Postpartum Body pics
jaylas_mom21
Posts: 311 Member
Anybody want to share postpartum pictures? I've lost about 17 pounds so far in the first 2 weeks so I'm pleased with my progress so far. I've now stopped breastfeeding so will probably have to start watching what I'm eating again. I'll go first. Here's my pic:
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I don't have pics to post, but you look great! Fabulous job, momma!0
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You look awesome! And only 2 weeks pp!
I haven't figured out how to post pics...
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that's me after baby #1.
I'm happy overall, but I'd like to get more abdominal definition before I get pregnant with #2.0 -
Thank you! I was really nervous of what I would look like PP for the 2nd time around but so far am happy even though I have a long way to get to where I really want to be.0
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Wow! You do look fantastic! I don't know how to post pictures either.lol! Congrats!0
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Amazing change is such a short space of time! I know it's a personal decision, but why stop breastfeeding after only two weeks, if you don't mind sharing?0
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You look fantastic!0
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Amazing change is such a short space of time! I know it's a personal decision, but why stop breastfeeding after only two weeks, if you don't mind sharing?
Girl, we had a terrible time with breastfeeding! At first my milk took forever to come in. She lost almost a pound in 3 days. So I was told to start supplementing. I had to use a nipple shield from the beginning bc they said I had sort of flat nipples. Once I started supplementing, she basically gave up on trying to suck at the breast and would just sit there and scream and act like she wasn't getting anything. The whole thing of her losing the weight at first really freaked me out too so after all that I was just having to pump and give her that along with formula bc I didn't have enough milk. I was told to put her to the breast, then give her a bottle with formula and also pump every 3 hours. All that was extremely overwhelming for me and I planned to stop breastfeeding at 3 months anyway once I went back to work bc I don't have time to pump at work. So I decided I wasn't able to enjoy any of my time off work or spending time with her bc all I had time for was trying to feed her and pumping so I decided to give it up. Long story but that about sums it up. I wish breastfeeding had been easy for me like it is for some people but unfortunately it just was too much.0 -
Thanks everybody!
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I am 9 months PP almost 10 and I still look like your 1 week pic I have lost weight but it doesn't want to leave my belly area. So frustrating. I know what you mean about breastfeeding I tried it ( this one is my #2) and it was a bust I didn't develop enough milk. I would produce about 2 oz every 12 hours if I was lucky and it became not worth the stress so I gave it up too so I could just enjoy my maternity leave.0
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You look amazing! Seriously, you look fab! How big was your baby? I swear my five month belly shot is as big as your were at full term!!! LOL!
I need to take some pics and post them but I hate my body right now!0 -
I am 9 months PP almost 10 and I still look like your 1 week pic I have lost weight but it doesn't want to leave my belly area. So frustrating. I know what you mean about breastfeeding I tried it ( this one is my #2) and it was a bust I didn't develop enough milk. I would produce about 2 oz every 12 hours if I was lucky and it became not worth the stress so I gave it up too so I could just enjoy my maternity leave.
It's good to know others can relate. It makes you feel like you've failed but I try to tell myself it's fine. At least I tried. 0 -
You look amazing! Seriously, you look fab! How big was your baby? I swear my five month belly shot is as big as your were at full term!!! LOL!
I need to take some pics and post them but I hate my body right now!
Thank you!
She weighed 7 lbs 13 oz and was 20.5 inches long. She was born at 38 wks 2 days.0 -
"weight loss" for a NB is normal. Did you have an IV during labor? If so a lot of her birth weight was from the IV fluids and not truly HER weight. And once you give a bottle its all down hill from there. Always. Suckling at the breast is harder so babies get lazy when a bottle is introduced. You DO...well did before the formula... have enough milk. You body will not fail you. And legally you are allowed time to BF while at work. If you want it bad enough you can make it work! I always hate to see moms misinformed on BFing! It is hard! But its worth it! It took about 6 weeks for us before it was "easy".Amazing change is such a short space of time! I know it's a personal decision, but why stop breastfeeding after only two weeks, if you don't mind sharing?
