Pregnancy-How many weeks after delivery did you lose weight

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  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    That's weird... 3 pages into a post about weight loss after pregnancy and there are already 3 women who "could not produce enough milk" to feed their babies? That seems like a lot. Like percentage wise.

    Self selected audience would be my guess about that. People who read the jerk post and could not produce milk were probably the most offended of all, thus making them more likely to post instead of lurk and increasing the percentage of 'could not produce' posters to that above the general female population.

    /shug, just a theory

    Edit: to add clarity

    Thanks cause I expected self selected population skew if the thread title said it, but yeah I guess I can see how one really inflammatory comment can get the ire out of selected people who just happened to be in here for other reasons.
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    That's weird... 3 pages into a post about weight loss after pregnancy and there are already 3 women who "could not produce enough milk" to feed their babies? That seems like a lot. Like percentage wise.
    I couldn't. I tried. I pumped and pumped and took some.. thistle stuff that was supposed to help.
    It still makes me sad I couldn't ever produce enough.
  • Mlkmaid
    Mlkmaid Posts: 356 Member
    I gained 40 pounds with my first and lost 32 the first week I was home. The women in my family are circus freaks. I breastfed and the rest fell off quickly too. But everybody is different. I actually had a girlfriend who left the hospital wearing her pre-pregnancy jeans and she was like a size 2. I'm not kidding. I have another friend who gained 75 pounds, had a 5-pound premie, and spent two years trying to get the weight off. Women's bodies are all different and you shouldn't feel pressured to snap back quickly. I was just lucky.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Troll.

    I was wondering how long it would take for someone to chastise the op for not breastfeeding. When will people realize that those that formula feed aren't necessarily doing that by choice?? And if they are, so what? Babies thrive just as well off of formula as they do with breastfeeding.

    Studies on autism and formula feeding are correlative and do not show that formula feeding will cause autism in children. Some of those studies are not blind studies and lend themselves to a significant amount of experimenter bias. There was even one based on self-report from an internet survey. Very reliable.

    Breast may be best, but it does not give you the right to shame women who don't breastfeed.

    To the Op, I similarly lost about 25 pounds two weeks after I gave birth 2/14 of this year and then I was at a stand still. The weight is coming off slowly but surely but I know that eventually, I'll be back to my pre-pregnancy weight and then some.

    Yeah but let's not rubberband all the way back to the OPPOSITE stance. I'm sorry but I just don't agree with the former statement I bolded or I would not have made the sacrifices I did to nurse my children. Plus it completely contradicts your next statement that I bolded.

    Maybe we should go back to the original topic since maybe people popping in here will likely be more knowledgeable about that and less likely to grasp for any old facts to beat the heck out of they guy who conveniently left the scene.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    I had my son 3 weeks ago and have already lost the 25 pounds that I gained during pregnancy.

    I am now dropping additional pounds and can't tell if it is still pregnancy weight coming off, or if it is my low calories that I've been consuming.

    Don't get me wrong I am happy for weight loss either way!, but I was just wondering when everyone else stopped losing pregnancy weight???

    I'm sure it is a combination of both and different for everyone, but I just want to know after how many weeks my body will stop losing pregnancy weight and start losing fat?

    Edit: I am not breastfeeding, only formula.

    I'll get the studies linking early autism and formula in non breastfed children...brb.


    Breast milk is the most important nutrient dense food the baby can eat for the first 16-18 months of its life.
    3 weeks and on formula?!
    also the hormonal cascade you get from it ensures your health and longevity.
    Genetically we are here to procreate the human race so youve popped a kid out but you sholdnt stop at that.

    I'll get the studies for you and post but i'm staying out of this conversation.
    Selfish moms piss me off.

    You have NO right to judge her.........none what so ever. I breastfed my kids and it was my choice to make like it is her choice to make not too.
  • Fiercely_Me
    Fiercely_Me Posts: 481 Member

    Edited to add:

    OP, I'm sorry that that a$$hat joined in your thread. Post-partum is SUCH an emotional time anyway - the last thing you need is someone being a jerk!

    I'm not sure if my experience is anything to go by, since I did nurse both my kids and so my recovery was a bit different. But I will tell you that you should take it easy on yourself. How quickly you lose your weight is dependent on so many variables - how much you gained, how sleep-deprived you are (makes it so much harder, and OF COURSE you are sleep-deprived!), whether you had a c-section or not, etc. etc. I wouldn't even think about it for quite a while yet. Just focus on healing from delivery, taking care of your baby, and nourishing yourself with good food. The weight-loss will come in time. :)

    I really enjoyed reading your insight and couldn't agree more.
  • Mlkmaid
    Mlkmaid Posts: 356 Member
    I'll get the studies linking early autism and formula in non breastfed children...brb.


