Here Are 6 Great Ways To Regain Your Shape After Pregnancy

During pregnancy, women have a tendency to gain weight — not just because of cravings, but because they need to eat more for the baby growing inside them. After giving birth, many find themselves with excess pounds they’re eager to get rid of. The good news: a sensible, sustained approach works, and it doesn’t require crash diets.

The celebrity approach — minus the celebrity

This was certainly the case for a number of well-known mums, such as Kim Kardashian and Beyoncé, who have publicly returned to their pre-pregnancy figures within months. Behind the camera, the approach is rarely magic — it’s usually a combination of breastfeeding, gentle restorative exercise, supportive treatments, and patience over a 6-to-12-month window.

Here are 6 great ways to regain your shape after pregnancy — sourced from our healthcare partner’s clinical experience and our own postnatal therapists at BMB.

This article is retrieved from one of our Healthcare Partners, Sincere Healthcare Group.

The fastest postpartum returns we see at BMB all share three habits: gentle daily movement, dedicated postnatal recovery treatments, and breastfeeding when possible.

Can breastfeeding help me regain my shape?

Good news — it can. Breastfeeding burns roughly 300–500 extra calories per day depending on supply, which is a meaningful daily deficit without any extra exercise. Combined with the uterus contracting back to its pre-pregnancy size (a process breastfeeding actually accelerates via oxytocin release), many mums see steady weight loss in the first three months postpartum simply from continuing to feed their baby.

Find out more with our very own Lactation & Breastfeeding Workshop — or drop us an email to inquire about how postnatal treatments at BMB (lymphatic drainage, jamu paste massage, the bengkung wrap) work alongside breastfeeding to support a faster, more comfortable recovery.