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I'm curious if any of you other nursing mothers are having/have had trouble lossing your pregnancy weight. I was always told I'd drop the weight faster while nursing. Doesn't seem to be the case for me. With my first daughter I didn't start lossing weight until I stopped nursing... and seems to be true this time too. I have a 2.5 month old and I am just stuck with this extra 15 pounds that doesn't seem to be budging. I don't want to start "dieting" while I'm nursing. I try to be good about getting enough fruits, veggies, water ect... the holidays didn't help with sweets anyways... but I'm active (especially with a 2.5 year old too!) and back to work already. Is it possible that some women don't burn as many calories nursing?
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Heather - posted on 01/07/2009
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I with you ladies! This is my second and the weight didn't come off right away after I stopped bf with my first. I'm way more active now and have a7 month old. I haven't lost any weight, but I'm eatting well with maybe too may sweets, but I'm not worried. I'm tired of being like this but I have realized that even though I weigh the same as I did leaving the hospital my body looks decent (clothed). SO working out hasn't made me loose any weigth but it has transformed my body quite a bit. The hopefully when I decided to stop bf It will shed. Hang in their...I'm trying to stay positive. I know it's hard. I'm ina swimsuit 2 x a week and am about to start lifeguarding. SO I'll be in it a lot. I look like a sausage right now. It really reminds me of how bad I really look. I may feel great then I catch a glimpse:(
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I didn't lose a pound (after the inital 20 in the first week) until my first was 8 months and we started solids mixed with breast. I really dropped when I got pregnant with my second though. I lost 15 pounds before I was 10 weeks preg and I was still nursing my almost 11 month old. Same story for the second baby I still have about 15 extra pounds and we just started giving him solids. It must just be natures way of ensuring we give our babies what they need or maybe I just need to start working on another baby. . .
Judith - posted on 01/04/2009
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you can do weight watchers while nursing- i do ww online and you can select "new mom" or nursing mom or something, you get, liket 7 or so extra points per day...but, i haven't even lost wt doing ww....maybe we're being impatient, it took more than 3 months to make a baby, it'll take more than 3 to lose the wt...
Emily - posted on 01/05/2009
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Personally, I've always lost all baby weight within the first few months... but I was slightly overweight when I got pregnant with my first.
I know several women who kept all the baby weight until baby was one year... then suddenly it melted off. These women all said the weight loss stopped as soon as they weaned (sometime between 1 and 2 years).
I think it's one of those things that's different for everyone and different for every kid.
Jennifer - posted on 01/01/2009
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I know A LOT of people that have trouble losing weight even while nursing. One thing that works great is Weight Watchers becuase they make sure you get the correct amount of nutrition. If you're getting frustrated, I would encourage you to check Weight Watchers online. I actually did it for about 3 months (while nursing) to help lose pregnancy weight and it totally worked!
I know people are nervous about dieting while nursing...I certainly was, but Weight Watchers really isn't like dieting...they make sure you get enough calories because they take into account the fact that you're nursing. They'll ask you for your age, height, weight, what kind of activity your job requiers, and if you're nursing. It's very safe for nursing moms to try!!!