Clothing size post pregnancy
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Topic: Clothing size post pregnancy
Posted By: Tastic
Subject: Clothing size post pregnancy
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 12:46pm
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just wondering what size do you normally become after having your baby. With both the boys I was basically in same size if not 1 size bigger then pre pregnancy, but this time Im not sure as Ive lost 10kg so far (thats not taking into account the size of bubs, placenta or water etc)
should I just wait and see or buy a couple of smaller size clothes? |
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Posted By: girly_girl
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 1:03pm
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Don't know tbh Tastic (being first baby - but didn't want to read and run), but I would think that you are going to be a bit smaller than you started, even with extra volume in the tummy area. I would possibly just use old clothes, but ones with drawstrings / adjustable waists in the meantime - and get some things that fit you properly afterwards. ------------- 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 1:15pm
3-4 sizes bigger 
Taken 18 months to get to nearly the same size as before. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 1:57pm
| I am a 6 when I'm fit, normally an 8 pre-baby, and now after baby I'm a 10, so 1-2 sizes bigger then before. |
Posted By: Caro07
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 2:05pm
I am about 1 size bigger than pre baby number 1. Wouldn't like to say for you as you have lost 10kg though  ------------- Caroline, SAHM to 2 boys, S (4 years old) and J (2 years old) 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 2:32pm
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thats at least a size or 2 smaller hun!!!! i would wait and see though.. dont want to buy lovely new clothes and they dont fit! -------------   
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 2:42pm
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How on earth have you managed to lose that much weight while pregnant?
So hope that happens for me! Lol ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: Flutterby
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 4:25pm
I was a size 8-9 pre preg but now am a 10. I only put on about 5kgs, And I think I am slowly losing it, Would help if I could just stay away from bad foods ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 5:29pm
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I'm in my pre-pregnancy clothes and had gained 5kg by the end. Will be interesting to know how much I've lost now once I track down some scales.I've thinned down a lot but haven't lost much around my lower belly which is the bit that counts when buying clothes ------------- 
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 6:12pm
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thanks for your reply's
I think its from not being able to handle more then 4-6 mouthfuls of anything without gagging or throwing up 
Ill just wait till after bubs to get any new clothes then! |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 7:10pm
| Yeah definitely wait. After #1 I was 1/2-1 size bigger, after #2 I'm back to my pre-baby weight and size (just proportioned differently though I've found). |
Posted By: escadachic
Date Posted: 14 January 2010 at 7:26pm
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After having my first I was a size 12. Slowly moved to a size 10. I was a size 8 pre-pregnancy that time.
This time I was a size 12 pre-pregnancy, so after, I might be a 14. If I'm lucky I'll be a 12. -------------   
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 15 January 2010 at 8:40am
| I was an 8-10 pre-pregnancy and now I'm a 16...though slowly going down. It's mostly on my tummy - I can get into size 12-14 clothes easy but my tummy is still a size 16 so I just can't do them up. In saying that, I put on 35kg and have only lost 18kg so far. |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 15 January 2010 at 8:56am
I always start losing the weight after pregnancy, I'm now 5kg lighter than when I got pregnant & will probably lose more over the next year cause I'm still BFing so much (yep I'm one of those Biarches  ) BUT once I stop BF I always get back up to that pre preg weight.
I think now I'm a size 10-12?? Only problem is with tops, size 14 shoulders & big boobs makes everything else look like crap. Honestly depends on the manufacturer of clothes cause some smalls fit me & some larges do too  ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 15 January 2010 at 12:48pm
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I was not even a 6 first time round, then was a 10 afterwards and still am. Have only put on 6kgs, and I'd say it's all baby. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 15 January 2010 at 2:00pm
I was an 8-10 before Caden, and after Caden a 10-12 and now I am 12-14, I really should get back into shape! I have a huge spare tyre  ------------- |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 15 January 2010 at 10:47pm
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Phew, I'm glad it's not just me who didn't go back to pre-baby size quickly!
Sheena, you have a 4 month old. A spare tyre is compulsory  ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 16 January 2010 at 7:19am
| LOL, so didn't get back to a reasonable size quickly - in fact it wasn't until she was a year old that the sizes finally dropped.... |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 16 January 2010 at 8:28am
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lol, mine is self inflicted from too much junk food! After Bella I was a 10, now I am 12-14 ------------- |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 16 January 2010 at 10:55am
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Not sure what the case will be for me although I'd say I'll be able to fit my pre preg clothes as soon as bubs comes out as I have only grown in the belly area. I can still fit my pants, they just don't do up cause of the bump.
My sister was a size 12 before getting preg with her DS, she gained 22kg with him and is now barely a size 6! Breastfeeding sucked the life out of her! Only took her about 5 months to get down to that size. She hasn't gained the weight back ever since! lucky cow -------------  
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Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 16 January 2010 at 12:27pm
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Sheena, after 2 c-sections in just over a year, a spare tyre is pretty standard... and its the devils mission to get rid of too!
I was a 14 when i got preg 1st time around, and suddenly put on a lot of weight in the last 10 weeks and ended up a size 18-20. By his 1st birthday I'd put any weight lost during birth back on again. 2nd time around I was in the process of losing weight when I got preg, but was still at least a size 16, and am back to an 18-20 (was drinking complan and eating all sorts to try and make BF work, but she wouldnt feed, so all that extra stuff went into the trunk ) But now that jae is having longer awake periods, and I have a 3 wheel pram, i plan on going out for runs (well... walks to be a bit more realistic lol!) while B is at school
I had a friend who complained about being chubby all her life (she was maybe a 14/16 pre-preg) but I saw her for the first time since she'd had bub (I think he was about a year old?) and she looked anorexic! She swore it was just from BFing but I dont think I have ever seen anyone lose that much weight just BF alone...? ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 17 January 2010 at 10:24am
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I know its standard lol, I still dont like it and Im gonna get rid pf it! ------------- |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 17 January 2010 at 3:37pm
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i lost 12 kg right after bub was born and then steadily lost with bfing..but only fed for 8 weeks then ate crap:( so this time i intend to be at least 2 sizes smaller by a few months afterwards:) but i have a heap to lose:) ! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
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