anyone else nervous about post partum body?

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This is my first baby and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little nervous about my postpartum body/weight. 
I dropped down to my goal weight of 125lbs before getting pregnant and I’m nervous to see where I’m at after baby. I’ve gained 25lbs already and I’m nervous I’ll hit 30lbs in the next few weeks. I know it’s stupid and it shouldn’t be a big deal but I can’t shake my insecurities😭
Someone tell me I’m not alone!

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I’m not going to sit here and sugar coat it for you, you will probably hate what you see for a while.. or maybe not. Everyone is different. With my first I gained 60+ pounds, so I’m perspective my ‘damage’ was a bit more than yours probably will be. But it still took me a really long time to feel comfortable or even pretty again. 
Just workout, eat right and the rest will fall into place with time. You have to remember it took 9 months to get to this point and give yourself at least 9 months to heal before judging yourself too hard. 
It’s a challenge but in the end your baby loves you with the extra weight, stretch marks or whatever else ❤️💕 they don’t care about your physical appearance. They care about having you happy, healthy and present. 
Hope this helps.

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With my first I started at 115 and went up to 150. By about 4-5 months after the birth I’d gone back down to 125 pounds or so. I wasn’t able to start working out until after I stopped breastfeeding at 7 months (so uncomfortable to run while leaking!) and it took me 4-5 months of exercising once a week to look and feel like myself again. Most of that exercising went towards tightening up the loose skin on my stomach. Even with the effort I ended up 120 pounds (but I permanently went up two cup sizes from pre-pregnancy, so I like to think all the weight went there!). 
This time I started at 120 and I’m currently 152 (I’ll probably be 155-158 around when I give birth). I’m not looking forward to feeling uncomfortable in my own skin again, but at least I have confidence that with the same (or slightly more) effort I can get back to feeling like my normal self!

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I was really mortified with my body after my first was born, but I was overweight too

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I’m nervous as well, I’m 36 weeks and I’ve gained 45 + pounds already. The weight is in my thighs, butt, boobs and stomach. I already can tell my boobs aren’t going to go back to normal and they’re gonna hang 😭 but I’m nervous about how my stomach will snap back.

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I wouldn't worry too much! I gained 50 lbs with my first and ended up weighing less than before.  You're not going to be as small as you like right away. It takes awhile for everything to go back. I would recommend breast feeding or pumping. When they say it burns an extra 500 calories a day they aren't kidding. I exercised a little after, maybe a few times a week, but that's it. I didn't diet at all. I attribute my successful weight loss to pumping.

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I’m with you on this one. After my first daughter, I lost all the pregnancy weight plus 20 extra lbs with switching to a vegan/vegetarian diet and working out . So I was at my ideal weight before pregnancy. Body was toned and I was happy and confident in how I looked. 
With this pregnancy I gained 40+ lbs and I am in pure shock and the amount of weight I gained. I feel like it’s going to be a long and rough journey to going back to pre pregnancy weight but it is definitely doable. It just takes time.

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This is my second pregnancy. With my first, I lost the baby weight by about 8 weeks postpartum. I was eating better, going to the gym, and breastfeeding. I managed to lose another 10-15 pounds, but after that I got lazy and hovered around that number lol. With this pregnancy I’ve already gained more than I did last time, but I’m definitely excited to go back to the gym and start getting rid of it 😩

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I’m sooooo nervous...First of all I’ve gained over 50 pounds. Second of all I have stretch marks on my belly hips and thighs and I’m worried about them not fading 😢third, TMI but my nips have gotten bigger and darker and i don’t like the way they look.

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I was down to 185 from 240 before I got pregnant, I'm back up to 227 at 36 weeks and I'm SUPER nervous about my body postpartum. I'm also already an H. I think what's going to suck is getting comfortable in my own skin again, after it took me so long to do. 
My pregnancy weight is all in my midsection & a little in my thighs, so it's pretty concentrated and I'm thankful for that 😂 I'm trying to remain positive that I'll look this good again hahaha
A month before I found out I was pregnant

35 weeks pregnant

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I am. I had my daughter last February and I hated my body afterwards.  I was underweight before I got pregnant with her (100lbs) so I didn’t mind keeping on some weight (seemed to level off at 114), but I still had a pouch and was so self conscious that I still looked pregnant in certain clothes or would get so bloated really easily.  I plan to actively work on my stomach area after I have my son so that I don’t feel that way again.  I was lazy after I had her and didn’t exercise either anything.  And I bought a belly band to use as well.

anyone else nervous about post partum body?

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