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breastfeeding and weightloss

arheinsarheins member
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So i have been EBF for 5 months now but i am so ready to start getting my old body back. Has anyone been able to keep up their milk supply while working out? I dont want to workout if it means that i will dry up. 
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Re: breastfeeding and weightloss

  • ChichigoChichigo member
    You should be OK with light to moderate exercise. Start slow, hydrate, and don't cut calories.
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    I was able to workout and keep my supply up for two seperate sons!  : )

    With my first son, I exclusively pumped was incredibly, overly anal about documenting each pump in an Excel spreadsheet (I am waaay more laid back with my second child).  As a result, I was able to notice a pattern with supply and strenuous workouts.  This is a sample size of one and I don't have any supporting documentation or research.  If I drained the breasts and immediately went out for a strenuous, very sweat heavy workout, I did notice my supply drop.  BUT-- if I drained the breasts, waited an hour, and then tackled that strenuous workout, the supply was fine. 

    (My hypotheses is because empty breasts fill faster, my body had a whole hour before it decided to reroute resources to sweating.)

     

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