not losing anything while breastfeeding please help

can i ask why you are exclusively pumping? I've never heard of it before, I'm just interested you don't need to answer I found pumping time consuming and its like doubling up the time to feed baby - all that time to pump then the time it takes for them to take a bottle?

I just noticed you've got another one only 22 months old as well! they're both going to keep you busy! just be really active, eat really healthily (easy especially as you have a toddler who you should be feeding lots of healthy foods anyway) and stop worrying about dropping weight too quickly. A goal of losing half a pound a week is much better for you at this stage of your life.

My youngest is 1 and I am only now starting to loose weight. I have also stopped breast feeding (it was his choice really - ouch!). Concentrate on caring for your two wee ones. Eat well, get as much sleep as possible and get out and about every day. Dont put too much pressure on yourself!

I only recently stopped breastfeeding after my baby reached 1 year and only then did I really start to loose weight consistently. Everyone's body is so different, some of my friends lost all of their baby weight when they were breastfeeding with such ease, but me not so much. Even though it is very frustrating, you can only do what you can do during this time. Just try to eat smart and enough and drink tons of water and be creative to get in every bit of exercise possible. One thing that I noticed for myself, was that I would strap my baby to myself in the Moby and walk all over like that...to the store around the house, pushing my godson in his stroller whereever and although it didn't budge the scale much it made a huge difference in my shape after a while since my baby is comparable to a small giant!

Okay, so I have two kids. A 3 year old boy and a 6 month old girl. I breastfed my boy for about 6 weeks. Breastfeeding was difficult the whole time....whe wasn't a good latcher, my production was low and I couldn't seem to boost it no matter how hard I tried. I wasn't worried about the weightloss right away, but what I can tell you is that I gained while breastfeeding him. I ended up giving up once I started back to work....he was just soooo hungry and I wasn't producing enough. I really beat myself up about giving up for a long time because I felt like I failed, but on a side note, I quickly got back to my pre-pregnancy weight (like within 2 months). Now for #2, she is a preemie, born weighing only 3lbs. I wanted so badly to breastfeed her because they say it's the best thing and bc she was so early. Between her having the same latching issues, being in NICU for 2 weeks, and me trying to keep up with my son as well, it only lasted about a week before the doctors stopped me...they said because she was having so much trouble that it was actually hindering her growth because she was working too hard for her food and burning too many calories. They put her on a great (high calorie) formula and we never looked back. They're both happy, healthy, and she's even managed to catch up to what a normal sized 6 month old should be....and mommy is skinny again! All I'm trying to say is, everyone is different. Lots of women successfully breastfeed and lose weight, lots of women don't. Lots of women choose to use formula rather than breastmilk, for their own reasons, and their babies are just fine (formulas have come a long way). If not losing is stressing you out, then maybe stopping is what is right for you and your little one. I understand how important it is to soooo many women because in the beginning it was to me also, and when I stopped it wasn't because of the weight gain. However, weightloss was a very pleasing side effect of stopping. Don't let others views on the topic of breastfeeding sway your decision. Do what's right for you and your situation.

Among other things, breastmilk for a year shows some evidence of helping your child's future weight control. GIving it up so that you can diet your own weight down seems ... counterproductive, especially when waiting 6 months for yourself could make a difference in your child's entire life.

That said: I lost like crazy while breastfeeding. No counting calories, I just let my kids eat mostly on demand when I was home. It didn't start right away, but between 4 and 6 months my weight dropped dramatically. With my #2 kid, especially - she was really big for her age and didn't like solid food, and by the time she was a year old I was at my lowest ever adult weight. And I ate like a horse...

Personally, I am breastfeeding and eat 1200-1500 calories per day. Since you exclusively pump, you are in a situation where you will be able to tell as soon as your supply went down and can respond promptly. I'd recommend lowering your calories to a point where you are comfortable and make sure to get plenty of fat (preferably in the form of things like avocado and meat), and eat lots of leafy greens like spinach.

1.5lbs a week a lot in any case. you just had a huge trauma between your legs. Set it to 0.5lbs per week and eat enough to make some milk.
A lot of people have some real hard issues with breastfeeding and milk and all that stuff. You should be thankful that although you have to pump, you can still do it.