips; like my bones will never shift back!
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How PP are you? I'm at 20 month PP and my hips are pretty much back to normal. It took a good 12-14 months before they came back to their original size. I had lost all of my weight really quickly, but my body shape was definitely different immediately pp.
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I had to buy new jeans, I wear the same size but the cut I used to wear pre-baby just did not work no matter how much I lost.
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I was lucky in that I could get back into prebaby jeans comfortably within 4-5 weeks PP.
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My daughter is 26 months and I can wear the same size, but things don't fit how they used to.
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@2PeasinaPod: I'm 10 weeks pp. so I guess for now I'll live in yoga pants and might get some new work pants for when I go back at 12 weeks and pray that a miracle happens by a year...
@lamariniere: you must have great genes... Lucky girl!
@lulu mom @mrsjyw : guess I will try some new cuts.. Thanks for the suggestion. -
@Ctran: mine did very slowly, not sure when but it was after 5 months PP, even after i was at PP weight.
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It took me a while, but I did. At first, I could fit into my jeans and pants but they were definitely snug around the thighs/butt. I'd say around 4-5 pp everything seemed back to normal in terms of fit. No real tips, I just exercised and tried to watch what I ate.
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@Ctran: Definitely give it some more time. I know buying new pants to go back to work seriously sucks, but don't donate your old ones yet. I could fit into my jeans shortly afterwards, but they absolutely fit differently until at least 6 months PP!
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Probably? I wear my pp with no issue. It did take like 8m or so for them to feel totally back to normal, although I still stuffed myself into them at like 8weeks pp.
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I went back to work at 13 weeks and I had to get a couple new pairs of work pants. Around 5.5 months, my old pants started to fit better again. They still don't fit perfectly, but I don't think most people would notice unless they're really looking (and I also have been wearing longer tops with them to cover up any wonkiness).
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It took weaning for me.
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15 months and no one close to going back
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It happened gradually for me. I was comfortably back in my old jeans by 6-7 months pp? I was at my pre-pregnancy weight prior to my jeans fitting the way they used to.
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@septca: same for me. completely weaned at 15 months pp, and am now fitting into my pre-pg jeans (at 21 months pp).
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Good to know that it is possible...
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By a year things were improved, but things fit differently- some clothes just aren't as comfortable, so I went with different cuts and different brands while still being the same size as before.
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I didn't really notice my hips being wider, but my rib cage didn't go back to normal till 3 mo pp! I think it just takes time for everything to adjust. I definitely wouldn't lose hope yet!
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gradually!! I saw the biggest change when he weaned himself at 8 months.
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I think it took almost a year for me. I was so nervous they wouldn't go back.
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