Intermittent fasting and breastfeeding

Has anyone intermittent fasted duirng breastfeeding, and did it affect ur supply?

I was eating like a pig and put on 2 kg postpartum and finally had enough. I was intermittent fasting before i got pregnant for 2ish years and felt so good in myself. I started again yesterday and felt alot better energy wise. I read somewhere that women in other countries sometimes don't have food and water but still successfully breastfeed and this is why i thought it wouldnt impact my breastmilk. Is this true or have i just ruined my supply?

I was eating well before too, prioritising protien, but caved into snacking in between meals (which is why i gained the weight and why intermittent fasting works for me) any advice or suggestions welcome x

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I would be really wary of doing this. I’m in a similar boat, EBF and have gained weight post partum as I’m always conscious of eating enough to maintain a good supply. As much as I’d love to start to calorie count again, I see it as if I’m on a diet so is she as I’d be controlling not just my calories but hers too. Studies that I have found suggest you can breast feed without eating or drinking lots but in the long term it’s damaging for our bodies as we will be depleted of fat stores, calcium stores etc in the absence of new calories x

This is what i needed to hear. I forget how much our bodies have gone through and still are. I can loose weight at a later date. My baby needs me now ❤️

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