Did you gain weight after stopping nursing?

Re: Did you gain weight after stopping nursing?

• mandapie

  January 2011

  I am so afraid of this!! I've also heard that some women actually hold on to 5lb or so and when they stop nursing they lose it b/c their body doesn't need the extra fat to maintain the milk.... I know I will not be that lucky. That being said I haven't really started exercising except a daily walk w/LO. I've been saving that to combat the extra weight I expect to gain when I wean I started Weight Watchers when DS was 3 mo b/c that is/was my biggest issue (what I was eating) so I'm hoping that the exercising will be that much more effective when I kick it up a notch. GL!!

  

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• jackiejnelson

  January 2011

  well... It's common but I didn't necessarily gain weight... just kind of reached a plateau where I stopped losing the weight.  From here I began running and trying to go to the gym more and this seemed to get me back on track.  Also - I tried to keep in mind that when I was breastfeeding, I was burning quite a few extra calories so I tried to keep my caloric intake in mind ...  It'll all even out!  

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• Ndv523

  January 2011

  Yes- I ganed 3 to 4 lbs. back within the first week of being done with nursing  

  

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• JeniKate

  January 2011

  This happened to me. I gained 5 lbs back less than a month after I stopped breast feeding.

  When I stopped nursing I knew that I would have to adjust my eating habits because my body wouldn't be needing all the extra calories. I did that and still gained the weight. Totally sucked. Good luck.

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• winomom22 member

  January 2011

  I actually lost about 5lbs after I stopped nursing DD1. I am still bfing DD2 and I hope the same happens when I wean again. I was at my skinniest a few months after weaning DD1.

  Child #1: 6 yo DD Child #2: 2yo DD

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