Pregnancy-How many weeks after delivery did you lose weight

t4eaed · July 2013

I had my son 3 weeks ago and have already lost the 25 pounds that I gained during pregnancy.

I am now dropping additional pounds and can't tell if it is still pregnancy weight coming off, or if it is my low calories that I've been consuming.

Don't get me wrong I am happy for weight loss either way!, but I was just wondering when everyone else stopped losing pregnancy weight???

I'm sure it is a combination of both and different for everyone, but I just want to know after how many weeks my body will stop losing pregnancy weight and start losing fat?

Edit: I am not breastfeeding, only formula.

BusyRaeNOTBusty · July 2013

Weeks? LOL. How about months or years? It took me a year with the first 2 where I gained 25lbs, 1.5 years with the third where I gained 45lbs (and I never really got there but i was pretty thin before him).

mycrazy8splus1 · July 2013

are you breastfeeding? I have 8 kids. As long as I was breastfeeding I was losing weight fairly steadily. With baby 8 I lost all the baby weight in 3-4 months and then started losing the other weight. If you are breastfeeding make sure you are eating enough calories to maintain your milk supply. Drink lots of water.

sexysisam · July 2013

I lost weight quickly until about 4 weeks pp, about 40 lbs. When I stopped loosing weight I started using my fitness pal and lost 3.5 more. I haven't weighed myself since (I was 6 weeks pp on Thursday).

michellekicks · July 2013

Let me see... I gave birth in March 2006, and lost the weight in 2012... so... um, let me see... how many weeks in a year again? :laugh:

chandanista · July 2013

After my daughter I didn't lose weight until I quit breastfeeding, and only lost about half of it. 2 years after my son, I am finally at my pre-son weight...again, after weaning him.

Plus side, since I worked out before cutting my diet, I look better than I did before when I was this weight. If I do say so myself.

zyxst · July 2013

Well, it's been 20 years and I'm still not near my pre-pregnant weight.

For me, I wouldn't worry about losing weight so soon after giving birth. Dealing with babies throws my eating off anyway - not always time for a full meal, eating when I could, etc. - not to mention the work, lack of sleep, and running around that happens.

A_Fit_Mom · July 2013

Well, with my first I was a healthy weight of 145 before getting pregnant and I gained about 25 pounds. By 8 weeks after delivery I lost about 15 of it. Now, it took almost all the way to his first birthday for me to lose the last 10. But I wasn't as strict.

With my second..I had slowly gained 15 pounds over the years and was 160 when I got pregnant. I gained about 30-35 pounds this time and got up to 190-195 but the days after delivery I was down to 185. Now my stomach went down a bit, but I stayed 185 for about 2 years. I was still eating like crap.

Then I started being serious and lost 30 pounds since March and I am lower than my 2nd pre pregnancy weight and I am only 10 pounds from my first pre pregnancy weight.

It may take time, but if you are serious, I am sure you can be successful.

ETA. I also didn't breastfeed my two kids.

Jessimaaka · July 2013

I gained 50 and lost it by the time my son was 6 months. The first 30 dropped off within about 6 weeks and I had to struggle with the remaining 20. I am now 15 lighter than that and still working on it

Edit: he was exclusively breastfed until about 6.5 months, and we still nurse about 5 times in a 24 hour period.

broox80 · July 2013

I stared MFP Jan of 2012. I lost 15 pounds quickly and started feeling GREAT!! So great that my libido went through the roof (how you doin??!!?) So 9 months later I am excited about starting my weight loss journey all over again (hello baby)!! Breastfeeding made me gain and I was sicker than hell for the first few months after delivery. I am a unique case I am sure, but I didnt really start losing until about 5 month post delivery. With my first baby I gained 80 pounds and had 90 off in 6 months. With this one, I am just hoping to lose the 50 pounds I gained by the time my chunk a lunk turns 1(a little over 10 pounds left yo!!) Long story short(too late!!) Its different for every pregnancy.Do what you feel comfortable doing and slowly increase exercise. That has been the key for me :-)

Kkonowal · July 2013

Are you breastfeeding? Cause if you are you should be eating about 300 calories over your maintenance.....i had my third baby 11 months ago and i
My pre-pregnancy weight was 148 i gained about 55 lbs, breastfed for 6 months, lost all pregnancy weight by 4 months postpartum and now i'm currently 134.... So congrats on the weight loss and your new baby!!!! WTG!

RebeccaHite · July 2013

I got told it takes 2 yrs for your body to go back how it was(Organs to shrink) if you breastfeed it will shrink your uterus faster and is a natural birth control.

pwittek10 · July 2013

my son was 43 years old before I got the weight off!
Good for you

roselover58 · July 2013

I weighed 188 when I had my daughter. Last year, I actually hit below 188! I have gained back a bit, but I know I can do it.

