How much weight did you lose 1 week after child birth?
So I had my little girl exaclty one week ago. I uderstand that I’m not going to snap back into my pre-pregnancy clothes right away, but my pants seem to fit just as tight as they did last week at 41 weeks pregnant. How much weight did you lose the fist week? If not already, when will the weight lost stabalize?
By the way, I only gained 9 pounds for the entire pregnancy…what’s the deal?!
With my son I gained 12 lbs. I lost 20 pounds before leaving the hospital. Had lots and lots of fluid. With my second I gained 31 lbs. & I lost 32 lbs. within 2 weeks. With my third I gained 17 lbs. and I had lost 21 lbs. at my 1 week check up but I still could not wear any of my regular clothes because I was really, really swelled from having a c-section. I had 3 c-sections and was swelled for about a month with each one but the third one was worse. But I did finally after about 6 weeks get back into my old clothes. Give yourself time maybe you are just swelled and that will eventually go away. It just takes a little time. Congratulations on your new baby.
Every woman is different. I was into my regular pre-pregnancy clothes 9 days after having my son.
Now…don’t think I’m one of those super skinny girls either…I was in a size 10. I gained 35 pounds during my pregnancy.
Good luck and congratulations on your little angel!
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It’s going to take a lot longer than a week. Your body is still distended from the pregnancy, your uterus may not be fully back to its original size yet, you’re carrying a lot of extra water weight, not to mention your full term blood volume was 6 litres, instead the usual 4…
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It took you nine months to gain the weight…it may take you nine months (or more) to lose it. Just relax and enjoy your baby, the weight will come off. Take the baby for walks in the stroller. You need time to heal before you can exercise. Don’t hurt yourself. It will all be fine. The first week you really only lose the weight of the baby herself, and some water weight.
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Personal experience.
well you can lose a lot of weight immediately when you are breast feeding, but like the ladies mentioned above, we’re all different. I lost between 5-8 pounds the first week because I was breast feeding. Get as much excersice as you can tho take a walk on the stroller with your baby as soon as you can, your regular house chores help too, sweeping moping and stuff like that. Good luck
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Well, I have been told I am a minority, but I left the hospital in my pre pregnancy jeans. My little girl is almost 5 weeks old and I am now almost 20 pounds lighter than my pre pregnancy weight. I have been working hard to get it off though. I put baby in her stroller and we walk every day. I also take her and go to the laundry and shopping and I have been carefully watching what I eat.
Work at it and in a few weeks you should start to notice the loss. If you are breast feeding, that will help youlose faster too. Good luck
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With my son I gained 12 lbs. I lost 20 pounds before leaving the hospital. Had lots and lots of fluid. With my second I gained 31 lbs. & I lost 32 lbs. within 2 weeks. With my third I gained 17 lbs. and I had lost 21 lbs. at my 1 week check up but I still could not wear any of my regular clothes because I was really, really swelled from having a c-section. I had 3 c-sections and was swelled for about a month with each one but the third one was worse. But I did finally after about 6 weeks get back into my old clothes. Give yourself time maybe you are just swelled and that will eventually go away. It just takes a little time. Congratulations on your new baby.
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