    Breast milk is the most important nutrient dense food the baby can eat for the first 16-18 months of its life.
    3 weeks and on formula?!
    also the hormonal cascade you get from it ensures your health and longevity.
    Genetically we are here to procreate the human race so youve popped a kid out but you sholdnt stop at that.

    I'll get the studies for you and post but i'm staying out of this conversation.
    Selfish moms piss me off.

    Oh HELL NO!

    I'm saying this as a mom who breastfed two kids: 14 months and 19 months.

    To come in here with autism fear mongering and then call someone selfish without any of the facts? Shame on you! What if she's a breast cancer survivor or had a breast reduction and can't BF? What if she had supply issues and can't BF? What if she works full time and is unable to pump? What if she just doesn't want to? It is HER choice.

    No mother who carries a child inside her body with all the discomfort, pain and inconveniences that go with it, who go through whatever form of childbirth it takes to get that child out, and who then spend day and night putting its needs above their own can be called selfish.

    And no one should EVER berate a new mom who is going through pain, exhaustion and hormonal extremes by knocking their mothering. Again, shame on you.

    OK, I know a little about this subject as I have an autistic child, a very hard of hearing child, and I breastfed both my sons for over a year. The eldest I breastfed for 15 months. The second son for a little over a year. The eldest had skin issues, stomach issues, ear infections, etc., etc. -- everything breastfed babies are NOT supposed to get. He was diagnosed with autism and multiple learning disabilities at about 3. The youngest was rarely sick, never had ear infections but wound up damn near deaf. Did my CONSTANT breastfeeding give me healthy, perfect children? No. BREASTFEEDING IS NOT A PANACEA!!!! And no mother should be pressured to breast feed their child.
  • vickiessecret
    vickiessecret Posts: 119 Member
    I just as my son turned 1 got back to my prepregnancy weight that I was before I had him, I gained over 50lbs & I still have 50 more lbs to get to, to be at my very 1st prepregnancy weight from 5 years ago. I'm hoping to be there & below by next summer. I wasn't really ever trying to lose weight till now, so since having him 1 year ago, I'm down 53lbs. :)
  • Fiercely_Me
    Fiercely_Me Posts: 481 Member
    Troll.

    I was wondering how long it would take for someone to chastise the op for not breastfeeding. When will people realize that those that formula feed aren't necessarily doing that by choice?? And if they are, so what? Babies thrive just as well off of formula as they do with breastfeeding.

    Studies on autism and formula feeding are correlative and do not show that formula feeding will cause autism in children. Some of those studies are not blind studies and lend themselves to a significant amount of experimenter bias. There was even one based on self-report from an internet survey. Very reliable.

    Breast may be best, but it does not give you the right to shame women who don't breastfeed.

    To the Op, I similarly lost about 25 pounds two weeks after I gave birth 2/14 of this year and then I was at a stand still. The weight is coming off slowly but surely but I know that eventually, I'll be back to my pre-pregnancy weight and then some.

    Yeah but let's not rubberband all the way back to the OPPOSITE stance. I'm sorry but I just don't agree with the former statement I bolded or I would not have made the sacrifices I did to nurse my children. Plus it completely contradicts your next statement that I bolded.

    Maybe we should go back to the original topic since maybe people popping in here will likely be more knowledgeable about that and less likely to grasp for any old facts to beat the heck out of they guy who conveniently left the scene.

    How am I contradicting myself?? I said that formula feeding does not cause autism. I never said that formula feeding is superior to breast feeding.

    You are entitled to your opinion. However, show me a peer-reviewed study where formula-fed babies do not thrive.
  • Mlkmaid
    Mlkmaid Posts: 356 Member
    "I'll get the studies for you and post but i'm staying out of this conversation.
    Selfish moms piss me off."

