For moms - How much weight did you lose....

I gained a TON of weight with both of my kids. I kind of avoided even looking at the scale. 50+ with each. I was 135 when I got pregnant with my first and didn't really gain any weight until my 5th month, then I got HUGE. I also developed high BP b/c of the quick weight gain and was put on bed rest for 6 weeks so be careful. I got down to 155 before I went back to work in 7 weeks or so. I never lost back to my original weight when I got pregnant with my second 15 months later. I also gained a TON with him and have struggled even more to loose the weight. I wish I had been more aware during my pregnancies, eaten higher protein etc. I'm around 158 now and I can't seem to get the scale to budge. I used pregnancy as an excuse to eat what I wanted and now I am still fighting myself over unhealthy choices. I'd do as much plant based foods and protein as you can handle and only treat yourself every now and then to something special. It only gets harder to loose weight after you have kids.

Pre-pregnancy I was 126. I gained 25-30 lbs and the first 15 came off when I had him -- all 8lbs 10 oz of him. When I was exercising within the first year, I had all but maybe 10 lbs gone but then I struggled with my weight up until the last 2 years keeping me 125 or less and my son turns 6 in December I'm now 118.

Good luck! And don't worry about weight right now, just enjoy your pregnancy and eat right.