Weight gain

Im currently breastfeeding and pump alot of milk it makes me extremely hungry and I struggled in the beginning being severely anemic and was losing a ton of weight but as of lately I've been gaining because of how well I've been pumping! It's okay, it just means your supply will be better for your baby🥰 I know its hard but your body is doing amazing things right now !

I was the same while breastfeeding and pumping with my first. I was definitely more hungry than I was while pregnant lol but my body needed that to make food for my baby. I'm not sure how much I gained, but definitely some.

I breastfed until my first daughter was just over 1. I gained 50lbs during my pregnancy and it stayed until then. I was finally able to lose 10-15lbs a while after we stopped nursing and now I’m pregnant again 😅

I gained a shitton of weight breastfeeding. I don’t know when I like stopped but I stopped and stayed at a certain pound. I still haven’t lost it, or any of it 9 months pp.

I’m sad to say it makes me feel better that other people are having the same issue because that was what everyone always told me. ‘You lose weight so fast breastfeeding’ meanwhile.. I only gained 10Lbs during pregnancy and now postpartum I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been in my life and can’t seem to get it under control. No advice just sympathy and solidarity. ❤️

It's pretty common to gain while breastfeeding. You're body is storing as much as it can to use it towards milk production. Most likely when you stop you'll be able to shed pretty quickly with a good diet and exercise

I didn't start losing weight until about 6-8 months pp, and I'm now left with no bum at all 😬

Same. I’m 40lbs up since pregnancy. I want to lose weight so bad. Baby boy just turned 1 and is still nursing. I want to stop

Same. I haven’t lost any ‘baby weight’ while breastfeeding, in fact pretty sure I’ve just kept going up. I stay off the scale and just remind myself that everyone is different and if I am meant to be bigger while I’m feeding my baby for a year then so be it. Was reaaaaalllyyy hard for me to come to terms with that after years of eating disorders but my baby reminds me everyday of why my body needs the nourishment so I don’t bother myself with the worry of losing weight just yet. You got this mama!! Our day of ‘bounce back’ will come!

Aww thanks everybody! I know it is temporary, but I've gained more during breastfeeding than on my pregnancy. I guess my body knows what it is doing, just gotta keep that self love flowing!