Women With Children

cblevitron
cblevitron Posts: 243
in Health and Weight Loss
If you reached your pre-pregnancy weight, how was your body different from before you had kids?
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  • Dhemeyer
    Dhemeyer Posts: 157 Member
    I put on around 40lbs (plus I was about 15lbs heavier than I thought acceptable prior to getting prego). When I lost weight just through diet I still felt really soft through the middle. However, as I've added in exercise and continued with diet I have continued to lose weight and ton up big time. WIth that said I've found that my body has held up pretty well (save just ever so slightly loser skin in my mid section, stretch marks, and wider hips). Granted, I've only had one child and biology plays a big factor in some of these things. But I think a person can remain hopeful that a body can recover better than most of us think after it's gone under the stress and strain of having a baby.
    Best wishes!
  • JenniferNoll
    JenniferNoll Posts: 367 Member
    After I had my babies, I actually weighed less than I did when I got pregnant. But that was only because I puked my way through both pregnancies. However, after my first baby (C-section) my incision created a flap that no amount of weight loss or ab toning could get rid of. I did have a squishy belly after both children, but with some work it tightened up pretty quickly. Oh, my boobs will never be the same. They're kind of deflated now. Rock in a sock boobs.
  • direwolfprincess
    direwolfprincess Posts: 261 Member
    After I had my babies, I actually weighed less than I did when I got pregnant. But that was only because I puked my way through both pregnancies. However, after my first baby (C-section) my incision created a flap that no amount of weight loss or ab toning could get rid of. I did have a squishy belly after both children, but with some work it tightened up pretty quickly. Oh, my boobs will never be the same. They're kind of deflated now. Rock in a sock boobs.

    Right now ^this! :sad: I have had 2 c-sections and breastfed both children. It was for their benefit :sad: Okay, okay mourning the loss quietly now.
  • linz1125
    linz1125 Posts: 441 Member
    My belly is much more squishy than I remember! Ditto on the boobs after breastfeeding, but I had no interest in formula feeding.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,895 Member
    stretch marks and loose skin
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    bigger hips, but also 'skinny fat'
  • sglato
    sglato Posts: 28 Member
    After I had my babies, I actually weighed less than I did when I got pregnant. But that was only because I puked my way through both pregnancies. However, after my first baby (C-section) my incision created a flap that no amount of weight loss or ab toning could get rid of. I did have a squishy belly after both children, but with some work it tightened up pretty quickly. Oh, my boobs will never be the same. They're kind of deflated now. Rock in a sock boobs.
    Haha... I am in the same boat....
  • perfect10isha
    perfect10isha Posts: 200 Member
    I was a medium pear build before I had babies, and was firm. After having 2 kids and getting back to pre pregnancy weight I am definately more jiggly now, less lean muscle mass than before. I don't have the mommy flap but the skin on my tummy is definately loose and wrinkled, just doesn't hang or anything. I've only had my second baby 7 months ago so I'm also still dealing with ab separation right now. But yes, ditto to the deflated boobs and I had also started to get a deflated booty too, so I did JM Ripped in 30 and I'm currently doing a lifting program. My goal is to "firm up" again and gain lean muscle mass at this point. I want to be toned and strong, but yet still keep my curves (which means, I'm not aiming to get my body fat super low).
  • BeckySue1977
    BeckySue1977 Posts: 91 Member
    After I had my babies, I actually weighed less than I did when I got pregnant. But that was only because I puked my way through both pregnancies. However, after my first baby (C-section) my incision created a flap that no amount of weight loss or ab toning could get rid of. I did have a squishy belly after both children, but with some work it tightened up pretty quickly. Oh, my boobs will never be the same. They're kind of deflated now. Rock in a sock boobs.

    Right now ^this! :sad: I have had 2 c-sections and breastfed both children. It was for their benefit :sad: Okay, okay mourning the loss quietly now.

