r/postpartumprogress

I have three kids and gained around 50 pounds with each pregnancy. I lost all but 10 pounds after my first, and all but 20 after my second and third. I’m 18 months postpartum with my third, and I cannot for the life of me get this last 20 to budge. I ran into the same wall after my second baby, but ended up getting pregnant before I could figure it out.

This time around, I’ve thrown everything at it. calorie and macro tracking, and even hiring an exercise and nutrition trainer for six months, only to fluctuate the exact same 4 pounds the whole time. (and it’s not a recomp either) I completely stopped breastfeeding at the end of August.

For those of you who really clung to your fat stores postpartum, how long did it take before weight loss started feeling possible again? I just got all my labs back and everything looks great with my thyroid and blood sugar, so I’m officially stumped on what else it could be. Thanks!!

I gained 45 lbs during pregnancy. This is my third pregnancy and I’m 40. My first 2 kids I gained 20lbs and 25lbs and lost it all immediately and effortlessly. They are 11 and 8 now. I am 5 weeks post partum and I have only lost 14lbs WITH GREAT EFFORT. What am I doing wrong?? Any advice appreciated

I started doing Pilates again after having my baby bcs I wanted to feel stronger and get my core back. I'v been pretty consistent, and I can definitely feel that some exercises are getting easier.

But tbh I still have no idea if I'm actually making real progress

My stomach looks pretty much the same, and I don't want to keep checking the mirror every few days and deciding that nothing is happening.

Is anyone else feeling like this or m the only one here?

I think at the moment I need other ppl who're going through this more than sb telling me what to do cz I tried everything

Any mom’s out there that have had a tremendous comeback to postpartum? I’ve heard to use a belly- binder and eat mostly soup during postpartum but I’d like any advice on what’s safe, steady and manageable for the drastic hormonal drop during postpartum.

I’m struggling a lot with how my stomach looks postpartum. I’m almost 3 months pp and I feel like my stomach is bigger than it was a few weeks pp. I only gained 12lbs during pregnancy, I was consider FGR so had to deliver early. I take my baby and dogs on walks daily and I don’t think I eat that much. I’m also pumping. Any insight would be very much appreciated.
I would also like to add I am a bridesmaid in a wedding next month

So i used to be a small girl before i got pregnant. I was very active, I worked out 5x a week and knew the right nutrients and diet that worked for me. i loved doing core workouts and running. I used to love wearing fitted clothes. Now that i’m in postpartum everything has changed for me. I gained probably like 40 pounds. I have arm/back fat that i feel insecure about. I have stretch marks and my skin is loose but not to the point it falls, and i have a mom pooch. The clothes i love to wear don’t look flattering on me anymore. Being a mom is so hard i don’t even have energy to workout and it feels impossible to workout like how do i workout? isn’t there a thing where you can just do crunches or certain ab workouts cause it can make diastisis recti? how do i know if i have it? my nurse checked if i did and said i didn’t.. but i feel like i have on my lower stomach or maybe just a mom pooch like i said. How should i start? i feel like i suddenly don’t know how to workout and what diet works on me. Not to mention I am breastfeeding. I notice i hold on to more weight instead of losing and the more i workout the more i notice my body holds more fat thinking it’s in survival mode. Everything feels hard it’s like suddenly I’m clueless about everything. I know this is off topic but sometimes i miss my old life. when i had time to do whatever i wanted, now i feel like i can’t do anything anymore but i do know that i wasn’t as happy before than where i am now. It’s just a big change and sometimes it’s hard for me to accept mentally and physically.. please help on how can i atleast start with workouts.