Breastfeeding Mamas

Lose weight.
I think its a mix of metabolism and diet though. You need to eat well, get in your 5 a day and really ensure youre eating and drinking enough.
You also need to keep moving still, even just a 30 minute walk a day if thats all you can manage.
Like with pregnancy, breastfeeding is different on everybody xx

Lost 70lbs. Started gaining quickly once I stopped breastfeeding!

Gained weight. I did all the “right things” - ate well, drowned myself in drinking enough water, exercised every single day, etc. Still gained weight. It took a toll on my mental health being constantly told that essentially it was my fault because I gained weight despite doing all the “right things”. You’ll hear all that crap on here too.

When actually, there are so many other factors - genetics, hormones, stress levels, sleep deprivation.

Lactation drastically changes your hormones, hunger signals, blood sugars and nervous system. Which all influence your weight.

Oestrogen and progesterone are suppressed - this can drastically increase or decrease appetite.

Cortisol rises with sleep deprivation - your body holds onto fat in a prolonged stress state.

Ghrelin (the hunger hormone) increases when you’re sleep deprived.

Your blood sugars drop every time you nurse - driving hunger and cravings.

Your body needs an extra 300-700 calories per day to sustain your milk supply.

I guess im maintaining weight? If i eat well for a few days i do drop some weight, but i am not eating well at all. It makes me really hungry and i dont really have the power to prepare healthy food. So im just eating whatever.
Before getting pregnant i was around 51kg, i got up to almost 70kg and now im fluctuating around 57. But yeah, im not really doing anything sport wise and just eating whatever and im keeping my weight .
I do have to say i have always had the tendency to be slim, so as other comments say, i think there are many factors. It is true that breastfeeding makes the body work a lot but it also makes you hungry

Lost a lot of weight but I’ve always been slim. Hated it just couldn’t manage to eat enough to even maintain my weight while looking after a baby.

Personally I think it’s the least interesting thing about breastfeeding 😅

Lose. I gained 44lbs my 3rd baby and I lost all that by the time he turned 1. I was actively working on it though so I couldn’t say it was solely coz of BF but I think BF did help

Neither? I was my pre pregnancy weight within the 6 weeks of giving birth (didn’t weigh myself except at the doctor) and stayed roughly the same weight ever since

I gained weight but I was depressed and overeating then at 6 months post partum I lost 20kg intentionally so its definitely possible to loose weight whilst breastfeeding

Maintained. I was hungry all the time and so my calorie intake was higher than if I wasn't breastfeeding, but if I tried eating less my supply would drop. I have been able to tone up through exercise though which has given me more body confidence

First baby - no, second baby - yes

I was cutting out cows milk and soy so lost weight

The first two kids, I lost a lot of weight during the first couple of months. However, with the third baby now, my weight has remained stable. It drops slowly. I think it has to do with age, how many times you've been pregnant, and your diet. The weight will drop more after 6 -12 months in my case.

I lost all the baby weight quickly except the final 3 kilos which is mostly on my stomach and boobs. Finding it hard to lose as I’m hungry ALL the time and don’t have time to exercise. I’m 6 months pp.

I think it's all genetics. For me I lose a lot of weight when breastfeeding unintentionally and it isn't a good thing as it means I am underweight. My periods are very delayed when breastfeeding which I think is related as after my first I did start gaining weight again once my periods returned.

Idk I ended up losing all my baby weight but it wasn’t effortless. I don’t think it had anything to do with breastfeeding cuz I had to work very hard. With that being said i obviously didn’t gain weight because I didn’t allow myself too.

Lost weight like crazy. Breastfeeding makes your body burn up to an extra 700 cals per day, so if you’re not overeating your body stays in a deficit so I was eating as normal and still losing weight.

With my first child, no I didn’t.

I lost a lot of weight within the first few weeks and then I maintained weight till I stopped where I lost a bit more. It really depends, some lose a lot some gain and some stay the same.

Depends on your hormones/ mental health/ diet.
My first I lost a lot of weight, my second I gained a lot of weight and my third has been pretty steady.

I lost 42lba

I’ve put on weight

Lost all baby weight and extra! I ate loads but was TINY!!! Back to my original pre baby size now!

It's all about your daily activity. Sometimes we forget to eat because we are constantly worried about feeding baby(factor) .

Sometimes you eat healthier snacks and drinks to produce more milk which burns more fat(factor)

Sometimes its which kid your on. 1 or 2 or more.

Gain weight with my 1st (10kg 😅)
Lost it all with my 2nd but I think that’s not breastfeeding it’s just I took much more care of my diet, exercices (wtf I find time with 2 babies but I didn’t with one only🤣🤣) and ofc running after my toddler while carrying my daughter (who is on the 99% weigh percentile)

Personally made me gain weight. Breastfeeding hunger for me was very similar to pregnancy hunger (very hard to ignore) and if I didn’t eat more my supply would drop.

I lost weight when I stopped.

With this being said, I didn’t care. I was a new mum, producing gold for my son. My weight didn’t matter to me the first few months as I was in survival mode and finding my feet as a mother.

Made me lose weight for the first 2-3 months, after that it didn’t make a difference

I lost alot of weight even if I eat a lot and as soon as I stopped I gained so much ( my LG was 21 months when I stopped )
So this time around I will be prepared to diet/train as soon as I stop

I lost weight but I was eating healthy, going for walks and breastfeeding if I were to snack all up or give into cravings or eat junk food and not move my body as often or not work out I would have probably gained I feel like a healthy lifestyle plus breastfeeding will make you lose weight because you burn 500 to 700 calories a day by breastfeeding alone so the only way you're going to gain weight is if you're not eating healthy over snacking and not taking care of yourself

Neither. I stayed pretty consistent

Neither