    Yes! Sigh... sadly I'm guessing this is something that will eventually have to be corrected surgically, after getting my body to a healthier weight and IF I feel the need to correct it at that time.
  • alarae
    alarae Posts: 263 Member
    My stomach is much more fat and jiggly but over all I'm in much better shape. I hope to lose more and tone the stomach up in the process.
  • deejaycee114
    deejaycee114 Posts: 139 Member
    i weighed 200 when i found out i was 9 weeks pregnant. that was in november of 2007. on the day of my c-section, i was at 235. doc initially told me i'm allowed to only gain about 15 lbs. whoops. i'm at 198 now. i've been working on cardio only so my belly is still a soft pillow. boobs? yeah, let's not go there. lol.
  • jtjunkie
    jtjunkie Posts: 59 Member
    My starting weight is where I was when I got pregnant so I currently weigh less now than I did when I got pregnant . After 2 c-sections I have a roll and a muffin top that will probably never go completely away but it's smaller now. They put a hurtin on the boobs too.
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    Flabby skin and fat in belly when I was first got to pre-pregnancy weight.
  • Athena98501
    Athena98501 Posts: 716 Member
    My hips (meaning the actual joints at the sides of my pelvis) stayed wider, and my cup size stayed 2 sizes larger than before. I ended up needing a reduction.
  • MissPatty584
    MissPatty584 Posts: 155 Member
    " Rock in a sock boobs."


    Totally. I'm about at my pre-pregnancy weight now. (155-160). But the weight is distributed differently. I'm bigger in the middle/thighs and smaller up top.

    Edited to say: I did have both of mine by C-section, and I went up over 200 for both pregnancies. That's contributing to my larger belly section, as I have that loose/stretched skin with a small apron.
  • lilgemforgets
    lilgemforgets Posts: 285
    After I had my babies, I actually weighed less than I did when I got pregnant. But that was only because I puked my way through both pregnancies. However, after my first baby (C-section) my incision created a flap that no amount of weight loss or ab toning could get rid of. I did have a squishy belly after both children, but with some work it tightened up pretty quickly. Oh, my boobs will never be the same. They're kind of deflated now. Rock in a sock boobs.

    Right now ^this! :sad: I have had 2 c-sections and breastfed both children. It was for their benefit :sad: Okay, okay mourning the loss quietly now.
    Me too! 2 c-sections, flabby around the incissions and now seriously deflated boobs!!!
  • amnski
    amnski Posts: 251 Member
    Besides the permanently wider hips, my tummy skin is forever loose. Granted, you would never know if you saw me just standing there, but holding a plank or doing any yoga move always reminds me of what my two babies did to me lol
  • mmarcy7
    mmarcy7 Posts: 227 Member
    " Rock in a sock boobs."


    HA! Yes, that and the lower abs that just won't ever be the same after 2 C/S. The kids ask why my boobs are "flat" on top. Because of YOU that's why. Oh well, worth it I guess.
  • LunaDarkside
    LunaDarkside Posts: 6 Member
    I've never dipped back down to my pre-pregnancy weight, after 3 kids. I don't expect to, really, because I'm not a "super-celebrity" who can spend two hours a day exercising w/a personal trainer and having healthy meals prepared by a personal chef. BIT I'M NOT BITTER. Okay...I've been doing fairly well though, with keeping fit, except that pouchy thing absolutely refuses to go away. I'm still trying different exercise routines and cutting out certain foods to remedy that, but it's sometimes disheartening. (sigh.) Not sure what else to try...
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    www.theshapeofamother.com

    An excellent site, if you think you are the only woman on earth whose body looked/felt like a war zone after pregnancy! It's user submissions, brutally honest, and shows the good and bad.
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    " Rock in a sock boobs."

    Oh how did I forget these? I went up to DD when I was BFing, and now they are A cup "rock in sock boobs".
  • ElviraCross
    ElviraCross Posts: 331 Member
    When I was about 7 weeks pregnant I was 164.

    Now I'm about 138. I'm the lowest I've ever been since 10th grade maybe?

