Weight Gain/Loss with Twins...

[kdobie73]

Ok ladies.. I know it's about the babies, and their wellbeing/ health. That being said, I'm shamelessly vein and concerned about how long it's going to take for me to lose the weight I've gained during this pregnancy. I also only have 6 months before I have to weigh-in (meet height/weight standards) and participate in a physical fitness test (military).

Could you ladies enlighten me?

How much did you gain?

How much did you lose right after delivery?

How much after 6 or 8 weeks?

How much after 6 months?

Thanks! Kim

[TwoQTs]

I gained 45 lbs.

Right after delivery... maybe 5 lbs. Almost nothing. Keep in mind I was underweight to start with...

6-8 weeks later... maybe 5-10 lbs .. but again, nothing much. When you're trying to nurse two babies you don't lose fast.

I lost all of it & then some at the 5.5 mos mark. I don't recommend it; I was very ill. I had had mastitis 7 times & was very run-down. I burned a finger while making meatballs & yup.... stuck my finger with raw burger in my mouth. I got e-coli & was very very ill. The weight dropped off me quickly but the pain was so very very very bad. Worse than the c-section & worse than labor.

[minerleague]

I only gained 27 lbs. (weighed 127 lbs. pre-pregnancy)--my doctor told me I needed to gain 50 lbs., which totally freaked me out for a lot of reasons. Morning sickness struck though, so it took awhile to start gaining.

Right after delivery probably won't notice a lot of difference-maybe 5-7 lbs.

The weight started melting off at home trying to nurse and handle the new mom thing. Also had a nasty aversion to the pain killer vicadin-absolutely no appetite for days-dh was practically force feeding me. Was probably down 15-18 pounds within two weeks-not a method I recommend.

I wound up pumping bm for 11 months, which was a big metabolism boost for me. I was about 20 lbs. under my prepregnancy weight about 2 months after delivery and stayed that way until I stopped pumping.

At 2 months post-pumping I can tell a few pounds have snuck back on. Also, even though I weigh less than I did pre-pregnancy I'm not as fit as I was. I could probably bench press a lot of weight from lugging around the girls, but if I had to do anything cardio-related I'd probably pass out cold.

Good luck!

[gmt]

Kim

I am also in the military and understand the urgency to get back in shape I am almost 5 months post partum so I only have a month to go before my PT test :-(

I gained 30lbs and for me all but the last 6lbs just kind of melted off. I lost 20lbs in the first week after delivery but the last 10 have been a bit more stubborn...I know part of it is my eating habits right now though...not a whole lot of time. I am nursing so maybe that has something to do w/ it. It seems odd to me that I can nurse 2 babies and work out for an hour plus 4-5 x a week and can’t manage to shake the last few pounds....maybe when I am done nursing at least I hope :-)

Gena

[indianbebe]

I gained 60+ pounds and lost all of it in 12 weeks. Mind you I was very sick and had to follow the heart diet but the weight just seemed to fall off.

[kandm]

I gained 60 pounds, too - but really a lot of it was due to having pre-eclampsia for three weeks before delivering. I was gaining more than a pound a day towards the end.

I think I lost 20 pounds right off the bat and was down to all but five about six months post-partum. I can't remember exactly, but I think at 6 weeks I hadn't lost much weight. At 10 months I now weigh less than before. I really haven't done much to lose weight either - it just seemed to come off naturally. (Chasing after two 10 month olds who are constantly in motion helps, too).

[jan21]

I gained 40 pounds. I blew up after delivery (I had a postpartum hemorrhage and they had to flood me with fluids as I almost went into shock) so I didn't lose any weight immediately (well THAT was depressing). But over the next week I peed non stop.

I don't know if I even paid attention to the actual scale, but by my postpartum checkup at almost 7 weeks I could fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans (couldn't quite button them but they otherwise fit). I think I had lost all but maybe 5 pounds.

When I stop bf at 10 mos I did gain 10 pounds - but that's another story. I just got used to eating all day when I was nursing!

Janice
L&E 11/00

[about2bmom3]

I gained 26 pounds during pg. When i got home from the hospital, I had lost almost 20. Those last 6 pounds are still around.... 8 months later loL! Although honestly, i havent tried all that hard to get rid of them!

[flicka7]

I only gained about 13 pounds but I was a bit overweight to begin with. I was in my jeans when my twins came home after 3 weeks in the NICU. I was pumping all the time too.

If you can nurse them, that will help you a lot!

[rb1]

I gained a total of 28 lbs with my girls and went right to the end 37 wks 5days. They were 4-14 and 5-7 and came home with me. At one of their apptmts approx 5 wks later I was 3 lbs lighter than when I started. With that said my little natural miracle has left me with 5-10lbs(gained 26) 18 months later.

rb1