Will Breast Feeding Really Help Posted: 10-12-05 19:38pm
Will breast feeding really help me to
loose the ' extra' weight I gain during
pregnancy. With my first son the weight
just fell off but I am worried with this
one the extra 20 pounds I already put on
won't go away due to genetics and second
children.
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lumo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: 10-14-05 21:35pm
Breastfeeding stalled my weight loss
efforts. I hear that for some reason, in
some women, your body hangs onto extra fat
stores as 'insurance' to make sure you can
keep producing milk even if you don't eat
enough. But, I noticed if I restricted my
calories too much, my milk production
dropped off too.
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kadesha
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Sep 2005 Posts: 9 Location: GA
It Works Posted: 10-14-05 22:01pm
With my first child, I didn't breastfeed,
and I lost the weight in about 3 months,
without even trying. With my second
baby, only a year later, I breastfed and
was almost completely back to my original
weight in a month. It also helped with
all of the postpartum stuff, like I didn't
bleed as much while breastfeeding. And,
even better, didn't start my period back
for 10 months. If I ever have another
baby, I will definetly breastfeed. I saw
major differences in myself and major
differences between my children.
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Tiphany
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 8 Location: wilton,nh
Breast Feeding Posted: 01-13-06 17:48pm
I am on my third pregnancy. I'm at 13
weeks right now. I breast fed my oldest
for one year and I had a hard time keeping
weight on. I lost so much weight I was
100 pounds when I was through and ate ice
cream daily! My second pregnancy was with
twins. I gained so much more weight as
you do with twins and lost all of it
within a few short months. I breast fed
both. Plus the bond you share with your
baby is incredible. Breast feeding just
makes me feel so powerful. I made the
child with my body, I grew the child with
my body, then I nourish the child with my
body. It's amazing!
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~*~Jillian~*~
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Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 1759 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: 01-13-06 21:54pm
Breastfeeding ...Made me lose the weight
way faster ...When I stopped breastfeeding
I actually gained a couple of pounds..
:(
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lsipes
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 325
Posted: 01-15-06 00:52am
I breastfed my son. I gained 80 pounds
while pregnant and 3 months after having
him, I was back into a size 5. 5 months
after, back down to a size one. I don't
know if the weight loss is attributed to
breastfeeding or just luck.
I do know that breastfeeding burns a lot
of calories that otherwise would not be
burned. And I also know that
breastfeeding causes the uterus to
contract and shrink back to its normal
size faster than nonbreastfeeding mothers.
Good luck whatever your decision!
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El
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 476 Location: Melbourne, Australia
I Wish Posted: 01-15-06 19:22pm
I gained a crazy amount of weight during
my pregnacy
9again) first baby I only breastfed for 4
weeks- it took me about 9 months to get
back to a resonable weight.
My second baby is two months old and I am
still breastfeeding her.
I was losing weiht quite quickly in the
beginning- I was watchiing my diet though-
over christmas I didn't restrict myself-
and while I didn't gain any weight- I
didn't lose any at all either.
I'm back to watching what I eat, and
losing it slowly again.
I don't think it really makes much
difference, to be honest, not as much
difference as diet makes.I haven't been
able to excersize much at all .
I think you'd get the same results with
some brisk walking.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 01-15-06 19:58pm
My wife was back into her pre-prego
clothes in 3 weeks after birth. She lost
all of her baby weight and then some.
Breastfeeding is an amazing thing.
I would never have believed it for a
second but it is the truth as far aas I am
concerned.
Make sure to continue with your daily
vitamin regemine as well. You will need
the extra vitamins because the little one
will be draining you just like they were
still in the womb. :)
