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Breastfeeding and appetite

erinmserinms member
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I eat so much it is ridiculous. ?I EBF my son, and will EBF until 6 months, and will then start solids and hope to keep BFing until at least one year. ?I am about at my pre-preg weight (although with no muscle tone, so it's not pretty!), and very slowly losing weight still. ?My question is: how long will I be this hungry? ?Are you this hungry when nursing a toddler, or does the appetite relax a bit? ?Will I gain 100 lbs once I wean because I will still be crazy hungry, or will my appetite go back to normal?


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  • californiaclairecaliforniaclaire
    For me it started to slow down around 6 months. Between DS's birth and about 6 months I ate SO MUCH. I was WAY hungrier when I was pregnant. It was insane. I was hungry ALL THE TIME. I've always been a light eater - so it's still a running joke with my family. My appetite is pretty normal now. Although I still have a leftover pregnancy craving for lemonade -- I can't get enough of it. :)
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  • Lotte134Lotte134
    I still feel hungry much of the time and eat more than normal and DS eats 3 decent solids meals.  Like you, I'm worried that I will put on a bunch of weight whenever I wean because I'm so used to eating and eating and eating.
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  • NDwife07NDwife07

    I think I'm an exception to practically every rule out there. I am not nearly as hungry now as I was pre-pregnancy. At 3m pp, I'm just now getting my appetite back.

    I often feel like I'm not doing enough to keep good nutrition in my body...

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  • Dobie_MamaDobie_Mama

    imageLotte134:
    I still feel hungry much of the time and eat more than normal and DS eats 3 decent solids meals.  Like you, I'm worried that I will put on a bunch of weight whenever I wean because I'm so used to eating and eating and eating.

    Yeah, I gained 10lbs when DD weaned.  Stupid jerk eating habits.

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  • anna7602anna7602 member

    I'm still super hungry all the time and DD is 16 months old. Even after she started solids, she was still drinkiing about 21-24 oz. of EBM while I was at work and nursing 2-3 x with me in the morning and evening up until about 1 year.

    I may still be crazy hungry now because on top of BFing, I am running around after her all day. I seriously don't get to sit down unless we're eating meals or after DD has gone to bed.

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  • caeliesmomcaeliesmom member
    I noticed a big difference around 6 months. I used to eat all day long, I couldn't leave the house w/o bringing a granola bar with me. It seemed to suddenly stop and my appetite went back to what it was like prepg. 
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