Girl, we had a terrible time with breastfeeding! At first my milk took forever to come in. She lost almost a pound in 3 days. So I was told to start supplementing. I had to use a nipple shield from the beginning bc they said I had sort of flat nipples. Once I started supplementing, she basically gave up on trying to suck at the breast and would just sit there and scream and act like she wasn't getting anything. The whole thing of her losing the weight at first really freaked me out too so after all that I was just having to pump and give her that along with formula bc I didn't have enough milk. I was told to put her to the breast, then give her a bottle with formula and also pump every 3 hours. All that was extremely overwhelming for me and I planned to stop breastfeeding at 3 months anyway once I went back to work bc I don't have time to pump at work. So I decided I wasn't able to enjoy any of my time off work or spending time with her bc all I had time for was trying to feed her and pumping so I decided to give it up. Long story but that about sums it up. I wish breastfeeding had been easy for me like it is for some people but unfortunately it just was too much.0 -
you do look good though! So congrats on that part! 0
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Oh my gosh you look AMAZING! No wonder why no one else wants to post! :laugh: I still look like your full term picture!
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Haha! Thanks Jai! You're too sweet. 0
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Wow you look AmaZinG!!!0
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The day I had my second baby and 1 year later
6 weeks PP up until 2 months ago. It took me a year and half but I am happy with the changes.
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Ladies with pics - you look amazing! I don't have pics to post like that, although I lost a lot after baby no. 2.
I'm currently 18 weeks pregnant with baby no. 3 and hoping to minimise weight gain so I look as amazing as you two who have posted pics. My profile pic was taken just before I got pregnant. Well, I probably was pregnant at that point but didn't know it!
I had trouble breastfeeding. My son was born 10 days late weighing 7lbs13 and 6 days after had dropped to 6lbs7 so my midwife told me to give formula. I spent 10 weeks bfing him, then giving him formula, then pumping. It was very stressful. A similar thing happened with my daughter. She just wouldn't stop feeding, I literally couldn't leave her for 5 mins as she would scream for more milk. I know breastfeeding can be hard, but you shouldn't have to feed 24/7 for weeks on end! So I'm sorry, but low supply does exist! I'm hoping with my third i'll produce more.0 -
Wow. All you ladies look amazing. I am 7 months pp and can't wait for my spare tire to go away.0
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I will try to post pics after baby is born
I had trouble breastfeeding my son as well he was born with a cleft lip so a nipple shield was used and that seemed to cause more harm than good he also had a tongue tie with made matters worse. He had jaundice from being two weeks so we were told to supplement 1 oz a day when we first brought him home to help flush the billirubin from his kidneys. We didn't use a bottle at first but a dropper so he didn't get used to the bottle. after about three weeks I started pumping and giving him milk in a bottle because he was sucking so much air at the breast due to the cleft. My milk dried up around 2 months but I was at least happy he was able to get that much milk given the situation.
There is misinformation out there about breast feeding but there is also a mothers right to choose. And I fully believe that if formula feeding is what works best for your family and your situation then more power too you. And more power to the moms than can and do breast feed as long as they can and are willing. Each mama is different and I think the world would be a lot better place if we started embracing and supporting mothers decisions instead of assuming they are out of ignorance 0 -
I'm 10.5 months post partum with my second baby. When I gave birth I was 210lbs (first pic), when I started back with MFP on an everyday basis (second pic) I was 183lbs, and now today at 10.5 months PP (last pic) I weighed in this morning at 167lbs. I should mention I'm 5'9" I hope the pic works. My first time posting a pic.
Edit: Can't get the pic to work. If someone can tell me how I can do it 0 -
Right before giving birth I was 198lbs. I had gained 60. Now at 10 months pp and 146lbs.
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Right before giving birth I was 198lbs. I had gained 60. Now at 10 months pp and 146lbs.
You look great! Do you mind if I ask if you've been BFing or FFing (or both)? No judgment, as my first was FF and my 6-month-old is BF - I'm having a much harder time losing due to BFing, so if you BF, I'm curious about your calories and stuff.
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Thanks RBX! I BF. I'll write more on cals and stuff later today. I'm kind of busy right now.0
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Thanks RBX! I BF. I'll write more on cals and stuff later today. I'm kind of busy right now.
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OK I have some time now so I can share some of my experience (hopefully she won't wake in the meantime).
So yes I gained a lot during pregnancy, about 60lbs. By 2 weeks pp I had lost about 24lbs, mostly baby and water weight and I imagine a bit of the extra padding, but at that point I knew I had to work for the rest of it.
