Didn't lose any weight after delivery??

My babe is three days old right now. At my 40 week doctor appointment 5 days ago, I was 180 pounds and this morning i was 179...

My baby was seven pounds so I don't understand how I'm not at the VERY least 173?!

My milk has come in but I don't think I have enough to equal how much the baby and the placenta weighed, right?!

Someone please tell me this is common and the weight will go away in a few days?

Sincere thanks for any replies,

Amy

Swelling and fliud retention, my dear! It took me a week to "deflate"

I was pumped full of fluids and still looked very pregnant when I went home from the hospital. A week later, I looked much better--still looked a few months pregnant but at least most of the swelling was down and I could fit into my old shoes again.

Congratulations again!

congrats on your baby!

I too, was so pumped full of fluids that I couldn't even look at my feet and ankles w/o getting....well....scared!  They were HUGE!  I didn't have ankles!!!  and my feet were just MASSIVE.  It took me a while to "deflate" too...as bier so well described it.  My had three chins and my nexk was huge after delivery.  It will go down; I have this battle with the last 10 pounds and my Julia's going to be 9 months in a week.  How time flies!

It will go. It could be many things- hormones, fluid retention etc.

You probably won't return to your pre-pregnancy weight for some time, but you will lose a significant amount of weight in the week or two after delivery. Subtracting one 7- to 8-pound baby, another pound or two of placenta, and another 2 pounds or so of blood and amniotic fluid leaves most new moms about 12 pounds lighter.

The weight keeps coming off, too. All the extra water that your cells retained during pregnancy, along with fluid from the extra blood you had in your pregnant body, will be looking for a way out.

So you'll produce more urine than usual in the days after birth — an astounding 3 quarts a day. And you may perspire a lot, too. By the end of the first week, you'll lose about 4 pounds of water weight. (The amount varies depending on how much water you retained during pregnancy.)

I myself lost about 14lbs with both my girls in the first two-three weeks. Don't panic- enjoy your baby and forget about your weight for a few weeks!

Irishmum is right, it doesn't come off right away but in the several weeks AFTER delivery. I lost 20 pounds in the three weeks after delivery without doing anything. I wasn't leaving the house, so I didn't really care what I looked like at that point!

You have the added benefit of having worked out your entire pregnancy. I bet you'll find that you snap back into shape more quickly and easily than those of us who didn't ;)

3 days post partum!!! GET OFF THE SCALE!

No one should be on the scale until at lest 3 weeks or more post partum and you should start dieting (if your breastfeeding) until at least 6-8 weeks depending how your nursing relationship is going.

Enjoy your new baby, you earned it.

Original Post by bier:

 I wasn't leaving the house, so I didn't really care what I looked like at that point!

 Me too! LOL! Plus I was knackered!

Though there is a nasty pic that my hubby sneaked that is my 'before' pic...if I'm ever brave enough to post it!  

Original Post by irishmum:

Though there is a nasty pic that my hubby sneaked that is my 'before' pic...if I'm ever brave enough to post it!  

 I made my husband delete every photo he took of me in the first few weeks postpartum (except, of course, the hospital photos).

haha! OK! thanks ladies.

I did notice a double chin that wasn't there before I delivered...

And I'm definitely not worried about dieting right now. Just eating what I can, When I can!

The very same thing happened to me. I had a 7 lb baby and lost nothing but than the weight jsut melted off. I wish the flabby tummy would-ha ha.

Congrats on the new baby

Why are you upset?  You just had a healthy baby.  Forget the weight for a minute and focus on that.  Your body will return to normal when it is ready to. Congrats.

Original Post by hotharmony:

3 days post partum!!! GET OFF THE SCALE!

No one should be on the scale until at lest 3 weeks or more post partum and you should start dieting (if your breastfeeding) until at least 6-8 weeks depending how your nursing relationship is going.

Enjoy your new baby, you earned it.

 I agree. Get off the scale!!! Until 6-8 weeks keep yourself away from that scale. At your 6 week checkup you'll weigh in with your doctor. Don't peek till then... Wait. Water retention/swelling is very real. Nobody should be on the scale 3 days post partum. That's insane. That's just asking for depression,imo. This is the time to enjoy your new baby. Congradulations!