    My baby is 10 months now.

    hmm my body changes...bigger boobs, wider hips, smaller waist, more tone in my arms, legs... Overall better than pre-pregnancy
  • direwolfprincess
    direwolfprincess Posts: 261 Member
    www.theshapeofamother.com

    An excellent site, if you think you are the only woman on earth whose body looked/felt like a war zone after pregnancy! It's user submissions, brutally honest, and shows the good and bad.

    I went here and loved it! It was almost hard to look at even when I know there are others out there like me. Incredible to feel solidarity at a mothers journey.
  • lundii
    lundii Posts: 151 Member
    I can't say my kids are guilty...
    Before pregnancy I was at 140 lbs. I didn't gained that much weight and some weeks after giving birth I lost every pound I gained.
    I have four children btw.
    I started to gain weight when my youngest child was about 5 years old... when I was 40 years old.
    Maybe it was my age, maybe it was the Mirena, maybe it was just too much of good food and less exercises... but after 8 years I was at at least 200lbs. I don't know for sure, because i refused to use my scale...
    This year in january i started to lose wight... a long way...
    I am at 167 lbs now... and I will be OK with 150 lbs I think.
  • panzerhaus
    panzerhaus Posts: 16
    My belly is wrecked! 2 C-sections so I have a belly flap that i don't know if I can get rid of and even though I am at pre prego weight I look heavier because I now have no waistline to speak of darn kids anyhow!....Boobs are now a cup bigger and a little longer (ha ha) but not to bad
  • livinfitanfun
    livinfitanfun Posts: 122
    I had two c-sections and got back down to my pre-baby weight. I really got blessed with a great doctor for my first c-section b/c she did my incision so low as possible. I have gotten down to 150 something and my stomach was pretty flat so I don't think I would have a big problem with getting a decent flat tummy. But for sure the stretch marks which I rub cream on twice a day. I didn't breast feed my kids but my boobs have gotten a little droppy I am on the smaller side of a b cup. I do plan on getting something done to them with in the next year maybe a mini tummy tuck as well.
  • cblevitron
    cblevitron Posts: 243
    I had totally forgotten about the shape of a mother! Thank you.

    I guess I was wondering more about differences in weight distribution. I got down to about 10lbs heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight and found the shape of my body is extremely different now. I wasn't sure if it was all in my head or what.
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    I had totally forgotten about the shape of a mother! Thank you.

    I guess I was wondering more about differences in weight distribution. I got down to about 10lbs heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight and found the shape of my body is extremely different now. I wasn't sure if it was all in my head or what.

    I can't say mine is extremely different, but it certainly isn't the same! I'm just about at my pre-pg weight before #1. 2 kids/2c-sections so my tummy isn't as flat and definitely more stretchmarks :tongue: But my chest/waist/hip proportions are almost the same. Maybe because I already had hips, lol!
  • ebaymommy
    ebaymommy Posts: 1,067 Member
    Other than a little loose skin on the lower tummy area and a few (faded) stretchmarks on my hips (why not my belly? I have no idea!) it's better than it ever was before I had kids! I also had 2 c-sections and a good diet and lots of strength training have toned up my tummy decently.

    I weigh about 15lbs LESS now than I did pre-kiddos. And I'm in far better shape (I've run 5 marathons, didn't do my first one until my youngest was 3).
  • 3under2
    3under2 Posts: 133
    I had my daughter and then 9 months later I was pregnant again with my twins. I ballooned up to 265 when I delivered them. When they were six months, I was still 217 so I had to do something. I exercised and dieted and got down to 153 my lowest in YEARS. The stomach was still a disaster. Between the two c-sections, huge abdominal wall gap and heaps of extra skin, I still looked like 5 months pregnant (without my girdle). I could stand it no longer so 9 weeks ago I got a full tummy tuck with abdominal repair. I know have a flatter than flat stomach with a few stretch marks but I'm okay with that. The boobs held up okay considering I had 3 babies sucking the life out of them. I did have a boob job like 6 years ago so maybe that's why they look okay-ish. Now I am working really hard on my tone and fitness. I'm okay with my weight.

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