How hard is it to get back into shape after giving birth!?

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kmarketing87
kmarketing87 Posts: 3 Member
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After having baby number two, my body is in need of some serious toning and care. Any advice on how to drop the baby weight?

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  • FabulousFantasticFifty
    FabulousFantasticFifty Posts: 195,833 Member
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    Breast feeding helps tremendously! Eat lots of protein and iron
  • BaconBae
    BaconBae Posts: 4,568 Member
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    I agree - breastfeeding/pumping helped me too. I did it for 2 years. I also made sure to walk as much as possible and do simple things, like taking stairs when possible.

    I've heard the saying, 9 months to gain the weight and at minimum 9 months to lose it.
  • jlisa24
    jlisa24 Posts: 305 Member
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    Gradually get back into it. I noticed my core was super weak from pregnancy.

    I first got into pilates and yoga and incorporated running and lifting as I dropped weight and felt stronger.

    I would alter your eating by cutting carbs to 20-30% of your diet. But don't go crazy if you're still BF.

    Slowly but surely your body will start adapting and bouncing back.
  • sw33tp3a15
    sw33tp3a15 Posts: 1,674 Member
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    I'm still trying to figure it out. I have my workouts in check but my eating is all over the place. I exercised through out my pregnancy so bouncing back to my old body wasn't that hard. I actually weight less now then before I got pregnant. I wish I could help you out more since I'm still trying to figure it out myself. But these beautiful ladies though have wonderful tips.
  • Kvm11628
    Kvm11628 Posts: 7,386 Member
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    After the first it was easy for me. Second was much harder. I wonder if the C-section made an impact with the second? I am back, but it was harder. Honestly, hitting 40 was much harder than the impact of pregnancy!
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,369 Member
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    kimvmajor wrote: »
    After the first it was easy for me. Second was much harder. I wonder if the C-section made an impact with the second? I am back, but it was harder. Honestly, hitting 40 was much harder than the impact of pregnancy!

    c-section does I think since your core is basically damaged from surgery. I found I had to figure out that before I could start with weight loss and I was lazy so I took a few years. But OP is young and I'm sure will be diligent and get it done quickly
  • Shesaleo18
    Shesaleo18 Posts: 126 Member
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    Everyone is different. Most chicks I know that we're preggers around the same time I was, snapped straight back into shape
  • Shesaleo18
    Shesaleo18 Posts: 126 Member
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    I on the other hand 7 years later am still trying to lose. I bf my 1st for 2.5years and when she was about 1 I had got down to 60kgs (5kgs off my goal) but 3 months later I was back to 70kgs.
    Iv had 2 c sections and my stomach is gross. Need a tummy tuck badly!!!!
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    It really depends. Where you started weight wise, how much you gained, any complications during labor, vaginal or csection, ect
    My first pregnancy ended at 34 weeks with a csection. I was obese at the start and then managed to gain 70 lbs during the 34 weeks. I lost it all in about 7-8 months, but ended up gaining about 30 back since I couldn't sustain the plan. After my son turned 1, I tried again and was able to lose enough to get out of the obese range. However, I became pregnant with my second. Gained 40 lbs. It was another csection. This time though, I lost the weight before my youngest was 7 months old even though I wasn't able to workout for 8 wks or so (csection had started to reopen). Now my youngest will be 2 at the end of May and I currently have a BMI of 20.8 which puts me about 8 lbs lower than the weight I graduated high school at. I'm currently stronger than I ever have been thanks to lifting weights.

    Point is though, it really varies. Everybody has different circumstances and we each handle things differently.
  • kmarketing87
    kmarketing87 Posts: 3 Member
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    Thanks ladies!! All of your comments have truly Helped
  • CourtneyLomonaco
    CourtneyLomonaco Posts: 562 Member
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    Breastfeeding never helped me at all. I have three kids. It took me 18 months to lose the weight from my first (I was not really seriously trying). I never had a chance to completely lose it between my second and my third, they are about 15 months apart. I did P90X3 after my third and saw weights that I never even dreamed I could reach again. I would highly recommend this and jogging. Good luck to you.
    I am kind of starting my journey again after foot/ankle surgery.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,642 Member
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    leut_underpants wrote: »
    Here to represent the men. It took me about three minutes. :bigsmile:

    there's just too many jokes...
  • cottontailsandcupcakes
    cottontailsandcupcakes Posts: 16 Member
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    If you're breastfeeding, don't stop. Since stopping breastfeesing it's a struggle before that it seemed alot easier to shift weight. I didn't put on any baby weight but was overweight before getting pregnant.

    I'm trying to dedicate time to my exercise though. Only able with supportive family though to babysit etc.

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