Can we talk about breastfeeding and weight loss? 😅

I’m in exactly the same boat. Have been breastfeeding for almost 5 months and haven’t lost anything

With both of my children now I’ve struggled to loose weight breastfeeding. With my first I fed him until 25 months but when I returned to work around a year old and the feeds dropped the weight fell off. I assume will be the same for me this time but with an infant my body clings to every inch of fat! It’s more common than you think x

Im 10 weeks postpartum and haven't lost a pound since birth even though ive eaten better that I ever have. Gained 60lbs during pregnancy too. Exclusively breastfeeding and praying it will come off at some point

I think it really depends on the person, I was 62kg before pregnancy and was 75kg at 40 weeks, 1 week pp I was 65kg I'm now 9 weeks pp and back down to 60kg which was my weight before the holiday I fell pregnant on. My diet hasn't really changed since I got pregnant other than I now eat breakfast and I focus on eating more protein and make sure I drink electrolytes everyday, I've remained quite active through both my pregnancy and pp.

I have always found it easy to lose weight so that may play a part in it, but also because I didn't put a lot of weight on during pregnancy just had a big baby and a lot of extra fluid due to polyhydramnios and gestational diabetes, I didn't have a lot of weight to lose once babe had arrived.

I would try not to worry about losing the weight, once you've stopped breastfeeding you'll have a better idea on what your body is doing.

Same here - breastfeeding and the scales aren't moving. I'm also reluctant to cut calories too much because that can affect milk supply.
Both my sisters warned me they didn't lose weight while breastfeeding, but it came off once they stopped. It's actually more common than people think. Hormones, lack of sleep, and increased hunger can all make weight loss harder while breastfeeding.
If you do want to lose weight, a small calorie deficit (around 300-500 calories/day) is generally recommended rather than a large one, so weight loss is likely to be gradual.
Personally, I'm just listening to my hunger cues (and having a big drink first to make sure it's not thirst!) and will focus more on losing weight once I've finished breastfeeding. With the energy my 4-month-old lad has, I'm sure I'll be burning plenty chasing after him anyway! 😂

Same here... haven't been able to fit in any on my pre-pregnancy clothes, including jackets and shoes! I wish I'd budgeted for this lol

I lost the weight only when I was in an intentional calorie deficit otherwise I was gaining weight. I started my deficit whilst breastfeeding at 6 months pp and by the time my daughter turned one I lost 20kg

I was one of those rare case where the weight did just fall off, and within 6 weeks I was back at my pre baby weight, but I did nothing special for this to happen, and think it’s due to the individual like Gemma said. I certainly think my experience is the abnormality and for most mums the weight absolutely doesn’t come off easily and that’s very normal and understandable.

One thing you said is you feel constantly hungry, have you tried just having water instead? I say that because I found myself constantly thirsty when breastfeeding and I know it’s quite common to mix up thirst and hunger.