New Baby + Swollen Boobs + Sleep Deprivation + Water Retention + PostBaby Belly = Stress

Add the actual number on the scale = TORTURE

Enjoy your little bundle.  They don't care what you look like; just as long as you love them and feed them and cuddle them.  It's unconditional love!

I was on the scale at a week postpartum. It wasn't depressing for me but motivational. It kept me from sitting around the house and eating all day. I didn't give in to my cravings for unhealthy food. Sure, I ate when I was hungry and didn't count calories or TRY to lose weight but I liked making sure I wasn't GAINING weight. It didn't take anything away from my time with the new baby and I enjoyed ever minute with him :)

Everyone is different. Do what you need to do but be healthy while doing it.

By the way, your daughter is GORGEOUS. I know I've told you that several times but she really is!

she's my best friend.

i don't know WHAT i was thinking PPT.  i was so overwhelmed and wanted to make sure she felt wanted and loved.  i know my mother didn't really want babies; and felt forced to have them-  like an obligation- and now; after having julia; the love i feel for her is just so real and huge and overflowing.  I know 99.9% of moms who wasn't sure if they wanted to be moms love their children; and of course I know my mother loves me-  but in my heart of hearts i KNOW she would have done things differently in her life and maybe not have had them.  And, for some reason that affects me now more then it did before Julia.   Maybe it's the force I feel for her no one ever felt for me.

I just go SO OFF TOPIC!!

Oh, Vanessa!

{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}

You brought tears to my eyes! I'm sorry for your situation with your mother but look how it's strengthened the love for your own daughter! Just wait until Julia can talk and go get mani/pedis with you (my daughter and I are doing this for the first time this weekend)! Sometimes I just stop and stare at my daughter now and I can see what she'll be like in 10 years. I am completely in awe of this little person that I love beyond words! I understand how you feel!

Ya, I'm with Erica where the scale doesn't depress me, it simply motivates and guides my food choices.

And to Vanessa, Motherhood has had the same sort of effect on me where I am forced to think of my own mother when she was in my situation.

But for me those thoughts take me in the opposite direction. My mom has been a single mom since I was two and I've a sister who is just a year younger than me.

So being a mom and feeling this love for my little girl, I have such a newfound love and respect for my mother. She had to work so hard to keep us fed and clothed, etc, and I just understand that love now. It's awesome. Being a mom is the best.

Congratulations on the baby!!! 

As for the weight ...it could be that you gained a few between your doc & delivery.  Just make sure you keep eating right & drink water.  When it is safe to exercise burn it off!  I got so frustrated after having my kids because everyone talked about how the weight just "melted" off with breast feeding & blah, blah, blah.  Not so in my case.  I have to work really hard to get the weight off.  Of course this revelation took me 3 pregnancies to discover.  now that I am on my 4th baby I ate much better, walked more and have only gained 21 pounds in the 33 weeks I have been pregnant ( I was about 20-30 overweight to begin with).  So, even though I haven't gained as much as I did with th other ones, I expect to still weigh alot after baby and to have to sweat my butt off to get to pre-baby weight.

Just be patient and work with what ya got.  You can do it!!!!

wearing a really tight gurdle can help the swelling go down faster but i dont know if it helps with the scale.

Original Post by dayday4u:

wearing a really tight gurdle can help the swelling go down faster but i dont know if it helps with the scale.

 EH!?!? I do NOT recommend this?! Why on earth would you want to put yourself through torture three days after giving birth? Your body has been through enough trauma without trying to squash all the tender bits?!?!

I had a cs, and didn't wear trousers with a proper waistband for 6wks after!

It's time to enjoy your new baby- not worry about a few lbs!!

I had the same experience with my first baby. It was 12 hours of labor in the hospital and they pumped me full of IV fluids. I have pictures of myself in the hospital hours after having my son and I look inflated! My face and hands were so swollen from all the fluids, I looked fatter after delivery than I did before! No worries, it will go away. If you breast feed, the weight will come off faster. I weighed 1 lb less after delivery than I did when I was admitted to the hospital to give birth!