https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:59:50 +0000 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:19:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=35948 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1165099&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1165099 Author: HuntersMama
Subject: 35948
Posted: 29 September 2010 at 7:19pm

My DS was born in late Jan and I made do with dresses and long tops all thru summer. My bump deflated after a few weeks, but ive still got a lil tum ]]> Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:19:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1165099&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1165099 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1164395&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1164395 Author: julz85
Subject: 35948
Posted: 28 September 2010 at 11:04pm

keep them i reakon , i think its totaly different for every person , for me i gained 15kg in pregnancy (55kg-70kg) lost 11kg's the first week and by 3 weeks post birth weighed less than before i got pregnant (52kg) . I definatly think breastfeeding is what did it for me . ]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:04:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1164395&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1164395 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1164292&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1164292 Author: Babe
Subject: 35948
Posted: 28 September 2010 at 8:08pm

monikah wrote: yea sorry its real different. i came home 9 hours after giving birth wearing the same jeans ive been wearing since i was 20

Ditto.]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:08:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1164292&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1164292 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163955&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163955 Author: amme_eilyk
Subject: 35948
Posted: 28 September 2010 at 1:42pm

i think that is the most frustrating thing about pregnancy is that it is different for everyone and not predictable (except for the fact that eventually a baby appears).

so far I havent actually put on any weight it is just my bump and mega boobs that are making my clothes not fit. I am a kg lighter than my prepregnancy weight atm. so fingers crossed I don't put on tons in the next 3.5months.]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:42:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163955&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163955 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163846&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163846 Author: lilfatty
Subject: 35948
Posted: 28 September 2010 at 11:52am

Nine months on nine months off ]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:52:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163846&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163846 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163832&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163832 Author: RedHeadDuck
Subject: 35948
Posted: 28 September 2010 at 11:31am

My belly went down pretty quickly, it amazed everyone even my midwife, but I am a dancer and have/had pretty strong tummy muscles (didn't have the smallest of bumps until I was like 25 weeks if not more)

I'm now wearing pre-preg jeans, but just can't do them up! Can get the zip done up, but not the button so I do them up with a hair tie :P BUT I hadn't worn these jeans for about 3 years before I got pregnant as I was too fat for them! (I kept them as they were pretty much brand new!)

All my tops etc fit fine, But I wear a lot of just plain long sleeve tops, tshirts, singlets, vests, nothing too fancy so most of it is kinda stretchy material IYKWIM?

I do still have a muffin roll (love handles) and a bit of a flap of tummy that BFing hasn't gotten rid of... Should really start working on that....]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:31:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163832&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163832 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163769&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163769 Author: Babykatnz
Subject: 35948
Posted: 28 September 2010 at 10:25am

My loose floaty tops fit fine within a few weeks, but little things like tank tops and singlets etc I had to finally admit defeat a year later (Ironically it was only a week or 2 before finding out I was preg again) cos my boobs are too big for them and they either fall out the top, or hike it up at the front exposing my c-section pouch

My jeans on the other hand, i was fitting back into them within 3 months (they would have fit me size-wise earlier, it was more a case of how they sat on my scar)]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:25:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163769&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163769 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163685&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163685 Author: kiwi2
Subject: 35948
Posted: 28 September 2010 at 9:19am

Well 4 years later .......hmmm.   No really it is different for everyone. My niece came out of the maternity ward in her pre pregnancy jeans. Fully zipped. For me I don't think I have ever got back in them. ]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:19:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163685&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163685 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163560&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163560 Author: Nikki
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 10:01pm

Took me about 13months to look semi-normal after Jake, and I'm still way fatter than pre-preg after Morgan (shes almost 15 months) so I guess it depends on how much weight you gain and how quickly you lose it .... I still have about 6-7kgs to lose, so won't be in my normal clothes for a while yet! ]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:01:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163560&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163560 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163538&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163538 Author: MyLilSquishy
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 9:40pm

i didnt have a baby bump about 3 days after my CS.... but then again ive still got more than i went into my pregnancy with lol. dresses are good for covereing up anything thats left. i would at the very least keep your summer dresses out

HTH]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:40:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163538&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163538 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163531&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163531 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 9:32pm

I went back to my pre preg size a week after having my CS's. the first day or so I still had a bit of a swollen tummy, but then after a few days to a week I was back to my normal size.

Everyones different though, hope ya bumpy goes fast for ya :)]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:32:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163531&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163531 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163525&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163525 Author: Delli
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 9:26pm

Keep them around I say. Being due in early Jan means you still have a couple of months of summer left I was back in pre-preg tops and pants within a week but not my super tight jeans until 2-3 weeks . But yeah, as everyone says - it's different for different people (and different pregnancies! I hope this bump disappears as fast after birth!).

Edited by Delli]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:26:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163525&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163525 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163495&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163495 Author: blondy
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 9:07pm

It took me a while to go back to 'normal' - about 9 months! But even just before getting pg this time (when I was smaller than I was pre-first pregnancy), everything was a different shape - my hips are never going to shrink back to pre-pg shape! So some of the clothes may never fit quite the same again

FX that won't happen - and I have to say friends that had their babies younger (early 20's rather than 30's) tended to return back to normal more quickly, so hopefully that's the case for you too! ]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:07:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163495&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163495 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163456&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163456 Author: monikah
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 8:39pm

yea sorry its real different. i came home 9 hours after giving birth wearing the same jeans ive been wearing since i was 20]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:39:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163456&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163456 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163450&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163450 Author: jano1
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 8:32pm

I had DD in Feb and didn't wear any of my summer clothes until the following year. It took a while to drop the extra weight but my breasts doubled/tripled in size and I couldn't fit any of my tops. I didn't mind too much and ended up wearing breast feeding singlets a lot.]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:32:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163450&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163450 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163441&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163441 Author: tishy
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 8:25pm

Also you might get back to the same size but your body shape could change.
Even though I'm back to the same size, I found a lot of clothes didn't sit right on me post-baby due to boobies changing and my bum/hips have changed shape also. Not to mention the saggy tummy ]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:25:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163441&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163441 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163423&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163423 Author: T_Rex
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 8:09pm

Rule of thumb is you'll look about 6 months pg immediately after birth, and then how fast it goes from there varies for different people. I've still got more of a tum that I did before and I've been BF 2-hourly for 9 months. Other people in my due-in thread were back in pre-preg clothes within 6 weeks. Can you put them somewhere that they won't taunt you, but you can get them out if need be?]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:09:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163423&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163423 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163407&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163407 Author: Chickoin
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 8:00pm

Ditto that! Took me about a year, seems to take everyone else I know only a few days ]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:00:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163407&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163407 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163402&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163402 Author: Limochick
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 7:57pm

Honestly Amme some people it takes a week where as other people (like me) it can take alot longer ]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:57:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163402&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163402 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163392&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163392 Author: amme_eilyk
Subject: 35948
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 7:46pm

Just doing a wardrobe sort out and wondering how long it takes for baby bump to deflate post birth. i.e. I'm due start of jan is it worth just packing all my summer clothes that no longer fit until the end of next year? or put them somewhere I can get them later in the year.]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:46:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35948&PID=1163392&title=how-long-does-bump-take-to-deflate#1163392