Question about calories (mine)

youenjoymyself · July 2014

Hi all,

This may be a dumb question, but here goes. My daughter is 17 months old. She nurses in the morning, after work, to sleep, and several times throughout the night. I'm trying to drop the last 5-10 lbs of baby weight, so I am following the weightwatchers plan. My question is, do I still need to consume the extra calories in order to keep my established supply, or can I cut those out? I'm just not seeing a change in my weight (although I'm not gaining, simply maintaining), so I thought maybe my body doesn't "need" the extra calories that are built in to my plan as a breastfeeding mother who supplements with food. Thanks! And I apologize for the fickle nature of this post, but I'm curious.

vvvvvfee · July 2014

even though you're not nursing a lot, i would think you still need at least some extra calories to keep up your supply. i have heard anecdotally that some moms just can't get rid of those last few extra pounds until they wean completely. your body may want to hold onto a little extra weight in reserve while you're still nursing.

some resources from kellymom:
https://kellymom.com/nutrition/mothers-diet/mom-weightloss/
https://kellymom.com/nutrition/mothers-diet/mom-calories-fluids/

youenjoymyself · July 2014

AmyG* said:

sometimes that last 5-10 lbs is not really baby weight, it's all boobs! and the extra milk ducts and extra milk storage. so once you wean and your boobs start to return to almost normal, you drop that weight.

You may be right. My left boob is HUGE!

youenjoymyself · July 2014

vvvvvfee

Thanks for the links!

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