carry weight

Example Sentences

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I started doing intermittent fasting back when I wasn’t able to lose my baby weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I lost baby weight in my face, and my face changed because I’m aging,’” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

One fan suggested that Lucia was able to lose her baby weight quickly because she didn’t gain much during her pregnancy.

From Fox News • Oct. 29, 2019

I am desperately trying to lose this baby weight — I have 10 more to go and then another 15 to get back to my old size — and get healthy per doctor’s orders.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2019

Regretfully, she lifted him into her arms, a delicious baby weight, and carried him jouncing back to the clearing and the house.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich