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s/o BFing AGAIN...Are you always starving?!

cori514cori514
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I had NO appetite when I was pregnant and now that I am not pregnant and breastfeeding, I can't.stop.eating. I am always STARVING. If I did't care about my health, I would eat cookies and chocolate all day for every meal...who am I kidding...I just ate a half a pound of cookie dough =/....tell me I am not alone!
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Re: s/o BFing AGAIN...Are you always starving?!

  • Suzi-G-Suzi-G- member

    Totally normal.  Go ahead and eat, don't stress over the calories right now, your body needs extra to make milk.  It takes more calories per day to make milk than it did to grow a baby!

    I eat like a teenage boy.  My DH makes fun of me and says I've made him gain weight because I'm always snacking on something and he wants some too.  I'm sure it will catch up to me when I quit BFing though.  

     

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  • alliwaltonalliwalton
    Yup.  I ate well while pregnant and no cravings.  Ever since I started BFing I have developed cravings. For a month or so I could eat a whole box of reduce fat cheez its.  I also eat like a teenage boy, I need to control myself.
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  • jen5-03jen5-03 member
    YES! I kept granola bars and snack packs in the nursery for easy 3am snacking. I would eat an enormous meal and be hungry an hour later while everyone else is still groaning about how much thay ate. It was crazy! It does taper off though and did not hinder me from losing weight.
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  • M&M614M&M614
    I ate WAY more when nursing than pregnant.  It was insane.
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  • erica_kasparerica_kaspar

    I eat WAY more now than pregnant. WAY MORE!

    Me too! Its ridiculous. I can't stop eating. I tried to eat less and my supply tanked so I said screw that. I'm not gaining weight nor am I losing but I could careless. I lost all my pregnancy weight already so its whatever. I love eating  whatever I want! Haha

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  • kat.in.the.hatkat.in.the.hat
    I love BFing now that it's the holidays - I can totally indulge and not worry about it!
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  • cori514cori514
    imageerica_kaspar:

    I eat WAY more now than pregnant. WAY MORE!

    Me too! Its ridiculous. I can't stop eating. I tried to eat less and my supply tanked so I said screw that. I'm not gaining weight nor am I losing but I could careless. I lost all my pregnancy weight already so its whatever. I love eating  whatever I want! Haha

    Yeah, I lost all of my pregnancy weight plus 5lbs! I'm glad I am not the only one eating like it could be my last meal...Stick out tongue

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  • AbbyMaeAbbyMae member
    Very normal! Another bonus to nursing...it definitely helped me lose all the baby weight and I ate whatever I wanted to. 
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  • step2mom2010step2mom2010
    Yes very normal.  I was STARVING constantly.  I would eat dinner and then 10 minutes later going back for something.  Eat away. It will taper off, eventually!! :)
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  • Suzi-G-Suzi-G- member
    imageerica_kaspar:

    I eat WAY more now than pregnant. WAY MORE!

    Me too! Its ridiculous. I can't stop eating. I tried to eat less and my supply tanked so I said screw that. I'm not gaining weight nor am I losing but I could careless. I lost all my pregnancy weight already so its whatever. I love eating  whatever I want! Haha

    I've also experienced this, the times I've tried to cut back my supply takes a noticeable dip.  The weeks when I say screw it and eat ice cream and cookies every night I make way more milk.  A friend who is BFing has been pretty hardcore dieting yet complains about her supply.  I kind of want to say "go figure!"   So while you're trying to get your supply up go ahead and give yourself permission to eat eat eat.  Go to a buffet, have dessert and a midnight snack! :)

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  • KelleyAKelleyA
    yes!  I have such a sweet tooth at the beginning of breastfeeding (happened with both kids).  Thankfully the starvation has leveled off and I'm eating more normally now at 5 months postpartum.  
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