I was eager to BF and I had read about the calorie requirements for BFing so I didn't want to go too crazy with the restriction. I didn't log all that consistently for the first few weeks. Then when I set up my goals with my new stats I set it up for a daily goal of 1300 net (accounting for BF cals of 500 a day, so really 1800). I just looked back at my logs and in reality it was all over the place. Some days I was at 1200, some days 1900 (after subtracting 500). There are some outlier days of less than 1000 cals but those must have been days I didn't log fully because I normally wouldn't eat that little.
After a month of 1300 I lowered it to 1200 but again I was all over the place. I do have a tendency to weigh myself often, so I think after the high cal days I'd see the scale not moving (or moving in the wrong direction) and then I'd buckle down and be good for a few days.
I've been more consistent in the last couple of months, mostly because I got frustrated at the slow progress during the summer/early fall. Baby is on some solids so I'm only using 300 cals for breastfeeding in my diary.
In terms of exercise, I didn't have much time for structure exercise in the gym so I'd go for long walks with my daughter during the summer and early fall. We do have a gym in our building but my husband works long hours so it's hard to make it. In the last little while I've been going late at night, like after 10. I also do some DVDs now and then when the baby naps but it gets frustrating when the baby wakes from a nap and interrupts. I also make up my own quick 15 minute circuit exercises because I get bored of the DVDs.
I try ("try" being the operative word) to keep my protein high and to keep carbs lowish or at least at goal - with varying success. But ideally I'd get more protein. I don't have banned foods and I don't try to eat low fat. Fat is my friend, at least in my food lol
In the interests of full disclosure I'll admit that in that picture I posted, I'm doing a great job at sucking in my tummy.. if I let it hang out I'll look 4 months pregnant. Planks and vacuum exercises (sucking in tummy hard) did great things for me at about 6 months pp so I should get back to doing them.
If you look through my diary and have specific questions or anything, let me know.. I'm no expert and am certainly not perfect but I'll help if I can.
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I finally figured out how to add pics! 40 weeks pregnant I was 210, 5 months PP I was 183, and 10.5 months PP I am 167. My goal is 145-150 and I'm 5'9". I BF my baby until 9.5 months
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OK I have some time now so I can share some of my experience (hopefully she won't wake in the meantime).
So yes I gained a lot during pregnancy, about 60lbs. By 2 weeks pp I had lost about 24lbs, mostly baby and water weight and I imagine a bit of the extra padding, but at that point I knew I had to work for the rest of it.
I was eager to BF and I had read about the calorie requirements for BFing so I didn't want to go too crazy with the restriction. I didn't log all that consistently for the first few weeks. Then when I set up my goals with my new stats I set it up for a daily goal of 1300 net (accounting for BF cals of 500 a day, so really 1800). I just looked back at my logs and in reality it was all over the place. Some days I was at 1200, some days 1900 (after subtracting 500). There are some outlier days of less than 1000 cals but those must have been days I didn't log fully because I normally wouldn't eat that little.
After a month of 1300 I lowered it to 1200 but again I was all over the place. I do have a tendency to weigh myself often, so I think after the high cal days I'd see the scale not moving (or moving in the wrong direction) and then I'd buckle down and be good for a few days.
I've been more consistent in the last couple of months, mostly because I got frustrated at the slow progress during the summer/early fall. Baby is on some solids so I'm only using 300 cals for breastfeeding in my diary.
In terms of exercise, I didn't have much time for structure exercise in the gym so I'd go for long walks with my daughter during the summer and early fall. We do have a gym in our building but my husband works long hours so it's hard to make it. In the last little while I've been going late at night, like after 10. I also do some DVDs now and then when the baby naps but it gets frustrating when the baby wakes from a nap and interrupts. I also make up my own quick 15 minute circuit exercises because I get bored of the DVDs.
I try ("try" being the operative word) to keep my protein high and to keep carbs lowish or at least at goal - with varying success. But ideally I'd get more protein. I don't have banned foods and I don't try to eat low fat. Fat is my friend, at least in my food lol
In the interests of full disclosure I'll admit that in that picture I posted, I'm doing a great job at sucking in my tummy.. if I let it hang out I'll look 4 months pregnant. Planks and vacuum exercises (sucking in tummy hard) did great things for me at about 6 months pp so I should get back to doing them.
