r/postpartumprogress

My c section scar is very low, it’s way below the hairline it’s in the middle of my crotch. I’ve tried many times to find a picture of someone else with similar placement but never could I don’t understand why mines so low & if it will cause problems in the future?

I’m 36 and I’m almost 1 year PP . Didn’t gain much just 22 Ib and did not have DR. Had an active pregnancy and my breastfeeding journey didn’t go as planned , so I lost all the weight by 4 months PP (yes lucky I know) I can fit back into to my old clothes and jeans . BUT my body is wider by 2 inches and my tummy is “soft” .

And even though I’m back to the same weight , my body does not look the same .. Should I move on and simply accept it as “as good as it gets” ? Or try to go crazy with my diet and workout and hope for the best ?

Hi! I'm a year pp and am starting a 1-year "transformation" journey on Monday. Postpartum has been really tough on my physical and mental health, and I'm excited to get back to feeling like "me." There's a wedding I have to attend at the end of this journey, which provides a good "goal" for me to work towards. The thing I'm struggling with most is the anxiety that my efforts will be for nought so long as I am still breastfeeding.

I plan to breastfeed for as long as my baby wants to (which could mean for the entirety of the next year and beyond, but he is on three meals a day, and my period is back). But I'm also capable of being extremely disciplined, so I want a bit of reassurance that breastfeeding will not hold my progress back so long as I "lock in."

Here's my plan:
Exercise per week
- 3x weight sessions
- 2x low intensity cardio (walking/running)
- 12 weeks out from the wedding, I intend to add in a weekly reformer pilates class

Food
Prioritising dense, low-calorie foods, but not being overly restrictive, especially in the beginning. Towards the end and before the wedding, I plan on cutting out inflammatory foods and lowering my salt intake.

I currently weigh 66 kilos at 168cm and am a UK size 10.
My goal is to get down to 55 kilos and go back to a UK size 6.

Is this possible?

I am 10 weeks postpartum woth my second. My first is 8yo with a different dad and I never really lost all the weight from that pregnancy but was starting to feel comfortable at 150 lbs right before getting pregnant. I gained about 55lbs (was 205 on the day I gave birth) and have been hovering between 180-185 with daily walks (5k steps) and calorie deficit. I am not breastfeeding this time.

With my first it was really a blur and my ex was abusive and I think that made me gain weight as well as breastfeeding.

So I'm trying to figure out when it will become a little easier to lose weight since my current postpartum weight loss is 0 with exercise and deficit after 2.5 months.

My husband keeps telling me the weight will start falling off around 6 months from what he's read online but I haven't seen anything like that.

Title basically.

I'm almost 10 months postpartum from twins (second pregnancy) and I'm wondering at what point you just gave up on fitting in your pre pregnancy clothes. I've donated some of them that I can't even get up over my hips. I know I could always get more shorts later, but I'm picky about my jeans/shorts and I don't want to buy more if I don't have to.

In case it's important: I just started fitting in my size 13s. Should I bother holding on to 8's?

Is this normal? I tried breastfeeding for a few weeks, and then switched to formula around 3 weeks, topped up with some pumped milk. Stopped pumping around 6 weeks (so 6 weeks ago). Is this time frame normal?

I also still have a teeeeeny amount of milk production, so maybe that needs to go before a period arrives?

I have PCOS, so worried it won’t ever come back - I know people say enjoy not having one - but for someone who has had anovulatory cycles, it really stresses me out when it’s not here 😅

Hi! I am 4 months postpartum and my pooch is becoming hard and kind of uncomfortable when I massage it. I just want to start doing anything I can to avoid a permanent pooch overhang. Has anyone tried treatments like Emsculpt or anything else that is non-invasive? Is there anything I can or should be doing?

Thanks

Does anyone else struggle to lose weight because of too much drinking?

Hey ladies! My core is shot to hell after 2 babies in 3 years and I’m finally trying to get my strength back. I’m doing core exercises they’re super hard for me but I’m not necessarily feeling my core muscles during the workouts…or what’s left of them anyway. I’m wondering is this normal? Am I still working them out and then as they get stronger I’ll feel them more or does it sound like I’m not doing the right exercises? Thanks for the help!

did anyone take cabergoline later in postpartum? my OB called in this for me but I’m 5 months postpartum. I don’t know if she realized that, or if it will still work this late on. I’ve been pumping 30 oz per day and struggling for the last two weeks to dry up my supply. Ive dropped to 2 ppd and decreased the time pumping every 3 days. however every day my let downs are still painful, my breasts become lumpy and distorted looking from so many clogs. I told her this via mychart and she called it in. I don’t want to go through gnarly side effects if it’s too late PP to have any effect!

So I'm around 4 months pp and honestly i feel so discouraged and disconnected from my own body with how different it is since giving birth. I know my body would never be the same type of thing but I was 98lbs (44.4kg) before giving birth and after giving birth i was 144lbs (65.3kg) and i've lost around 13.8lbs (6.26kg) since giving birth in January. I feel discouraged because i feel like im not making any real progress towards getting somewhat of my old body back...

I'm having health anxiety. I stopped bfing a month ago and now i don't wanna eat at all. I have to remind myself to eat

Anyone have any experience running post c section. Currently 9 weeks and have been back training on my bike for 3 weeks. Did you all wait until 12 weeks?