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Working out and BFing

notfrancienotfrancie
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As a slight departure from the earlier post about baby weight, I am curious about working out and BFing.  So far, DD and I have been going for 2 mile walks most days but I have not been hard core working out at all.  I am wondering about you girls-- who is working out?  What are you doing?  Is it working?  If you are working out and BFing, have you found that heavy exercise is impacting your supply or ability to breast feed?
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  • jasminelorraine20jasminelorraine20 member

    I work out during my work day (usually from 10-11:30). I run a mile for warm-up, do squats, jumping jacks, push ups and other activities to help build my strength back up. I started back up when I was 6 weeks PP. With working out, eating less and breastfeeding, I notice that I am losing a significant amount of my baby weight. I can already fit into my pre pregnancy jeans!! I haven't noticed any kind of change in my milk supply and I breastfeed just fine.

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  • amberleebamberleeb member
    I just started working out again last week and I have not noticed any change in my supply.  I am doing 30 min hard cardio/30 min weights.
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  • Daisy22Daisy22 member
    I started running at 6wks pp but my ankles and arches were killing me. My foot and ankle doctor had me back off. The last two weeks I had to stick to the elliptical the last two weeks. This next week I can walk then the next I have to do slow interval running. After ds2 running was the thing that really got me fit again plus I lost an add'l 20lbs. 
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  • jamiah18jamiah18 member
    imagejasminelorraine20:
    I work out during my work day usually from 1011:30. I run a mile for warmup, do squats, jumping jacks, push ups and other activities to help build my strength back up. I started back up when I was 6 weeks PP. With working out, eating less and breastfeeding, I notice that I am losing a significant amount of my baby weight. I can already fit into my pre pregnancy jeans!! I haven't noticed any kind of change in my milk supply and I breastfeed just fine.


    Thank you for inspiring me to get my butt in gear!!!
    I have solely been walking and it's really not doing much as far as weight loss is concerned.
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  • jasminelorraine20jasminelorraine20 member

    imagejamiah18:
    imagejasminelorraine20:
    I work out during my work day usually from 1011:30. I run a mile for warmup, do squats, jumping jacks, push ups and other activities to help build my strength back up. I started back up when I was 6 weeks PP. With working out, eating less and breastfeeding, I notice that I am losing a significant amount of my baby weight. I can already fit into my pre pregnancy jeans!! I haven't noticed any kind of change in my milk supply and I breastfeed just fine.
    Thank you for inspiring me to get my butt in gear!!! I have solely been walking and it's really not doing much as far as weight loss is concerned.

     

    You're more than welcome! You have to ease back into it, I certainly wasn't running an entire mile non-stop right away. But I had to be consistent. Good luck! :)

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  • bootsandheelsbootsandheels

    I went back to running at 5 1/2 weeks and have been slowly increasing mileage. Its hard because I have to get up early and pump, then run before hubby goes to work but I feel great and it has boosted my supply! 

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