How much your body changes after the second pregnancy?
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Hi girls! After my first and the only pregnancy so far I developed saggy breasts, a few stretch marks on my butt and stomach, weak bladder and a little bit fat left on my stomach(looks like old skin with wrinkles). So, I have planned to have another baby, but would like to ask from your experience, ladies, how much do you change after second pregnancy. Do you look and feel even 10 times worse than after the first pregnancy? And what changed so much?
My first I was producing 2 litres of milk a day. I went from a 12B to a 16 DD. Then when I stopped breast feeding, lost it all and now even after a second pregnancy I have what I call Ethiopian t!ts. A few stretch marks on the top of my thighs/groin area and on my breasts. I lost weight quite quickly after my first, losing more weight than what I had gained.
I was terrified about having another baby as everyone had told me that it was harder to lose weight the second time around and I may not even lose any! Well, I seem to be an exception to the rule in just about everything. Not only did I lose all of the baby weight and then some, but I did it in less than a month. The joys of breast-feeding really do pay off!
That was 6 years ago and now I can’t seem to gain any weight. My body didn’t change that much after either of my pregnancies. Every woman is different though, the only thing that dramatically changed with me was my chest. I am now down to a 10A/B. The one miracle that I can hold on to is that I do not have any cellulite. I count my lucky stars on this one.
Have a great day/night!!!
x K
Personally I found it more difficult to lose the weight after my 2nd. I don’t know if it might have something to do with the fact that I was 2 years older and my metabolism had slowed down, or that I was eating lots of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
I am pregnant with my third, and I see nothing worse than the first pregnany marks
After my first pregnancy I had smaller breasts (it is from pregnancy in general not from breastfeeding), a slightly "squooshier" tummy, and my hips seemes slighly wider. After my second pregnancy (during which I did exercise regularly) my breasts are still small and sort of deflated, my stomach is still squooshy and has some extra skin (I have s small pooch at my lower abdomen), my hips seem a little wider still, and I have some extra either skin or fat around where my bra strap goes. Keep in mind that I am 5’2" and 115 pounds so it hasn’t been a dramatic difference. I am still about the same size I was before I had kids but certain fitted clothing doens’t look quite the same, my bra seems tighter, and I am just not as toned – exercise won’t help. But overall, i the grand scheme of things I think I look pretty good after 2 kids! lol
And just so you know, it is totally normal to have pregnancy symptoms, including a pregnant belly, earlier in your second pregnancy.
OMG~~ i totally understand, i have the same problems after my 1st pregnancy…. but i didn’t change much after my 2nd pregnancy….
well, i changed my eating habbits… i went to my family doctor a lot….n u should too…… they will tell you how to eat rite during pregnancy…. every 3 months changes the eating habbits as well as quantity…..
hope u understand wut i wrote, coz sometimes my grammar sux…….
try not to gain as much weight as ur 1st pregnancy…. that way for sure you won’t change a bit….
but make sure u eat rite…. keeping baby healthy is important….
good luck^^
I am only 11 weeks pregnant with my second so I can’t say about the after, but I will love reading your answers.
I have found how different the body reacts the second time to pregnancy. My belly is aready getting big. I didn’t even look pregnant until about 5 months with my daughter. This time I already look about 5 months pregnant. My belly muscles all "let loose". I worked so hard to get my tummy back, and it is gone so quickly this time.
I’m IN my second pregnancy… 17 weeks along, and I can only warn you that if you do not bring up your abdominal muscles after your first pregnancy you will look about the same at 3 months along with your second pregnancy as you did at about 5-6 months along with your first. In other words you get big SO much faster it’s unbelievable!
well, after my first pregnancy, i only had stretch marks on my breasts b/c I nursed. unfortunately the size of those went down drastically.
otherwise my body really didn’t change much. maybe my hips were a little wider, but my stomach was flat again after 2 wks. then came my second pregnancy. i had a c-section with my daughter and it took my about 8 mths to get my body back to what i was comfortable with. my breasts are small again (nursing) and I have some love handles, but otherwise i’m not complaining. i do weigh more than after my first pregnancy, but i’m working at getting it back to my pre-preg. weight. my daughter is almost 2, so it’s taking some time. what’s worked for me is to drink water, eat as good as you can and do some sort of workout, even if you just take walks. since working out, my stomach has gotten flatter again and even though my hips are probably a bit wider, i’m happier with my body now than after my first pregnancy. you just learn to love what you have. good luck!