EBF and weight loss

musicalsilver · November 2013

The maternity pants poll reminded me of this - so I'm curious to see: Do you feel that breastfeeding is helping or hurting your weight loss?

WasNotWas · November 2013

I was back to pre-preg at 2 months post partum...I have since gained 5 lbs and in the past few days made an attempt to eat healthier, without counting calories specifically, and it has crushed my supply...I barely got the 18 oz I needed for daycare yesterday and today I'm already 2 oz short my usual output...

guess I'm gonna be fat and happy like my kid

TristansMommy6357 · November 2013

I've been struggling with supply issues from the beginning. If I try to watch calories my supply drops. I make enough to nurse and feed LO but I'm lucky if I'm able to pump 15oz a day (my normal is 12-13oz

). So I tend to eat more then I probably need, but I'd rather keep my supply up. I'm just telling myself that I'll eventually lose the weight....

. I am trying to go back to eating healthier and just making sure to keep the calories up. I figure the same calories in carrots has to be better then the same calories in cookies

Cricket81 · November 2013

I am just starving every time I nurse. I don't think I have felt full since I was around 5 months pregnant. I have only lost about half of my pregnancy weight, but I feel like crap if I don't eat something pretty much every time I nurse, including the 3 motn feedings LO still seems to need.

WasNotWas · November 2013

TristansMommy6357 yeah, but that would be SO MANY CARROTS!!!

RedCherry1109 · November 2013

I was back to pre pregnancy weight by 6 weeks but I think I have put a few pounds back on since then. I still fit into my pre pregnancy clothes. Once I stop BF I'm going to diet.

HeartLikeMine3 · November 2013

I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight and I eat like a horse. I'm always starving and eat all day so I think it's helping me.

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Stef1210 · November 2013

I can't keep weight on. I'm down below my PP weight, and I'm feeling like sh*t. Excuse for ice cream sundaes every night? Why yes, I think so. I baked a huge pan of hello dolly squares last night, which turned out awful, and I ate three for breakfast.

dmlk413 · November 2013

I plateaued a couple of months ago and haven't been able to get the rest of my weight off. I am struggling to keep up with exercising as much as I would like because by the time I get home with DD, get her taken care of and in bed and everything else done, it's like 9:00 and I'm done. I'm hungry all the time and if I don't eat, it messes with my supply. I'm also a major stress eater so that's not helping either.

I'm so ready to have my body back.

TheTamedShrew · November 2013

It helped me lose for the first two months and then I plateaued. I am still 12 lbs above pre-preg weight and have stayed there for almost 3 months. I'm contemplating throwing my scale in the trash. I don't think I will lose it all until weaning happens.

AlsGal01 · November 2013

jo27key said:
It helped me lose for the first two months and then I plateaued. I am still 12 lbs above pre-preg weight and have stayed there for almost 3 months. I'm contemplating throwing my scale in the trash. I don't think I will lose it all until weaning happens.

All of this, but I'm probably 15 pounds above pre-preg weight.

KellenHi21 · November 2013

I gained 60lbs and have lost 50... The first 40 came off really quick then 10 more slowly and now I have 10 left that really doesn't want to leave... But my diet could also be to blame. I eat all the food!

Murphie82 · November 2013

I refuse to weigh myself until I'm no longer breastfeeding and back to working out. If I had to guess, I still have 6-10 pounds to lose.

The majority of my clothes fit but I'm not back into my normal jeans yet. I'm just not going to worry about it until LO is somewhere between 6-8 months old. I don't have time to worry about it nor the will to care since I'm living on very little sleep.

daffy2k · November 2013

I got back to pre-preg weight within a month, but I wasn't at my ideal weight when I got pregnant. I have about 10-15 lbs that I'd love to shed, but it's just not melting off the way the pregnancy weight did... And because of what others have said re: supply issues, I'm nervous to mess around with it too much until we are closer to being done BFing. Right now I just try to stay active and eat healthy, but i haven't seen a change on the scale in about a month.

melissa0726 · November 2013

I have lost most of my pregnancy weight, but I've stalled out on losing. I think it's because I eat a LOT during the day. DD1 is a frequent snacker - and therefore so am I! Problem is, I don't eat the healthy snacks that she eats

FordFalcor · November 2013

I'm hungry.

