My Wedding ring doesn't fit ;(

Bethee101
Bethee101 Posts: 99 Member
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Through my pregnancy I gained about 60 lbs and as a result my wedding ring doesn't fit me anymore. My husband wants me to get it re- sized but I am afraid that once I loose weight it will be too big. Has anyone else had this problem? Will my fingers get smaller?
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  • rebekah_anne81
    rebekah_anne81 Posts: 52
    When I was pregnant, I gained about the same. As you work to get the weight off, your fingers will get smaller and your rings will fit again. Mine are almost too big now...they twist on my fingers a lot. But the choice is ultimately yours. :) Hope this helps!
  • frosty73
    frosty73 Posts: 424 Member
    Yup, my fingers have gotten fatter along with the rest of me. I am thrilled that I've lost several lbs. and my ring is getting looser.
    My advice? If you are SERIOUS about losing weight (i.e. you are going to do it no matter what it takes)--- then don't resize the ring. If you want to lose weight but aren't fully committed, go ahead and get it resized. You can always get it smaller later.
    Good luck! ~Jessica
  • reddcat
    reddcat Posts: 314 Member
    Gained exactly 60 with my son too! My opinion is not to get it resized. Just wear it on a chain around your neck in the interim. You WILL get there, it WILL fit again. I think if it like when you blow up a rubber glove.....first the hand part fills up and then the finger area. When you let out some air, it will all shrink down. Ha!
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Get it resized. You don't want to lose it. If you drop weight, you might lose some more in your fingers so you can resize again then.
  • BPayton27
    BPayton27 Posts: 626 Member
    In a word: YES. I have lost over 40 lbs and can no longer wear my wedding bands. They both are too big and slide off VERY easily, especially when I am sweating. They are platinum and I am hesitant to get them resized before I am in maintenance mode. It is likely your fingers will shrink with weight loss. If you can hold off on resizing them that'd be best. You can only do it so many times...
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Don't get it resized yet. I gained 50 pounds with my pregnancy, and couldn't wear my engagement ring, my wedding band was actually a little bigger than the engagement ring, so I was always able to wear it. Anyhow, I am so thankful I never got them resized because now I can officially say my engagement ring is actually TOO BIG now also! If I flick it, it spins all the way around my finger! I am going to buy a ring guard for it and once I have maintained for a year I think I will have it resized.
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    I had mine resized years ago, and then I gained more weight again. Went almost 5 years without wearing it. But for the last few months it fits again!!!! And now it's starting to feel loose!
  • auntied
    auntied Posts: 113 Member
    Yep they will get smaller! I had to get a spacer put on mine didn't want to get it sized till I hit my goal!.
  • colochel
    colochel Posts: 263 Member
    Mine were swollen until about 2 weeks after I delivered... after losing all the fluids they fit again. I wouldn't resize... unless the place you bought it from would do it for free (but I think it's easier to size down than up). Keep the faith! They will fit again! :)
  • tataliciousd89
    tataliciousd89 Posts: 465
    You also will have a lot of random water weight for a couple weeks after having a baby. I know for some people it is more a swelling issue than anything.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    Through my pregnancy I gained about 60 lbs and as a result my wedding ring doesn't fit me anymore. My husband wants me to get it re- sized but I am afraid that once I loose weight it will be too big. Has anyone else had this problem? Will my fingers get smaller?
    Mine is so big after the weight loss that it falls off my finger.
    I need to have it sized DOWN!
  • polar135
    polar135 Posts: 319 Member
    Mine is to small to wear when i work out. (slips off) i think i am going to get a necklace to wear it with, and then get a second ring that actually fits. I'm also a guy and my ring isn't nearly as expensive as my wife's. lol I look at as a NSV.
  • shmunster
    shmunster Posts: 538 Member
    My wedding rings stopped fitting during pregnancy, we ok for a while but I stacked on the weight after he was born again

    I've lost 50pounds and my rings fit again

    For the inbetween period we got a silver band that hubby gave me out at dinner so I had a wedding ring of sorts, I felt weird without anything on!
  • Carlamere84
    Carlamere84 Posts: 38
    Yup! I gained 75 with my first, and 20 with my second. About a month or two before the due dates for each I took my rings off. With my first I didn't put my rings back on until 6 months later. With my second, I thought the swelling was gone and put the rings on after 2 months; my hand swelled and I had to get the rings cut off and re-sized after several months. The jewler told me that she saw many women do this, and she said after any pregnancy wait at LEAST 6 months after giving birth to put your rings on. I had c-sections so my swelling may have been worse than others.
  • Amy911Gray
    Amy911Gray Posts: 685 Member
    Take your husband to Target and buy a cheap replacement band--something that you do together. Wear that one until you have lost enough weight to wear your wedding ring again. Until then, lock it up somewhere and tell no one.....

    I had a friend lose hers while on a chain in kickboxing class. She never found it again. I had another friend carry hers in her purse. The purse was stolen.

