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Last edited by pookie; 06-05-2008 at 04:03 PM.
Once the uterus stretches in pregnancy it will never shrink back to pre-pregnancy size. Breastfeeding is the only thing that will get it even close. Where you were so early on though, there should be very little of this to deal with though. My advice would be, give your metabolism a couple of months to return to normal, then you will have to drop down to your previous weight in order to look the way you did before. I would just concentrate on lower ab work. They may have to be tighter than before in order to assure you have no bulge.
Jasmine
Im having a hard time with that little pudge as well. I misscarried at 4 months(with twins) and I was obviously preg. This was like 2 years ago and I still havnt gotten rid of it.
Was that your first pregnancy? I'm asking because from what I've read after your first pregnancy you show a lot sooner for each additional pregnancy. Its rare to have problems like that after only 2 months.
Alexis
Sorry I accidently hit send before I finished. You may want to see your GYN to make sure you don't have other problems in your uterus that could be causing it to expand (cyst, etc...)
Also your period is going to be messed for about 2-3 months. Its just your body getting rid of the pregnancy hormones and trying to get back on a normal schedule. I had a miscarriage in February and my period didn't get back to normal until April
Alexis
Also, they can check for hormone imbalance. An offset of estrogen/progesterone (high estrogen, low progesterone) can cause weight gain, etc. So, you may want to have that checked. Also, keep a journal of what you are eating...you may have begun eating to "stuff" any sad feelings of losing a pregnancy (if that is the case).
Sorry to hear about your miscarriage. Good luck!
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Last edited by pookie; 06-05-2008 at 04:03 PM.
you know i heard that PAPs can be really off for quite a while after a pregnancy. They just come up inaccurate a lot, because of the hormonal changes in your body. I think you probably need to wait at least 6 months. But I'm not sure at all. I guess check with a Dr. to make sure.




Is that true?? I'm already so worried about how my body is going to change and reading stuff like this scares the hell out of me. In the pregnancy books I have been reading, they say that your uterus is very flexiable and will return to your pre-pregnancy size. Also, Wouldn't genetics be a big factor in how your body will look after pregnancy?Originally Posted by jasmine
I have seen many women who have had a child and have a completly flat stomach. I would like to think you have at least a small amount of control over how your body will look after child birth. I really hope that as long as you work out and eat right that your body will eventually look just as good as before you gave birth.
'Success is relative. It is what we can make of the mess we have made of things.'
T.S Eliot
I believe you Dottie and you have my support
Not true, Mags. The uterus returns to its pre-pregnancy size by about six weeks after delivery. Breastfeeding can SPEED the process along (as it did with my second baby), but rest assured, it WILL return to its normal size within those 6 weeks. You can ask any Doctor, and they'll confirm that. And after 4 pregnancies prior to this one (3 successful), I can tell you it's true too.
If you do breastfeed though---be prepared for some MAJOR pains, since that does shrink the uterus faster. That was one of the things that almost made me give up on nursing, because I had that on top of the first C-Section. The combination was excruciating.
Genetics do have a lot to do with the way your body will be after having babies, but, you can keep up the right diet and exercise. Some women have no problem losing the baby weight (Thanks, Mom!), but some do and just need to work a bit harder.




Thanks Rhia. There is so many negative things said about what pregnancy does to your body that when you're pregnant for the first time you feel terrified by every bit of information you read! I don't know what to expect because I hear so many different opinions. My mom returned to weight quickly and you can't even tell she has kids. So i'm really hoping I take after her.Originally Posted by Rhiannon
I don't think I am going to brestfeed. EVERYONE keep's telling me how breatfeeding makes the pounds drop off you, ect. But I am going to bottle feed. It seems like a better choice for me for a lot of different reasons.
Besides, my chest is already so large and painful and I am only 2 months along. I can't even imagine how big they would get it I breast fed.
'Success is relative. It is what we can make of the mess we have made of things.'
T.S Eliot
I believe you Dottie and you have my support
Don't let anyone pressure you into breastfeeding if you really feel it's not for you, either, Mags. I didn't nurse my first. I nursed my second until she was about 3 months old. I tried nursing Delia, but she never took to it, so that lasted about 2 weeks. I may attempt nursing with this one, but again, the C-Section pain on top of the uterine contractions is enough to kill a woman.
Make sure that it's abundantly clear to the nursing staff at the Hospital that you are not going to be nursing. They'll be vital in keeping the La Leche people out of your room. I literally had to have Dan throw them out of my room when I had Delia, and the nurses posted a sign on the door saying that we were not to be disturbed by them or the med students. Don't get me wrong--La Leche can be useful to women who need them--like first time Moms who are learning to nurse their new babies. But for Moms who have been there and done that, we don't take kindly to a bitch trying to grab our boob and "SHOW" us how to nurse our babies.
My Mother had 4 babies as well (5 pregnancies.. one ended in miscarriage), but she shrunk right back down to her pre-pregnancy size each and every time. I've been lucky to be like her. So just take a look at your Mom, and you may get an idea of how you'll be. It's not always the case of course, but if your Mom looked great after kids, that's in your favor. Any little bit helps!
Sorry for threadjack -
Your breasts will still become engorged and milk will come in whether you breastfeed or not. My boobs were gigundous for about a week or two and then they slowly went back to just a little bigger. I've been breastfeeding for 3 months and plan to ween around a year. I was SO tempted to ween at the beginning because I was just tired of feeding all day long. But you know I'm really glad I didn't because she would have been feeding the same amount - but I'd be just be preparing bottles all day and night long, and now she is on this great schedule and it is so easy just to whip out the boob. Your body changes according to how much they're nursing, so now that it isn't as frequent, I just don't make as much milk. And I lost all my weight already with breastfeeding. And the contractions I got at the beginning while nursing were really mild and not painfull at all, just sort of annoying. So I guess that varies. I really respect your decision to bottlefeed, I just wanted to share my opinion because you can go from breastfeeding to the bottle, but can't go the other way (at least very easy) if you change your mind. BTW congrats! And don't worry about your body - it sounds like you'll probably go back to your prepregnancy shape.
OMG I just read your ticker Rhi - you are 32 weeks already!!!!! Holy crap!
Hahaha.. I know, Holiday! Eep! It's getting way close! I'm actually about 6 weeks from the C-Section, instead of 8 weeks. I'll be updating the ticker as soon as I see my Doctor and we set a date, which we'll be doing on the 19th. Time's flown by!
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