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Hi all mums, I'm planning baby no2 and was wondering if u put on more weight with ur first or ur second?! Was it harder to lose afterwards? X
Hi all mums, I'm planning baby no2 and was wondering if u put on more weight with ur first or ur second?! Was it harder to lose afterwards? X
That's reassuring!!I put on around the same with both...but found losing weight much easier with my second.
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I'm only 5ft 3 also and put on 3.5 stone with my first, which I lost gradually - I was soooooo huge lol! My joints were killing me with the excess weight; I had a c-section so had to be careful with any exercise.
I know each pregnancy is completely different; I'm not put off by it, but just want to be prepared to get huge again lol!
Did any of you have more loose skin or stretch marks with the second? I think that bothers me more than the weight :-/
Thanks for your replies x
What a lovely post! You cheered me up!! <3When I had my first child (1996/97) I was weighed by midwives/nurses/Dr's regularly (probably every 2/3 weeks), I had a record of how much I weighed right through my pregnancy.
With my second child 6 years later (2002/03) they weighed me a few times but a lot less than my first pregnancy. There was a lot less focus on weight and more focus on the baby's growth and my pregnancy symptoms etc...
On my third child (2006/07) I think I was weighed once the first time I saw the midwife and then don't recall being weighed again at all.
On my fourth child (2007/08) I think I was again weighed just the once on my first midwife appointment.
I have found that I have gained weight with each child and lost most of it very soon after birth.
I have found that it is a lot harder to eat whatever I want without slowly gaining weight :sad: I don't think it is to do with getting older rather than being pregnant though.
I think it's partly to do with the fact that when you have children you tend to snack more and eat less healthy foods.
You cook for them and have the same thing for ease and you often find yourself picking at their leftovers rather than wasting the food (finish the pack of crisps they just opened & left, eating the last bit of a chocolate bar they don't want, eat the whole sausages they left on their plate as they were full, etc....).
I love fresh fruit & veg, and try to eat healthy but even when I'm dieting I find it VERY hard to loose weight. I was doing WW last year and had to be really strict and stick to my daily points & NOT have my weekly points to be able to lose weight.
I know that the contraception I'm on doesn't help with my weight either and it's known to make people put weight on (although it's not totally to blame as I could still lose weight when being REALLY strict on WW with it).
As for stretch marks, I look at mine and see the proof that I have had 4 children. I don't go about the place showing them off but I am not ashamed of them either, they are natural and a sign that my body created & carried my 4 fabulous & unique children.
When I had my first child (1996/97) I was weighed by midwives/nurses/Dr's regularly (probably every 2/3 weeks), I had a record of how much I weighed right through my pregnancy.
With my second child 6 years later (2002/03) they weighed me a few times but a lot less than my first pregnancy. There was a lot less focus on weight and more focus on the baby's growth and my pregnancy symptoms etc...
On my third child (2006/07) I think I was weighed once the first time I saw the midwife and then don't recall being weighed again at all.
On my fourth child (2007/08) I think I was again weighed just the once on my first midwife appointment.
I have found that I have gained weight with each child and lost most of it very soon after birth.
I have found that it is a lot harder to eat whatever I want without slowly gaining weight :sad: I don't think it is to do with getting older rather than being pregnant though.
I think it's partly to do with the fact that when you have children you tend to snack more and eat less healthy foods.
You cook for them and have the same thing for ease and you often find yourself picking at their leftovers rather than wasting the food (finish the pack of crisps they just opened & left, eating the last bit of a chocolate bar they don't want, eat the whole sausages they left on their plate as they were full, etc....).
I love fresh fruit & veg, and try to eat healthy but even when I'm dieting I find it VERY hard to loose weight. I was doing WW last year and had to be really strict and stick to my daily points & NOT have my weekly points to be able to lose weight.
I know that the contraception I'm on doesn't help with my weight either and it's known to make people put weight on (although it's not totally to blame as I could still lose weight when being REALLY strict on WW with it).
As for stretch marks, I look at mine and see the proof that I have had 4 children. I don't go about the place showing them off but I am not ashamed of them either, they are natural and a sign that my body created & carried my 4 fabulous & unique children.
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