    My wedding set circles around my finger until it drives me crazy, then to the right hand it goes....
  • Sweetchaos66
    Sweetchaos66 Posts: 59 Member
    One of my goals is to be able to take off my wedding ring. Then my husband better be careful :). I really dont want to cut it off and its starting to fit better but i have a ways to go. I have even taken pics of my fingers to see the progress.
  • Kym1610
    Kym1610 Posts: 328 Member
    Mine is too big... I currenlt wear it on a necklace. I am waiting til I am at my goal weight to get it re-sized
  • microwoman999
    microwoman999 Posts: 545 Member
    Don't get it resized try to wait it out! Especially if you are trying to loose weight! The more you resize your ring the more it will wear and ruin! Just wait till you are done loosing weight I have lost a ton and I just wear a ring snuggie until I loose all my weight.
  • PrincessLou71186
    PrincessLou71186 Posts: 741 Member
    I had mine resized because I couldn't bare the idea of not wearing it. I only had two sizes added to it - it needed one adding anyway due to them giving us the wrong size to start with. Once it starts to get too lose I will have it resized again to fit or we will get new ones, we haven't decided yet.

    At the end of the day, on;y you can make the decision. All you have to ask yourself is would you be happy not wearing it on your finger?
  • amac2539
    amac2539 Posts: 2
    I gained 70 lbs with my first prenancy....took me years to get it off, only because i did't make the choice to lose weight til the last few years. if you are serious about losing the weight and count your calories...the weight will melt off. trust me i know lol therefore i wouldnt get it resized because before you know it your putting it back on again...also alot of that might be swelling...less salt more water! :0) u can do it!
  • smlamb33
    smlamb33 Posts: 342 Member
    I have lost a considerable amount of weight and yes my fingers did too! I am not getting mine sized down until I lose all that I want to lose because, each time you resize them, whether it's bigger or smaller, it weakens the band. The more times you resize it, the higher the risk is that the band could become fragile and break. Then you would lose your ring. Once you lose all the weight that you want, then resize your rings. :)
  • zlem
    zlem Posts: 92
    Will my fingers get smaller?

    yes!

    still early days ito this weightloss thing for me but I've definitely noticed my fingers are getting smaller, no wedding ring but I wear a ring my mother gave me and it used to be a little tight and now it's quite loose, scared I'm gonna lose it.
  • mytime60
    mytime60 Posts: 176 Member
    I would wait awhile. I had mine resized a few years ago when I gained a lot of weight. They charge for the gold they put in; and I paid $80 six years ago and now gold has skyrocketed. I now have lost 25+ and my rings are loose again. And I will have to have them resized down.
  • dlyeates
    dlyeates Posts: 875 Member
    My rings stopped fitting me around month 4 or 5 with both pregnancies. With my son I got it back on around 3 months after he was born. With my daughter it didn't happen until I started this journey and it was right before Christmas (she was 19 months).

    But I knew I was going to lose the weight so I waited (and waited and waited) and I finally got it back on. Now it's starting to twist a lot!!! Who knows.....by the time I'm done I may need to get it and my 10 year wedding anniversary band resized the other way!!!!

    You can do it if you put your mind to it. Set goals and make that one of them!!
  • LeahFerri
    LeahFerri Posts: 186 Member
    Not a wedding ring, but I have a ring that I would hate to lose. It was WAY too big (size 7) when I got it (estate piece). I had it resized to 5.75 this summer, so I'm no longer in danger of losing it, but it's getting to be a bit big again. I wouldn't get it resized bigger; that's more expensive. I would wait and potentially have to have it resized only once.
  • BRISAjustAltered
    BRISAjustAltered Posts: 260 Member
    YES, your fingers get smaller!!! I made the mistake of having my engagement ring upsized, then, I just had it downsized again.
  • AIiciaIrene87
    AIiciaIrene87 Posts: 15
    I wouldn't get it resized! A lot of people have told me that when women are pregnant they wear it around their neck and then put it back on later!! Good luck with whatever you decide!!
  • piercedbeauty21
    piercedbeauty21 Posts: 33
    My wedding ring doesn't fit either :( I currently wear mine on my necklace. I'm hoping that I can lose enough weight to wear it again. So far I've lost 10 lbs and I haven't tried to slip it on. I don't want to be disappointed if it doesn't fit yet.
  • Ashlea82
    Ashlea82 Posts: 191
    i have the same problem tho mine is getting to lose (engagement ring not wedding ring) my plan is to wear it on a necklace once it gets dangerous (might fall off or something) and wait untill im closer to my goal b4 i get it resized, the more its resized the weaker it gets so i would not resize untill your done or close to done losing weight
    but its your call if you feel lost without it resize it (especially if it doesn't have diamonds set in it)
  • RollinDawg
    RollinDawg Posts: 235 Member
    Through my pregnancy I gained about 60 lbs and as a result my wedding ring doesn't fit me anymore. My husband wants me to get it re- sized but I am afraid that once I loose weight it will be too big. Has anyone else had this problem? Will my fingers get smaller?

    Got a few friends that put their ring on a necklace while they were pregnant

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