Oh, yeah - my beautiful daughter just turned 25...

thatonegirlwiththestuff · July 2013

I lost 30 lbs in 6 weeks after my son was born. It took an additional few months to get the remaining 20 off even with breastfeeding. If you're not nursing you don't need to worry about a calorie restrictive diet. But for everyone it's different.

Keiras_Mom · July 2013

People who comment without knowing all the facts piss me off. You have no idea why she chose to use formula over breast milk, and there could be any number of reasons to do so, which do NOT include selfishness.

JulesAlloggio · July 2013

My first daughter took me a really long time ..I also developed an ED from the Navy (because I had a short amount of time to gt back to weight standards) my second daughter 5 years later, took me about 8 weeks to shed the extra weight.

I have kept it off healthy since.

For every woman, there is no "right" or "wrong" amount of time to lose baby weight. From my experience, losing it healthy and learning to keep it off if way healthier than losing it in a fast amount of time.

ALWAYS shoot for 1-2 pounds a week.

Good luck!

chandanista · July 2013

You are a *kitten*.

If my mom had kept my sisters and me on breastmilk we'd have starved to death. None of the four of us have autism. I have several adopted brothers and sisters, I'd bet dollar to donuts they were formula fed too. Don't you dare judge this woman for feeding her kid. She loves her child and is doing what she feels/knows is best.

Judgmental people piss me off.

JulesAlloggio · July 2013

Hey guess what? I formula fed both of my kids...both of them are healthy and strong. Personally its not being selfish, its determining what is right for you. The thought of my kid sucking on my boob totally grosses me out. Some moms need to open their eyes.

A_Fit_Mom · July 2013

What a waste of a post.

mycrazy8splus1 · July 2013

I have to agree (with the last poster here). I have breastfed all 8 of my kids and done it through mastitis BUT not everyone can breastfeed. My sister was unable to breastfeed because of medication she had to take. I pumped milk for her but she mainly used formula. If you are not breastfeeding because of a medical issue or something you can get human donor milk which is a better option than formula. If you just had not thought about breastfeeding you can try re-lacating. If you are interested in that let me know and I will message you some tips on how to do that.

JulesAlloggio · July 2013

Ladies~ Lets remind ourselves that this is a man who is making this post about breastfeeding. He has no idea what its like to be a MOM and therefore is speaking out of NON experience.

So when he squeezes an 8lb kid from HIS Vagina, I'd like to see how he handles it all! HA

mycrazy8splus1 · July 2013

^excellent!! I didn't even notice that the post was from a man.

Iron_Lotus · July 2013

My oldest is 14, still losing it

DawnieB1977 · July 2013

I didn't even weigh myself in pregnancy (the midwife did at 12 weeks but I didn't look lol) and then I went back to the gym when my daughter was 7 weeks old and was weighed by my personal trainer. I did the same with my son, my first child. Now my son is 4 and my daughter is 2 and I'm the smallest I've been in about 11 years!

It's taken me 2 years to lose 66lbs though, but my body shape has changed and I am much more toned. I still have a small muffin top though that needs to go!

BusyRaeNOTBusty · July 2013

Telling someone who has already made the decision to not breast feed (the kid is 3 weeks old) is pointless. It's too late now anyway. (Not the I believe that Autism is related to not breast feeding).

Chucksteakswife · July 2013

10 years and still trying

Of course I didn't do anything until recently to help myself during those ten years. So depending on how much you gained and what you have to lose and how much effort you give,, I'm sure in 6 months to a year you'd be back to "normal".

CrankMeUp · July 2013

wow.

iNkedFiTmama · July 2013

With my previous 2 pregnancies I lost a ton at the beginning 20ish lbs and the last 10-12 hung on for another month or two .. I had my last baby in november 2012 and i'm still about 5lbs away.. my loss has been slow and I've been focusing less on pounds and more on building muscle so i haven't really restricted caloric intake a whole lot or felt like I needed a timeline to lose by. I only even weigh myself once a month at this point as a matter of fact.

DawnieB1977 · July 2013

You piss me off! I planned to exclusively breastfeed my children but nature had other ideas. My son went from a birth weight of 7lbs 13 down to 6lbs 7 by day 6. I was told by my midwife to give him formula. I was heartbroken. I did mix feed for as long as I could, so I'd breastfeed at each feed, then give formula, and pump in between. I had similar issues with my daughter, and I even took domperidone to increase lactation. All it did was make me gain weight. Again, she was mix fed. As you can see from my profile pic, nothing wrong with my children.

I was formula fed from about 10 weeks myself. I'm healthy, have 3 degrees etc. It's made no difference!

The WHO recommends breastfeeding for longer probably for third world countries where they don't have access to the same healthy food the rest of the world does.

Believe me, if I have another baby I will try my hardest to breastfeed, but I don't think it's the end of the world if you can't (although it feels it at the time). Comments like yours really upset me.

autumn26 · July 2013

I gained around 50lbs (eeek! I know...) with baby girl number 2. I had her 4 weeks ago and so far have lost 25lbs.

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