Breastfeeding - Retaining That Last Few Pounds

dconrow

Anyone out there that can attest to having trouble losing the last few pounds until weaning?

kacarter1017

Yep. It depends on each individual, what weight you were pre-pregnancy, how much you gained during pregnancy, how your diet is now. But in general, our bodies like to hold on to 5-10 pounds or so while we're nursing in case a famine were to hit. I tried to convince my body that access to food would not be an issue, but it wouldn't listen! Once I quite nursing, those last 10 pounds came off in about 3-4 months.