For those of you who gained about 30-40 pounds which is probably how much i will be gaining. How much did you lose right after delivering. I will not be breast feeding and i know that can help with the weight loss so it will probably take me longer. I am due in the fall and i am trying to figure out what size i will be right away and what size clothes i will be a month or 2 later.

you are going to have to play that one by ear. six months after my DS was born i am back in my orginal size however, i had and emergency c-secition 4 weeks before his due date. i lost 5 lbs coming home from the hosiptal - he wieghed 5 lbs

Do you lose less at first if you have a c-section?

i don't know....but you can't move around much... it takes a few days before you can walk without help and you can't lift or do much of anything else for about 3 weeks or more
i lost all 28 lbs in 6 months but the skin is still there... :(

I lost about 35lbs in 2 weeks, the majority of it came off in the first week. If I remember right about 25 of it came off the first week. I had a c-section and am bottlefeeding. I lost a larger then normal amount of blood during the surgery. So maybe that contributed. I was up walking around the next day. It took a couple days to get used to getting up and down. But once I was standing or sitting I felt fine. The initial getting up and down hurt. Oh, and the other thing that helped with weight loss was that I lost my appetite and cravings right away. Ssome people don't have this, they still have the same appetite and cravings that they had while pg.

That depends on a lot of factors. I had my first when I was 22. I gained 25 lbs and lost it all in a couple of months and fit back into all of my old clothes. I just had my 2nd 2 1/2 months ago, gained 38 lbs and am now 32. I lost 18 lbs by my 3-week check-up and then only 2 more by my 6-week check-up, so I've lost just a little more than half of the weight, but my body has also significantly changed. I am a lot bigger in my thighs, butt and abdomen, so clothes fit me funny now. With my first, I gained the weight all out front, but with this one, it was all over my mid- and lower-sections. I am still in maternity jeans (because I can't find any that fit in length AND fit over my thighs and behind) and shorts that are 4 sizes bigger than I am normally. The shorts are tight in the legs and butt, but loose in the waist, so they don't fit quite right but they're the best I could find for now. I also bottle-feed.

i have been wearing maternity jeans and shirts since i had my DS a month ago. luckliy the style of maternity clothes looks stlyish...i also went to walmart and bought elasic shorts and tanks...those have gotten me through this summer heat. i have lost 30 of the 40 lbs i gained by nursing and drinking lots of water since i couldn't be very active at first...the water weight realy does come off by itslef you will be amazed when you lose 20 lbs in a week it's a great feeling :)

Be aware that even if you lose all your weight you may never get back into your old pants. I was super skinny before my pregnancy and had no hips or butt. Even though I lost all my weight, my jeans never fit right again because of the "hip spread" which has nothing to do with weight and everything to do with bone and joint placement. Some people manage to not have problems with it, but I wasn't one of them! Even though I am back to my pre pg weight, my pants are 1 to 2 sizes bigger. I was a 6 pre PG and a 8 to 10 now.

I gained 60 and i lost 40 with in the first 4 weeks pp. I am now stuck with 20 i am trying to get rid of. good luck. I had a c section and did not breast feed. I was also up moving around the very next day. I had to ask them if I could get out of bed. It was a little painful to get up and down and i was slow moving but my section was a breeze. The 3 day i was up cleaning the house. I just was slow getting up and down from sitting.

I had a csection and i lost half of my weight and it has been six months and im almost my before pregnancy size. I was able to get up and walk around the night i had my csection. I guess its different for different people. My sis lost all of her weight and could fit in her prepregnancy clothes only 2 weeks after delivery!!

Within the first two weeks I lost 30lbs and now I can't seem to loose anymore. It's really frustrating too. I know it's only been a month for me but I want to go back into my old clothes so badly. My hips and thighs are keeping me away from getting into my jeans. Although, last night I got into my size 4's but it was a tight fit. Will I ever be the same? With my DS I got back into my old size but I don't remember when. I'm not depressed about anything except my weight. I've always had a eating disorder and I don't want to go back there but I'm afraid I will. Right now all I eat or drink is water and slim fast and still nothing. I just want my hips to go back in. :(

Hey there....I gained 55lbs. during my pregnancy :eek: ...I ended up having a emergancy c-section. I breastfed for about 2 1/2 weeks, but within the first week I lost 35lbs. and now 4weeks later I have lost 45lbs...So I think it all depends on you... :angel:

I gained 50 lbs while pregnant, had my son two months ago (am 8 weeks post) and I have lost all 50 lbs. How I did it...being a single mom :(

I'm not here to depress everyone though. I do that enough on the other boards ;) I don't have much time to eat though and I'm lucky to get in 3 meals a day. Cutting food all together will not make you lose weight though. My weight stood at a stand still when I didn't eat. Once I made sure to get a bite in here and there, the weight came off better. I also use an exercise dvd.

I gained 50 lbs while pregnant, had my son two months ago (am 8 weeks post) and I have lost all 50 lbs. How I did it...being a single mom :(

I'm not here to depress everyone though. I do that enough on the other boards ;) I don't have much time to eat though and I'm lucky to get in 3 meals a day. Cutting food all together will not make you lose weight though. My weight stood at a stand still when I didn't eat. Once I made sure to get a bite in here and there, the weight came off better. I also use an exercise dvd.

I'm a single Mom too so I can relate. I have a six year old bouncing DS and a five week old demanding DD. I noticed that when I started to eat and I just really started this week but I've lost some weight. Isn't that weird?!?! Well, my Mom keeps telling me my hips went back in with my son and they will this time too. Hope she is right!