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

Gain weight for me 😒

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.