Weight Loss After First Period Postpartum

Tips for the first 2 weeks.

Weight loss after first period postpartum. Our experts share five reasons why you re not losing baby weight and what to do instead. Most women lose about 13 pounds 5 9 kilograms during childbirth including the weight of the baby placenta and amniotic fluid. However as most new moms know what you can do in those early weeks safely in a medical sense is pretty limited.

You will lose several pounds immediately upon giving birth. Counting calories manually or with an app may help you keep track of what you are. Postpartum weight loss varies for each woman and getting back into shape isn t always as simple as eating less and working out more especially when you re adjusting to the new norm of caring for your little one.

Women should approach postpartum weight loss carefully as the body takes time to recover after giving birth. With my fourth pregnancy i gained a whopping 43 lbs. For this article we will refer to postpartum weight loss as the journey of losing weight in the first 2 years after having a baby.

The uterus may still be shedding its lining from pregnancy so there might be. So naturally once i d had that wee lass i was itching to get started with my postpartum weight loss. Take one seven to eight pound baby plus about two pounds of blood and amniotic fluid and you re pretty much assured a 10 pound weight loss in the hospital after you deliver.

In the first week you will probably lose another three to five pounds of water weight. While nearly 70 percent of women will have a few weeks of baby blues after giving birth one in seven women will experience postpartum depression. It may make weight loss more difficult in the first 3 months postpartum but it may help you lose weight later.

Many women feel that they gain weight sometimes referred to as baby weight during this time and are eager to shed that weight after having a baby. However a mother does it how she feeds her infant should not be the biggest part of the conversation on postpartum weight loss. While you shouldn t expect quick postpartum weight loss you can anticipate losing a significant amount of weight right away.