Postpartum belly
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Anonymous
| I recently gave birth, and unsurprisingly, I still look 6mo pregnant. We are doing some newborn photos in a week-- how much did your belly shrink in the first 10 or so days postpartum? I'm not talking about dieting/trying to lose weight, just interested to hear if people saw any differences between immediately posrpartum and 1 wk/10 days pp in terms of fluid loss/uterus shrinking/Etc. if the answe is "none", that's fine- just curious. |
Anonymous
| You can help things along by wearing a belly binder |
Anonymous
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None - dude, you're not even a month out! I wore a belly binder and it still took forever (like, a year) for my breasts - D's - to protrude more than my stomach.
Invest in forgiving/flattering tops, and be patient with yourself. Congratulations by the way! |
Anonymous
| Wear a binder for the photos and something that's not too tight. Maybe a cowlneck to emphasize the boobs over belly. I'm 5 months pp and just now starting to shrink. I also lost weight right after birth and gaining some back because I'm hungry all the time, worse than during pregnancy. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
This. Try to eat healthy and get some exercise in. Your weigh will fluctuate as you end breastfeeding, if you are doing it too. |
Anonymous
| Are you nursing? That should really help your uterus shrink. |
Anonymous
| I looked 6 months postpartum for 2 weeks. Then my belly gradually began to shrink. But I still have a very long way to go. I my now 6 months pp and have lost about 10 pounds. But cannot fit into any of my prepregnancy outfits. It is a gradual process. At some point I will start working out. Be easy on yourself. It took 9 months to get to that weight so it will definitely take time to shred it off. Some women are just lucky and don't show that much weight. |
Anonymous
| Mine shrunk pretty significantly in those first 2 weeks. I went from looking 7 mos pregnant in my "coming home" photo to just chubby with potbelly in those 1st two weeks. I was down to my pre-preg weight by 6 weeks but I still have a belly and nothing is in the same place. I'm still at least a size or two bigger 9 weeks out. |
Anonymous
| Wear something to hold you in and wear black. Photographers know how to hide the belly. |
Anonymous
+2. Glad to hear your belly eventually shrank. I'm 5 months PP and my belly is still bigger than my breastfeeding D cups. 
Have this top in two colors. It's a staple right now: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B013VS3XM4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
Anonymous
| in 2 weeks, I went from looking 7 months to looking 5 months. Continued to shrink to where i look 2 or 3 months pregnant (just thick in the middle) at 8 weeks postpartum. Im 10 pounds away from prepreggp weight and expect only diet and exercise will get me the rest of the way. |
Anonymous
| Thanks for all the replies! Between the lochia and cramping, it feels like I should be losing some size (plus the nurse said my abdomen is still quite swollen) but sounds like it will be more like 2+ weeks before I see noticible change. Ordered a belly binder and already had planned on loose fitting clothes for pictures - thanks! |
Anonymous
| Target has these fabulous underpants - can't remember the brand but they're marketed for "muffin top." They're normal underwear with just a little soft panel on the top. Just enough to hold it in without hurting like some spanx or something do. I loved them from 1-4 months and still wear them. |
Anonymous
| I'm 3 weeks PP and don't think I look pregnant at all. I'm still 13 pounds up from pre-preg. weight, but I'm wearing firm control underwear and I think it's helping with shaping quite a bit. |