Any other breastfeeding mommies out there??

acjmomma

I started MFP on 1/5 and have lost 14 lbs since then :bigsmile: I had my daughter in March '08 and I am still breastfeeding, we are down to twice a day. I was able to lose almost 20 lbs right away and not a thing since then until last month. I had a hard time dieting when I was nursing more often because I was afraid of it affecting my supply, but now that we are nursing less I am dieting and really working to get down to my goal weight (135) I have 50 more lbs to go.

I was just wondering if there were any more nursing moms that struggle with their weight like I do, all my friends IRL that breastfed lost all the weight and then some with no problem. I am really enjoying this site and hope to be around until I reach that magic number

acjmomma

I started MFP on 1/5 and have lost 14 lbs since then :bigsmile: I had my daughter in March '08 and I am still breastfeeding, we are down to twice a day. I was able to lose almost 20 lbs right away and not a thing since then until last month. I had a hard time dieting when I was nursing more often because I was afraid of it affecting my supply, but now that we are nursing less I am dieting and really working to get down to my goal weight (135) I have 50 more lbs to go.

I was just wondering if there were any more nursing moms that struggle with their weight like I do, all my friends IRL that breastfed lost all the weight and then some with no problem. I am really enjoying this site and hope to be around until I reach that magic number

CassieNic

Im nursing my 4mo. The weight started coming right off, and now ive been stuck. After I stopped nursing my 3yo is when the rest of the weight came off, so I guess I should just wait until I stop nursing again to see any real weight loss. Good luck to you!:flowerforyou:

prestonjsmommy

I also had my son in March of 08 and am breastfeeding. He nurses about every 5 hours and we will be done in 3 weeks. I don't know if I have lost any weight... I do not own a scale and don't believe in them. I take measurements and have been doing so for about a week. I also use 3 of the biggest losers workout DVD and they are great!!! I am at 165 right now and am hoping to be back down to 130-135 at the end of summer!! Hopefully the weight will just fall off when I am not BF anymore!

acjmomma

Thanks for responding ladies, I am going to continue nursing until she decides we are done so I guess I may have a while to wait to really see some results. I am walking 8+ miles every morning, doing 30 minutes on the elliptical every afternoon and doing Jillian's 30 day shred 4 days a week, so I will just keep plugging away at it and hopefully be able to see some real results soon.

Good luck to you both!!!

mommyof2kiddos

I'm nursing my (almost) one month old son.. I don't worry too much about it affecting him since I'm not so much "dieting" but more just eating very healthy.. which is good when breastfeeding anyhow