moms of 1+ who breastfed, come on in!

CaraLynn91 · November 2010

Did breastfeeding help get your figure back like everyone says it will? and what workout program did you find helped out the most getting your pre-pregnant weight and figure back?

erbear · November 2010

I dropped about 20 pounds right away (which was most of my pregnancy weight). However, I found that when I really started working out again, my supply tanked, so I held off for a long time on intense working out. I did the 30 day shred for a while but again, it was awful for my supply and nursing my baby was more important than getting thin again. Also, when I weaned DD around a year, I gained 10 pounds Tongue Tied

kg_08 · November 2010

I think it depends. Some say it helps, others say they actually hang on to the last few lbs until LO is weaned. For me, I had gained 30 lbs and lost 20 by 1 week PP. The last 10 lbs took 10 more weeks to go away. I do fit in all my pre pregnancy clothes. I have hardly exercised at all... as PP said, it can cause your supply to tank big time.

Mrslove78 · November 2010

No, if anything it did the opposite! I was always so famished. I read somewhere that BFing makes your stomach larger... or something like that, so you can ingest more calories. But, I remember being upset that it didn't help me lose weight.

*sallymad* · November 2010

I'm gonna say it helped to burn those extra calories. As a non pregnant person I'm big into fitness so I started working out again as soon as I got the ok from my OB at 5 weeks pp I started working out. Plus I just didn't have as much time to eat. I lost all of the 45 lbs that I gained while pregnant except a stubborn 5lbs by about 2 1/2 months pp.

bell0niner · November 2010

I think it definetly helped get rid of the extra weight. I gained 65 lbs (I know - yikes!) with DS and nursed him for 9 months. I lost all but 5 lbs and was never able to establish a consistent workout routine.

love.love · November 2010

I lost all 57lbs by 3 months PP and when we weaned at 15 months, I gained 5lbs.
I'm reallllly hoping it's as easy this time around, and I definitely attribute it to breastfeeding.

KayLee77 · November 2010

I breastfed ds until he was 11 months and then pumped for a month after that. I lost all the weight (65lbs) by the time ds was 6.5 months old. I didnt do any type of workout program.

Carilyn · November 2010

I was one of the lucky ones who held onto the last 10lbs until I quit bfing. Dieting and exercise made my supply tank. At 11mos, I decided getting my desire to get my body back was higher than my desire to cont bfing, so I started dieting and working out. It took 3mos to completely lose my supply and those 10lbs. I gained 50 total. We'll see what happens this time!

BrittKav · November 2010

I lost all the weight (38 lbs) within 5 months and I EBF. My tummy was still a little flabby at that point, but then I got pregnant again so didn't bother to get rid of it.

I didn't do any dieting or exercising.

babyfil08 · November 2010

I gained 35 pounds with my son. I lost 25 pounds within 2-3 weeks......I was unable to lose the last 10 until after I stopped breastfeeding. My OB said a lot of it has to do with hormone production and lask of my menstral cycle. I stopped breastfeeding my son at 9 months and had lost the last of the weight once I got a period. Frustrating not to lose the weight, but well worth the benefits of breastfeeding. Good luck!

allobosc · November 2010

I lost all my PG weight when he was born. I didn't gain that much and he was a big baby. When I first saw the scale I was like "wahoo, now with BFing I'll lose even more", not.so.much. I didn't lose 1 pound nursing. and I did it for nearly 10 mos.

flowerchild77 · November 2010

It actually got me smaller pp than I was when I got pregnant! I was always a size 2, after about 3 months bfing I was a 0. A very comfortable and not tight at all 0. Im pretty sure I couldve fit in a 00, some of my 0s needed a belt in fact!

etude de la vie · November 2010

I lost 45 pounds in 3 months and was back into a size 2.

I could feel my uterus contracting every time I bfed that first 3 months and had no need for the post pg band.

LiebeMama · November 2010

I lost all my pregnancy weight within 2 weeks. I didn't have to go to the gym or anything, just pumped while LO was in the nicu.

JessiRaye · November 2010

It really helped me! I lost the baby weight very quickly with both boys. I hope the same happens again! I was hungry all the time though and my problem with both is that I ate like a horse after I quit nursing too. So I ended up gaining back about 4 or 5 pounds after stopping breastfeeding. But I lost below my pre-pregnancy weight while nursing so I guess it evens out:)

kcisthebombdotcom · November 2010

No, I did not lose weight until I stopped BF. I lost 22lbs giving birth (the joy of having a 10lb baby!) and did not lose any weight while BF. After I stopped, the last 8lbs came off pretty quickly.

SherryBaby77 · November 2010

I BF'd & 3 months after LO was born - I was smaller than I was before the pregnancy.

I lost all the pregnancy weight with all three babies within the first 4 months. I never dieted - but I did exercise. Walking, swimming etc.

Even if you dont lose the baby weight right away - BFing is sooo worth it. Good luck!

JLSmith124 · November 2010

By the time Connor was 3 months old, I had lost all of the baby weight, then some. I weighed less after having him than I did before. BF definitely helped to get me back to my pre pregnancy weight. I didn't exercise or diet either, it just came right off.

kensbride08 · November 2010

I came home from the hosp about 20 lighter and then dropped another 10 from breastfeeding but I only did it for 3 months because my supply sucked. I started doing INSANITY at 3 mon PP and my milk was gone so I had to stop.

KGoober · November 2010

I lost all 35 lbs of baby weight after my son was born, I definitely give credit to nursing for that. But when I weaned him, I gained 15lbs of it back Tongue Tied

bootsnbananas · November 2010

It helped in the beginning but I think my body got used to it and eventually I ended up packing weight on (there were a bunch of underlying factors there too LOL) This time around I am hoping to keep up the decently healthy eating habits and fully benefit from the extra calories being burned.

JimsBride08 · November 2010

I don't know for sure that it was from breastfeeding, but I lost 20lbs the first week. I lost the last 10lbs over DS's first 3 months and was back in my regular pants at that time. I didn't work out because I was afraid it would affect my milk supply, as I'd heard from other moms.

ashgirlxo · November 2010

yessss!!! there IS hope!

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