Cellulite

[stephanienicolecook]

I'm 32 weeks and I've gained a good 40 pounds.I'm 18 and the weight I've gained is causing major cellulite to my butt and thighs. Will the cellulite go away eventually after I give birth?

[Sara_Lee87]

Stephanie that is great, it will really help you lose weight and is so healthy for you and your baby. I understand the feeling and with your pre-pregnancy weight and good attitude about nursing and exercise you will definitely get your hot bod back soon ;) I'm big right now but I'm just trying to embrace the changes and go with it because it's the only time my boobs are so giant and the will deflate soon. Lol . It's hard to feel sexy when your pregnant,  I know. The cellulite will decrease postpartum. It's pretty much a guarantee because the baby will take all the fat from your milk. Don't let it get u down :)

[stephanienicolecook]

I'll be breastfeeding till as long as I can. I was around 125-130 before my pregnancy. I feel as if I'm gaining to much weight, but it's all in my butt and thighs. My self esteem has gone down the shitter. I know everything's worth it, but I definatly don't want my body to stay like this. I don't like having so much cellulite.

[Sara_Lee87]

If you breastfeed and exercise you will definitely shed  the pounds quicker than you realize is possible now. With my first born I was way underweight , 115ibs and I'm 5'9.  I was a cyclist and college student at the time. I gained excessive weight in my pregnancy and I think it's just because that's what my body needed to do to create my healthy and big baby. I lost the weight fast. Pregnancy did change my body in some ways but you can definitely bounce back. I have gained alot of weight but I don't worry about it now because I'm eating relatively healthy and I do walking, squats, etc... sometimes this really fit skinny mom's gain the most weight in pregnancy.  I'm 37 weeks and I'm ready to get pop this baby out, recover, and get my normal body back. It's gonna be a process. Don't worry about it. You will get there before u know it. I can't wait to have my baby here.

[stephanienicolecook]

I just did 30 squats before I got in the shower and I've never been so tired in my whole life, not to mention my legs are aching. I really want to walk around the block a lot once my son comes and I can push him around in the stroller. It just stinks because my butt was awesome and now it's blah.

[autumnmomma]

It will go away but you'll have to work at it. Once your healed up start an excerise routine. Our bodies change during our pregnancy...some for the good. Some for the bad. If you want the banging body you had before you got pregnant... It'll just take work. And it CAN be done. I'm the mother of 2 with another on the way and will tell ya from experience that you'll never find the perfect routine to exercise. But squeeze in what you can...and do lots of squats :-)