Have You Lost the Baby Weight Yet?

on March 1, 2009 at 7:50 AM

post pregnancy body Don't hate me, but I did. Pretty fast. I can thank good genes and a fast metabolism.

BUT. And this is a BIG butt. Not the size but the vast amount of squishiness, flabbiness and total lack of muscle tone whatsoever. Yes, even on a relatively thin person, that's yucky for the self esteem.

Four years after having a baby, and I still can't find the time to exercise. I will no longer wear skirts of a length that's not out of the Victorian era -- and don't even mention the word "bathing suit" in my presence. Some days I wonder if I will ever see my bicep muscle again.

Thanks, kids!

How you feel about your post pregnancy body is the latest topic of Momversation. Our own vlog superstar, Cafe Kierna, said she's obsessed with all the little imperfections that pregnancy leaves on the bod, even though part of her tries to fight the superficiality of it all.

About the author Cynthia Dermody

is The Stir's Managing Editor who has trophies in her home for her skills at the Irish Jig. She makes cupcakes with as many fattening ingredients as possible, doesn't comb her hair for months at a time, and was probably a faerie in a former life.

Filed Under: child care, health

Comments (27)

Fistandantalus

on Mar 1, 2009 at 9:04 AM

I too took the weight off relatively fast, both times. But I exercise regularly and there's nothing flab-related that I have a true problem with. I don't like what pregancy did to my hair! Vanity, thy name is WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HAIR?!? It began to fall out in big clumps after Baby #2; it's taken me going in four years to fix that problem with massage, keratinogenic growth factor, sea kelp bioferment and emu oil.

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milmiracle

on Mar 1, 2009 at 9:47 AM

I would say yes, cuz I am now what I was in 1997 which was fine w/ me. Matter of fact maybe a little slimmer now than 97 not really sure, I hate scales. Most machines but they are part of our life so what the hell.

BabyDio

on Mar 1, 2009 at 11:06 AM

Everyone is going to hate me..... I lost my baby wieght within a month... and I'm way happier with my body post-baby than pre-baby. Now I have a butt and some boobs! It's great! I don't really exercise and I eat McDonalds religously---- gotta love good genes!!! hahahah

ARRI23

on Mar 1, 2009 at 12:09 PM

my body is fine after having my twins ..almost back to normal ...but what i still have is major fatique..i do need to exercise i think it will help

coutterhill

on Mar 1, 2009 at 12:45 PM

Took me 2 1/2 years to lose the baby weight because of back surgeries, I could only lose it with eating right. Lost 35+ lbs though, 15 more than I gained in pregnancy.

Sillieguze

on Mar 1, 2009 at 1:15 PM

I lost all the weight pretty fast because I was breastfeeding and having to pump during my lunch at work, so I wasn't eating as much I should. I now weigh less than I did when I got pregnant. The bad thing is that I was down about 10 pounds from my prepregnancy weight, but now I've gained about 5 of those pounds back. I'm worried it's all going to come back.

kirstensmommie

on Mar 1, 2009 at 1:20 PM

I hate my body! Don't get me wrong I'm very happy to have 2 healthy beautiful daughters but I hate my body! After my had my 1st DD 4 years ago things were great I lost all my baby weight within 2 weeks, yes my had the flab that was at one point my stomach but I was by no means bigger than before I got pregnant! Then it happened I moved in with my mom and I gain 14lbs over 2 years! I was so depressed and still really am! With that and having a baby almost 8 months ago I'm miserable! I'm fat, no time to work out, can't join a gym. So I'm stuck this way until I can work on it!

JPsMommy605

on Mar 1, 2009 at 2:04 PM

LOL - my body wasn't that great before he was born, so it's no great loss to me now that I lost the baby weight and then put it back on again. But what I don't like the most is the way my right side reacts when I put the weight back on - it's never been the same since my son got stuck in my pelvis and I had to spend 14 hours on my right side with an epidural stuck in my back. Never the same...

kk_bella

on Mar 1, 2009 at 3:37 PM

My son is 4 months and I have not lost the weight yet. After I had my first child, it took me a year to lose the weight.

It is the most healthy to lose a pound or so per week. For the average person with average metabolism, it should take about 30 weeks to lose 30 pounds.

So, I try not to get too down on myself for not having lost the weight yet. It would be vey unhealthy for me to try to lose it all so quickly.

That said, I would love to be one of those women who accepts her body as it is- flaws and all. But I just can't. I could not care less about stretch marks, but no matter how much weight I lose, this 'mom flap' will never go away. It's just part of my genes.

I will have to have a tummy tuck for that skin to go away and I have no qualms about it.

Angelbluewingsz

on Mar 1, 2009 at 4:57 PM

I lost all the wieght and 6 extra lbs after my first- just from breast feeding and taking baby on walks in the sunshine to help with her jaundice... after each additional child though I hung on to 10 lbs... so four more kids I have 40 extra lbs of jiggle that wont go away!!!