    You should have stopped talking after the word "conversation". LOL. Women are not selfish because they choose not to breastfeed. Some women have to work and are unable to pump. I nursed both of my sons for over a year but I could never pump - too painful. They also wouldn't take artificial nipples anyway so there was no point. No bottles, no pacifiers. ME - exclusively. They went from ME to holding cups! Further, there are many, many women who simply cannot breastfeed for medical reasons. Women who have to take various medications, for example, cannot breastfeed because their milk is essentially polluted with chemicals from their meds and consequently unsafe for their baby. Some women don't produce enough milk because of hormonal issues. Yes, there are some who just think it's gross or don't want to be tied down ....... and while it is not the path I chose, all women have to make this very personal choice for themselves. I'm a little confused why a man would think he actually knows enough about the subject to opine on the topic.
  • Congrats on your baby! I've had 4 babies in my lifetime, my last at 38! Adopted another at 50! I breastfed all mine for a long time & lost all my weight by the 6 mo. checkup. I only weight 110 when I was in my 20's so I gained 40lbs w/ea baby. But I would walk & excercise & it fell off. My last baby I was almost 40, & gained 60lbs. It took longer, but I did it. Since hitting menapause I've gained 5 lbs. every year for the last 5 yrs, I'm working to get it off now w/excercise & low carb dieting. Good luck w/your sweet baby.
  • I saw where there was posts of breastfeeding or formula. Whatever you choose, just be happy w/it. No one has the right to make you feel less than. Love you.
  • CandiQueen
    CandiQueen Posts: 57
    I had my son 3 weeks ago and have already lost the 25 pounds that I gained during pregnancy.

    I am now dropping additional pounds and can't tell if it is still pregnancy weight coming off, or if it is my low calories that I've been consuming.

    Don't get me wrong I am happy for weight loss either way!, but I was just wondering when everyone else stopped losing pregnancy weight???

    I'm sure it is a combination of both and different for everyone, but I just want to know after how many weeks my body will stop losing pregnancy weight and start losing fat?

    Edit: I am not breastfeeding, only formula.

    I'll get the studies linking early autism and formula in non breastfed children...brb.


    Breast milk is the most important nutrient dense food the baby can eat for the first 16-18 months of its life.
    3 weeks and on formula?!
    also the hormonal cascade you get from it ensures your health and longevity.
    Genetically we are here to procreate the human race so youve popped a kid out but you sholdnt stop at that.

    I'll get the studies for you and post but i'm staying out of this conversation.
    Selfish moms piss me off.

    People who comment without knowing all the facts piss me off. You have no idea why she chose to use formula over breast milk, and there could be any number of reasons to do so, which do NOT include selfishness.

    Hey guess what? I formula fed both of my kids...both of them are healthy and strong. Personally its not being selfish, its determining what is right for you. The thought of my kid sucking on my boob totally grosses me out. Some moms need to open their eyes.

    I don't agree with judging based on if the mother has health issues which don't allow her to breastfeed, if she HAS to go to work because her kids would not be able to live without her going to work and the pumps don't work for her ( they don't for me) . BUT, and I don't care who you are, if the ONLY reason you are denying your child the best food it can have is because "The thought of my kid sucking on my boob totally grosses me out" THAT is a selfish reason. If you are too immature to realize that this is what boobs are for, technically the only reason why you actually have them, please don't have anymore children. Forumula fed babies can survive and do just fine, but yes, if you have no medical or other REAL reason why you are UNABLE to feed your child formula, try to do whats best for them. I breastfed my son for only 4 months because I had a serious health issue and had to stop because of the medication I needed, and I am currently still exclusively breastfeeding my 6 month old daughter. YES its hard and takes dedication and preserverance, but that is what moms are for. GAWD! /end rant
  • LolasEpicJourney
    LolasEpicJourney Posts: 1,010 Member
    37w check up I was 216
    date of delivery I was 212
    I think 2w pp I was down to 196
    by my 6w check up (actually closer to 5w) I was back up to 204

    **** note I was 210 when I got pregnant so I didn't gain much weight
  • CandiQueen
    CandiQueen Posts: 57
    Oh yea and to answer the actual question

    Pre-pregnancy #1 133lbs
    End of Pregnancy #1 40w3days gestation 172 lbs
    14 months post partum Goal weight of 110 lbs

    Pre-pregnancy #2 118lbs
    End of pregnancy #2 161 lbs
    Immediately after birth #2 143lbs
    Currently 6 months post partum 127lbs
    Goal weight WILL be 115 lbs
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Dan really derailed and hijacked the whole purpose of this thread. Just remember that was started by a childless man. Don't let him polarize us mothers.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    I had my son 3 weeks ago and have already lost the 25 pounds that I gained during pregnancy.

    I am now dropping additional pounds and can't tell if it is still pregnancy weight coming off, or if it is my low calories that I've been consuming.

    Don't get me wrong I am happy for weight loss either way!, but I was just wondering when everyone else stopped losing pregnancy weight???

    I'm sure it is a combination of both and different for everyone, but I just want to know after how many weeks my body will stop losing pregnancy weight and start losing fat?

