Breastfeeding and weight loss

lyndsay1983lyndsay1983
edited October 2011 in Breastfeeding
Everyone keeps telling me how breastfeeding helps you get your figure back and whatever so come on ladies whats your opinions/ experiences? Im 3 weeks 2 days pp and in that time ive lost approx 8-10lb (even though I cant see it) :-?

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  • namelessnameless
    I've lost 20 and 2wks +1 pp..but still don't fit any of my clothes :(
    w/my son I lost weight fast but put on weight very easy..
    Im going to start eating better and start using the elliptical again so hopefully lose more faster since Ill be bf
  • jellybeaning11jellybeaning11
    At 2weeks pp i lost 17lbs now3 weeks and still the same :/ started insanity this week hoping to lose another 40lbs
  • lyndsay1983lyndsay1983
    20s good. I dont know what I weighed whilst pregnant (avoided scales at all costs) so I weighed myself the day after Bella was born and its from then that ive worked my loss out. I kinda wish id been weighed whilst pregnant now tho because obviously its more than 8-10lbs an id probably feel better if I knew lol. Your doin well tho, we shouldnt knock ourselves (even tho I always do it lol)
  • finallypreggofinallypreggo
    I'm 5wks pp and have lost 36 lbs. by the first week I was already 22lbs dwn and I'm not breastfeeding. I guess everyone is just different.maybe the fact that I had a c sec and ten days later had my gallbladder removed contributed a lot bc I couldn't really eat much.:/
  • lyndsay1983lyndsay1983
    @finallypreggo aww you didnt have much luck there did you. R u ok now?

    I know im losing it just wish it was faster lol! the last time I was weighed when pregnant was about 6 months and if I went off that im about 2stone down :-\ but im not sure... Im in the uk and they dont tend to monitor your weight unless its a health concern.
  • finallypreggofinallypreggo
    @lyndsay1983 I'm doing wayyyy much better thank u :) u might want to try chamomile tea. When I was home after c sec I used to drink a lot of tea and after my other surgery as well and the lbs were just shedding off :) I've heard its really good for bringing down the tummy :) so far I'm getting close good luck to you :)
  • lyndsay1983lyndsay1983
    :-) I cant drink tea because when I do my breastmilk smells of tea :-? Im doing well im only 1 stone from my pre preg weight its just not fast enough for me tho :-)
  • finallypreggofinallypreggo
    Oh that's right ur bf sry its the lack of sleep that doesn't let me think straight lol well I hope u get to ur desired weight soon :) but u should be proud of what u've lost either way bc lots of pple gain weight and never loose any of it :0
  • lyndsay1983lyndsay1983
    @finallypreggo its ok its allowed :-) I think im so concerned because with my 2 daughter I found it difficult to get back to my pre preg size. I was pretty much back there at 6 weeks with my 1st, but then had my 2nd quite quick after 1st... Its been 6 years now so I should be ok but you know what us women are like, stress stress stress about everything. Ive just had a visit from my midwife and told her my concerns and according to her records im 25-28lbs down from my last 'weigh in' :-) that makes me feel a little better lol.
  • DreaMariaDreaMaria
    I exclusively breastfed for 11 months. I gained 47 lbs during my pregnancy and lost all of it in 3 weeks, plus an additional 15 lbs by my daughters 1st Birthday. I did not diet. I did not exercise. Breastfeeding can burn 500-1000 calories a day, depending on how much you produce. So, if there is 3500 calories in 1 lb of fat...let's say you burn 500 calories a day breastfeeding and eat a 2000 calorie diet, that's 1500 calories you net, so you should lose about a pound a week.
  • lyndsay1983lyndsay1983
    @dreamaria hmmm, interesting! Well done on the weight loss... I guess im doin ok so far then. The only thing is, if im honest I dont actually eat enough. Ive always worried about my weight so dont let myself eat much.
  • kritten_octoberbbykritten_octoberbby
    In one week pp i lost 20lbs
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  • texasmom3texasmom3
    At 6wk pp i lost 31 lbs its been 8 wks and im not sure how much more ive lost? I hope ive lost more lol i only gained 20 during my pregnancy so i guess im doing good :)
  • lyndsay1983lyndsay1983
    @august22baby :-) well done. I can get my pre preg jeans on but cant fasten them lol.
  • lyndsay1983lyndsay1983
    @august22baby I need to buy myself some of those, ive heard they work really well
  • natashalynnnatashalynn
    In six weeks I lost 30 lbs bfing pretty much exclusively. I want to lose more but I'm at the point where I don't think bfing will help. It's now all diet and exercise.
  • biffymnstrbiffymnstr
    At 2 weeks 5 days pp and I've lost 30and lbs and bfing exclusively. Only 10 more to go to my pre pregnancy weight :) so far no dieting but I wonder if I should be eating more calories. I don't ever count them
  • trace0622trace0622
    9 wks Pp 45lbs down :)
  • caroline8_pcaroline8_p
    Pre pregnancy : 165lbs
    End of pregnancy : 210lbs
    9 wks pp (now): stand still @ 179lbs

    Only breast feeding.
  • adri805adri805
    I'm 3 wks pp today. I started at 129 pre preg. At 40 weeks I was 141. I am now 122 n I am bf but idk if it has n e thing to do with it or the fact I didn't gain much but with my first I started at 103 pre preg at 39 weeks I was 134 I think right after I was 115 ish. Not long after I was 105 n I bf
  • babiescomin2011babiescomin2011
    I've been breastfeeding for 5 weeks and lost 28 lbs ;)
  • ScarlettsMamaScarlettsMama
    I've been breastfeeding for 10 weeks and have lost 35 lbs (which was all my baby weight) and I'm not a skinny girl and have never been able to lose weight this easy b4!!
  • JuliansMommyJuliansMommy
    edited October 2011
    When I went for my 2 week check up I had lost 30lbs which was last week. I'm not breastfeeding either. @finallypreggo I'm also drinking the chamomile tea:)
  • cole_plus_onecole_plus_one
    I was down 30 lbs at 2 weeks pp! As long as you don't over eat you should lose weight
  • mrswrightmrswright
    2 months pp an ive lost 20lbs I got 7 more to go to my pre pregnancy weight but I think I gotta work that off... Boooo
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