Body at 5 months pp?

[SpringCrane]

I have to order a bridesmaid dress soon that I'll be wearing at 5 months pp. I have no clue where I was weight/shape/bra size at that point after my son. Any advice?

 

[Septie]

Oh dear, I am afraid nobody is going to be able to tell you as it depends. In my case, 5 months after my babies, I am back to pre-pregnancy weight, but my hips are a bit wider, and of course, braw size substantially increased (I am BF).

 

[SpringCrane]

Oh dear, I am afraid nobody is going to be able to tell you as it depends. In my case, 5 months after my babies, I am back to pre-pregnancy weight, but my hips are a bit wider, and of course, braw size substantially increased (I am BF).

Have your hips gotten wider with subsequent babies? At 5 months pp, do you still have a larger bra size? I was trying to remember when my boobs went from HUGE to back to normal-ish.

I lost all but 5 lbs or so within weeks after my first, but I started this pregnancy heavier and am gaining more, so I don't know if that's likely to repeat itself.

I know no one can tell me anything certain, but I was hoping I might be able to pick out a pattern or something I'd find useful ;-)

 

[Septie]

lol at the typo for braw - have been sleeping poorly
No, I haven't noticed my hips getting wider after the first pregnancy. My boobs are no longer huuuge and ready to burst like immediately post-partum, but still quite a bit larger than pre-pregnancy (I've got tiny boobs normally, now they are quite nice).

 

[sil]

With my first pregnancy I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight literally the day I had him. Within a month, I was 10 pounds lighter than my pre-pregnancy weight (125 pounds at 5ft7inches). I didn't notice any change in my hips. My boobs were bigger (breastfeeding) but not huge.

With my second pregnancy, I still had 5 pounds to lose at the 5 month postpartum mark to make it back to my prepregnancy weight (same weight gain as last pregnancy exactly, and same prepregnancy weight haha). No change in my hips. Boobs also bigger but not huge.

So the weight was different between pregnancies, but everything else was the same.

 

[george83]

I was a bridesmaid at 4 month pp after having ds2 so I lived in the gym from after my 6 week check and managed to lose most of my baby weight but I still wasn't back to my pre-pregnancy weight.

I ordered my bridesmaid dress 2 sizes bigger than my typical pre-pregnancy dress size and went to a dress maker nearer the date of the wedding to have it fitted properly and adjusted. Luckily for me the dress was a laced up back so it could be pulled tighter - or let loser - if I needed it to be

 

[Teri7489]

DD- was 3 stone lighter at 5 months pp. She was formula fed

DS- I'm a stone heavier at 5 months pp. He's breastfed so think that has something to do with it. My boobs are usually big (36 HH) but now I'm absolutely massive at 36 J. Xxx