Weight gain breastfeeding

Hello everybody, when I dont eat well my milk supply is not enough to meet the demands of my LO. But unfortunately I have been constantly gaining weight postpartum bcz of that. Anybody else is like me? This constant weight gain is scaring me too much.

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I did notice I started to gain weight with bf as I was constantly hungry after feeds and reaching for quick foods.
I decided to have really high fibre/protein foods like porridge and eggs which has helped keep me fuller for longer and my milk supply is more too. Also starting to see my waistline again 😂

Hey I’m in the same boat. I’ve started putting protein powder in my porridge, drinking bone broth and just really trying to up my calories in a good healthy way that doesn’t tale a lot of time. Eating high fibre foods like pop corn etc which is easy to be grab. It’s still new to me but hopefully it’ll make a difference!

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