Pregnancy-How many weeks after delivery did you lose weight

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  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    Everyday he sees me now, there's just a little less of me.

    This made me chuckle because of what I'm going through with my little guy. I'm fortunate in that I've lost weight in my belly; he always enjoyed wrestling me and ending with a belly wiffle--his or mine. Well he's started showing distress lately that my belly isn't nearly as large, flabby and gushy as it used to be when he wiffled it.

    He's getting used to it though. Wonder what he'll do if I ever have "abs"...
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    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.

    You are already below your pre-pregnancy weight, in which case you should now be losing 'real' weight, which is a combination of water weight, fat and muscle, in different proportions depending on whether you do any strength training.

    I believe most people consider 'baby weight' to be all the excess weight they gained above their pre-pregnancy weight. The initial loss is baby, placenta, blood and water. Last pregnancy that had all gone by a week post-partum (my once swollen legs shrivelled right down again, not pretty :ohwell: ). After that I gained, through ignorance more than anything else.
  • nainai0585
    nainai0585 Posts: 199 Member
    Oldest son (7 yrs old) - I have another 6 lbs to go to be under my pre-pregnancy weight for him - breastfed for 4 months.
    Surrogacy baby 1 (4 yrs old) - I lost her weight just before her first birthday - arrived WAY too early, not able to pump as I was in the ICU and she was in the NICU.
    Youngest Son (2 yrs old) - I lost his baby weight within the first year - Breastfed for 15 months.
    Surrogacy baby 2 (8 months old) - I reached my pre-pregnancy weight 6 months after her birth - Pumped for the first 4 weeks, then she was slowly weaned to forumla for the last 2 weeks while still supplementing with pumped milk.
    Surrogacy baby 3 (getting prepped now for IVF. Sibling to Surro baby 2) - I'm hoping to loose the weight within 3-6 months after his/her/their birth - Hoping to do the same as his/her/their sibling.
  • andreagenther
    andreagenther Posts: 67 Member
    I gained about 25 lbs with pregnancy but had about 40 extra that I was working on when I got pregnant. I lost all my baby weight in about 4 weeks and about 5 lbs in the next month. I breastfed for a year and nine months and could not loose any weight until I quit breast feeding. I have about 30 lbs to loose right now and my little guy is about 2.5 but my baby weight is long gone.

    Best of luck to all you Moms. We can kick this extra weight!
  • Sjenny5891
    Sjenny5891 Posts: 717 Member
    Every pregnancy is different. I waitressed with my first three. I lost all except for the last 10 pounds at delivery and lost the last 10 quickly after returning to work without counting calories or dieting.

    I changed jobs before i got pregnant with the twins, gained 100 pounds, lost 40 at delivery and about 10 the next two months. A series of health issues kept me from losing the last of it.

    I gained 55 pounds with child #6. Lost 20 at delivery and a whopping 5lb breastfeeding the next two months. Then I found MFP.
    I only logged everything I ate the first week. ( and did a lot of research on food that was high in the nutrients i was missing)
    I showed a loss at the check-up 2 weeks later.
  • jhmomofmany
    jhmomofmany Posts: 571 Member
    My youngest is 7 weeks old and I am about 5 pounds below pre-pregnancy weight. The pregnancy before that, I lost all that I gained by the time she was two weeks old. Staying active and eating well during pregnancy made all the difference for me.

    Now, if I can just lose all the weight from the first. :laugh: (I have 8 kids and didn't always take good care of myself.)
  • HotMummyMission
    HotMummyMission Posts: 1,723 Member
    5 weeks with loads of walking everyday but rhen when i stopped i gained loads :(
  • t4eaed
    t4eaed Posts: 25
    All apologies to the OP and anyone I've pissed off.

    I understand done people cannot breast feed for whatever reasons and I truly hope you accept my apologies.

    I wish OP good health and longevity and her baby to thrive.


    Apology accepted.

    If anything, I hope that you've learned that most women (myself included) do not decide to give formula for selfish reasons. There are numerous reasons beyond our control that don't allow us to breastfeed or in some cases women just decide not to. No woman should be judged on her decision, we each do what is best for ourselves and our family.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    Wow...just wow.

    OP my youngest is 6. Still working on it ;)
  • mycrazy8splus1
    mycrazy8splus1 Posts: 1,558 Member


    Apology accepted.

    If anything, I hope that you've learned that most women (myself included) do not decide to give formula for selfish reasons. There are numerous reasons beyond our control that don't allow us to breastfeed or in some cases women just decide not to. No woman should be judged on her decision, we each do what is best for ourselves and our family.

    :drinker: well said! :flowerforyou:
  • CandiQueen
    CandiQueen Posts: 57
    I'm sorry, I was too critical. "Boobs are icky" is a valid reason not to breastfeed. What was I thinking? You have shown me the error of my ways.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Took me 910 weeks to start losing weight after delivery.
  • ingeh
    ingeh Posts: 513 Member
    well my 2nd son was born 30th october 2012 and Im at my pre pregnancy weight now. So about 8months, was the same with my first son too. Wer having a 5 yr break then maybe trying for #3, and hoping to not gain too much. I gained about 40lbs with each son which is alot! Hop not to gain that much if we do it again!
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1746-4358-1-16.pdf

    Dan, need to read the articles you post.
    Use of infant formula with DHA/ARA compared to exclusive breastfeeding was not significantly associated with an increase in the odds of AD.

    It's the quality of the formula not breast feeding vs. supplemental feeding. Not only are the apologies due to the tonality and judgmental attitude but the actual information you posted in your study doesn't support not using formula just choosing the right one.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Whew the drama! :) I'm more concerned that you may not be getting enough cals, OP. Very short timeframe to lose your 25lbs. Check with your OB, in my opinion just to make sure all is good?

    I lost about all of it 8 weeks after I had him. But the squishy feeling was still awesome.

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