If you look through my diary and have specific questions or anything, let me know.. I'm no expert and am certainly not perfect but I'll help if I can.
Take care.
That is helpful, thank you! I do 1800/day and BF, but now I am feeding solids 2x/day, so my burn is probably less. That and the fact that's baby is STTN now might have something to do with my stall. I'm worried about eating less than 1800, though.
I think what will make the difference (and what your post seems to substantiate) is that I need to work out. After my first it really helped my weight loss, and I think it will help me this time. Otherwise I bet weaning will do the trick, whenever that may be!
Thanks again
PS - Don't feel bad about your 60-lb gain. I gained about 75 and only lost 20 right off the bat (8lb 4 oz baby).0 -
OK I have some time now so I can share some of my experience (hopefully she won't wake in the meantime).
So yes I gained a lot during pregnancy, about 60lbs. By 2 weeks pp I had lost about 24lbs, mostly baby and water weight and I imagine a bit of the extra padding, but at that point I knew I had to work for the rest of it.
I was eager to BF and I had read about the calorie requirements for BFing so I didn't want to go too crazy with the restriction. I didn't log all that consistently for the first few weeks. Then when I set up my goals with my new stats I set it up for a daily goal of 1300 net (accounting for BF cals of 500 a day, so really 1800). I just looked back at my logs and in reality it was all over the place. Some days I was at 1200, some days 1900 (after subtracting 500). There are some outlier days of less than 1000 cals but those must have been days I didn't log fully because I normally wouldn't eat that little.
After a month of 1300 I lowered it to 1200 but again I was all over the place. I do have a tendency to weigh myself often, so I think after the high cal days I'd see the scale not moving (or moving in the wrong direction) and then I'd buckle down and be good for a few days.
I've been more consistent in the last couple of months, mostly because I got frustrated at the slow progress during the summer/early fall. Baby is on some solids so I'm only using 300 cals for breastfeeding in my diary.
In terms of exercise, I didn't have much time for structure exercise in the gym so I'd go for long walks with my daughter during the summer and early fall. We do have a gym in our building but my husband works long hours so it's hard to make it. In the last little while I've been going late at night, like after 10. I also do some DVDs now and then when the baby naps but it gets frustrating when the baby wakes from a nap and interrupts. I also make up my own quick 15 minute circuit exercises because I get bored of the DVDs.
I try ("try" being the operative word) to keep my protein high and to keep carbs lowish or at least at goal - with varying success. But ideally I'd get more protein. I don't have banned foods and I don't try to eat low fat. Fat is my friend, at least in my food lol
In the interests of full disclosure I'll admit that in that picture I posted, I'm doing a great job at sucking in my tummy.. if I let it hang out I'll look 4 months pregnant. Planks and vacuum exercises (sucking in tummy hard) did great things for me at about 6 months pp so I should get back to doing them.
If you look through my diary and have specific questions or anything, let me know.. I'm no expert and am certainly not perfect but I'll help if I can.
Take care.
That is helpful, thank you! I do 1800/day and BF, but now I am feeding solids 2x/day, so my burn is probably less. That and the fact that's baby is STTN now might have something to do with my stall. I'm worried about eating less than 1800, though.
I think what will make the difference (and what your post seems to substantiate) is that I need to work out. After my first it really helped my weight loss, and I think it will help me this time. Otherwise I bet weaning will do the trick, whenever that may be!
Thanks again
PS - Don't feel bad about your 60-lb gain. I gained about 75 and only lost 20 right off the bat (8lb 4 oz baby).
You're welcome. Despite my firm belief in calories in/out, I notice that I do lose weight better with exercise, even when I eat my exercise calories back. I think it increases my metabolism for the whole day or something.
Yeah I don't really regret my weight gain... I mean obviously things would be easier if I hadn't gained that much but after my history with miscarriages I just didn't want to stress out about keeping my weight down. I also feel like there wasn't much I could do about it. Exercise was forbidden because of bleeding issues, and eating was the only thing that took the nausea away. My OB never mentioned my gain, my BP was always perfect, my glucose tests were fine, so it didn't cause any harm (maybe the reason she didn't mention it was because they started weighing me after I joined their practice at 12 weeks, when I was already up at 155). Interestingly my baby was still on the smaller side, at 5lbs 12oz.0
