Weight Loss Plateau 4 Weeks Postpartum

5 15 minutes of daily stretches and minor strength training.

Weight loss plateau 4 weeks postpartum. In addition to the weight of your child your body loses approximately 5 to 10 pounds of fluids according to theresa francis cheung author of pregnancy weight management. 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. If your efforts to get past a weight loss plateau aren t working talk with your doctor or a dietitian about other tactics to try.

Some moms lose all the weight without effort others may have started a new diet to shed off the baby weight and then there s those who are on the struggle bus unable to lose a single lb. I m just wary of cutting calories too much since i m bf ing. Has anyone else experienced a plateau postpartum.

Ashleyrose123 befitmom i m 36 5 3 my pre pregnancy weight was 135 delivery weight was 197 currently stuck at 170. Asks from san francisco even though i had walked and eaten healthy during pregnancy i had gained around 35 40 pounds total. In the first two weeks after delivering i lost 32 pounds between week 2 and 4 i only lost 3 pounds.

I lost about 20. Fyi it s normal to lose an initial amount of weight in the first 4 6 week after delivery then to plateau and have weight loss pick up again after 12 16 weeks pp. I focus mainly on resistance training.

My belly is still pretty distended looking my jeans are all too tight around the waist it s depressing. Appreciate the weight you ve lost. I set three simple postpartum exercise goals to lose the baby weight.

For many postpartum moms hitting the postpartum weight loss plateau is probably all too common. However a mother does it how she feeds her infant should not be the biggest part of the conversation on postpartum weight loss. I m starting to get frustrated with losing the baby belly.