Is it normal to still look like this 3.5 months postpartum? I went from a size 0 to a size 9. I am 20 lbs over my pre pregnancy weight and still look 5 months pregnant. I hate even going out in public. I was super skinny before pregnancy.

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You just had a baby over 3 months ago give yourself a break, not everyone can snap back into shape as unfair as it is, keep doing your excercises and it will go down but try and enjoy your time as a new mum and don't worry about a little bit of extra weight x

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9 months on, 9 months off

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I'd say normal. Not everyone goes back to skinny just like that lol. You did say gained weight, plus your tummy muscles are loose/stretched from pregnancy. Start some core workouts to firm up, and incorporate more physical activities in your day. When you have a moment or not tired lol. But it just takes time, you will reach your goals.

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Welcome to the joys of motherhood. Some people's bodies bounce back quick, some don't and some don't at all ever....

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I'm 2 years PP from my first and STILL up 62lbs from my prepregnancy weight with her. I'm 18w6d with my second and currently down 20lbs. Just joined a gym, too, so hopefully I can get working out and dieting and get more of this weight off!

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It took me until I stopped breastfeeding around 9 months to lose any weight and had to diet and exercise almost daily to lose the 25lbs I retained by 1 year pp. don't be hard on yourself.

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I went from jeans that were a size 6 to a size 12. I gained 47 pounds with pregnancy, and I'm still stuck with 25 of those 47 pounds at 6 months postpartum. I hate wearing anything relatively tight because then you can see the rolls on my tummy. 😓 I couldn't fit my wedding rings on my fingers for almost 4 months postpartum. I can't wait for this extra weight to go away 😓

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Since you were so small you probably have the diastacis recti where the abdominal muscles separated. You'll have to do some work to get them back together. Still battling this 2 years later.

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Stand tall and hold your ab muscles tight whenever you're standing. Gotta build that muscle up baby just like with kegels!

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Still dealing with this. I am 3 months pp. I have also had 2 c-sections. I think once Istart exercising  it'll shrink.

Is it normal to still look like this 3.5 months postpartum? I went from a size 0 to a size 9. I am 20 lbs over my pre pregnancy weight and still look 5 months pregnant. I hate even going out in public. I was super skinny before pregnancy.

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