Oh.

BFing helped me get to just 7 lbs above pre pregnancy weight but I've gained 3 back. I am watching carbs and calories now and the weight is starting to melt again, thereby disproving my previous theory that I could eat Oreos, ice cream and handfuls of sweet tarts and still lose weight. Boo. My metabolism is such a butthead.

KEK1025 · November 2013

I am down to 10 below my pre-pregnancy weight (so 35 lbs total) so its definitely working for me. However, I am also on a dairy/soy free diet for DD which I am sure is having a huge contributing factor.

chelsmcl · November 2013

Not only is she nursing nonstop lately but she has MSPI so I can't eat anything with soy or dairy which means I'm on a super clean diet so I'm below my pre pregnancy weight and have to snack all day to not feel famished.

phishgirl29 · November 2013

AlsGal01 said:

It helped me lose for the first two months and then I plateaued. I am still 12 lbs above pre-preg weight and have stayed there for almost 3 months. I'm contemplating throwing my scale in the trash. I don't think I will lose it all until weaning happens.
All of this, but I'm probably 15 pounds above pre-preg weight.

+1 @AlsGal01

Also throw in hypothyroidism into the mix and that me too. Fun times...

~X(

kmkaull2 · November 2013

lavonnallama said:

Ugh screw each and every One of you who is losing weight easily while breastfeeding. My body is clinging to the last13 pounds it gained during pregnancy and daring me to try to diet them off. If I limit my calories my supply drops. End of story.

LOL, yeah, ditto! I blame 2 years of fertility medication. Oh and being old. You youngsters enjoy that fast metabolism. It is all fun and games right now. (Unless you have good genes. Then I am just plain jealous!!)

NicoleReed0324 · November 2013

I had plateaued between months two and four. Now I'm 15 pounds below pp weight. But I was heavier than I like to be when I got pregnant. Almost into my "skinny Nicole" jeans! Probably about 5 more pounds. The weight started coming off when I started exercising and cutting back on carbs. So it's probably a combo of eating, bfing, and exercise.

ChristyD6 · November 2013

I was hovering at 8-10lbs above prepg wt until I went back to work. I started pumping and producing more than she eats. I lost 8lbs almost immediately which was awesome! Now I'm stuck again at 0-2lbs up. I wish I was exercising, I think I could get below pp wt.

lioness13 · November 2013

I have not seen pre-pregnancy weight yet. I still have about 15lbs to go and I only gained 25 with my pregnancy X_X . I'm sure it has everything to do with the fact that I'm hungry all the time and can't kick this donut addiction that started during my pregnancy.

mamainVA2013 · November 2013

I'm two pounds under my pp weight, but my midsection is a hot mess. I'd love to find time to exercise and eat healthier, but all attempts result in a drop in my supply.

needanustart · November 2013

AlsGal01 said:

jo27key said:
It helped me lose for the first two months and then I plateaued. I am still 12 lbs above pre-preg weight and have stayed there for almost 3 months. I'm contemplating throwing my scale in the trash. I don't think I will lose it all until weaning happens.
All of this, but I'm probably 15 pounds above pre-preg weight.

I see your 15, and raise you 20. Shoot me! I gained 50 while pregnant so I guess losing 30 is good. Trying to stay positive. Last time I lost all but 5 lbs by 6 months, and held on to that until I weaned at 13 months. There is no way I'm going to lose 15 lbs by 6 months this time though!

jessykay87 · November 2013

I was back to pre-preg weight by 8 weeks post-partum. I had (and still have) an insane oversupply, so I was having to pump from the beginning just to not be miserable. I think that helped.

LiLi23 · November 2013

violet1183 said:

I pretty much eat like a pig and am not gaining weight at all, but have about an additional 10-12 lbs I need to lose to get back to my old weight. The first 20 came off quickly and I've been this weight since about 6 weeks pp.

This is pretty much me exactly. My pp clothes fit for the most part (but they were bigger to begin with since I hung on to weight after having M). But I eat all day long and haven't gained any additional weight. I'm guessing it'll stay this way until after R is weaned, and that's alright with me!