    Edit: I am not breastfeeding, only formula.

    I'll get the studies linking early autism and formula in non breastfed children...brb.


    Breast milk is the most important nutrient dense food the baby can eat for the first 16-18 months of its life.
    3 weeks and on formula?!
    also the hormonal cascade you get from it ensures your health and longevity.
    Genetically we are here to procreate the human race so youve popped a kid out but you sholdnt stop at that.

    I'll get the studies for you and post but i'm staying out of this conversation.
    Selfish moms piss me off.

    People who comment without knowing all the facts piss me off. You have no idea why she chose to use formula over breast milk, and there could be any number of reasons to do so, which do NOT include selfishness.

    Hey guess what? I formula fed both of my kids...both of them are healthy and strong. Personally its not being selfish, its determining what is right for you. The thought of my kid sucking on my boob totally grosses me out. Some moms need to open their eyes.

    I don't agree with judging based on if the mother has health issues which don't allow her to breastfeed, if she HAS to go to work because her kids would not be able to live without her going to work and the pumps don't work for her ( they don't for me) . BUT, and I don't care who you are, if the ONLY reason you are denying your child the best food it can have is because "The thought of my kid sucking on my boob totally grosses me out" THAT is a selfish reason. If you are too immature to realize that this is what boobs are for, technically the only reason why you actually have them, please don't have anymore children. Forumula fed babies can survive and do just fine, but yes, if you have no medical or other REAL reason why you are UNABLE to feed your child formula, try to do whats best for them. I breastfed my son for only 4 months because I had a serious health issue and had to stop because of the medication I needed, and I am currently still exclusively breastfeeding my 6 month old daughter. YES its hard and takes dedication and preserverance, but that is what moms are for. GAWD! /end rant

    Please do not try to force your lifestyle views on others by decrying the choices of others by calling them names and judging their REAL reasons, not good enough, regardless of motivation behind those reasons. It's their choice. You are not morally superior due to your personal choices/beliefs and they are not morally inferior due to theirs.
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    I had my son 3 weeks ago and have already lost the 25 pounds that I gained during pregnancy.

    I am now dropping additional pounds and can't tell if it is still pregnancy weight coming off, or if it is my low calories that I've been consuming.

    Don't get me wrong I am happy for weight loss either way!, but I was just wondering when everyone else stopped losing pregnancy weight???

    I'm sure it is a combination of both and different for everyone, but I just want to know after how many weeks my body will stop losing pregnancy weight and start losing fat?

    Edit: I am not breastfeeding, only formula.

    I'll get the studies linking early autism and formula in non breastfed children...brb.


    Breast milk is the most important nutrient dense food the baby can eat for the first 16-18 months of its life.
    3 weeks and on formula?!
    also the hormonal cascade you get from it ensures your health and longevity.
    Genetically we are here to procreate the human race so youve popped a kid out but you sholdnt stop at that.

    I'll get the studies for you and post but i'm staying out of this conversation.
    Selfish moms piss me off.

    People who comment without knowing all the facts piss me off. You have no idea why she chose to use formula over breast milk, and there could be any number of reasons to do so, which do NOT include selfishness.

    Hey guess what? I formula fed both of my kids...both of them are healthy and strong. Personally its not being selfish, its determining what is right for you. The thought of my kid sucking on my boob totally grosses me out. Some moms need to open their eyes.

    I don't agree with judging based on if the mother has health issues which don't allow her to breastfeed, if she HAS to go to work because her kids would not be able to live without her going to work and the pumps don't work for her ( they don't for me) . BUT, and I don't care who you are, if the ONLY reason you are denying your child the best food it can have is because "The thought of my kid sucking on my boob totally grosses me out" THAT is a selfish reason. If you are too immature to realize that this is what boobs are for, technically the only reason why you actually have them, please don't have anymore children. Forumula fed babies can survive and do just fine, but yes, if you have no medical or other REAL reason why you are UNABLE to feed your child formula, try to do whats best for them. I breastfed my son for only 4 months because I had a serious health issue and had to stop because of the medication I needed, and I am currently still exclusively breastfeeding my 6 month old daughter. YES its hard and takes dedication and preserverance, but that is what moms are for. GAWD! /end rant
    You know what's worse than the post made by a man...
    Stuff like what you just posted.

    Seriously. Why can't women just be kind to another. It doesn't matter what a womans reason for not breastfeeding is, another mother has no right whatsoever to judge that.
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    You know what's worse than the post made by a man...
    Stuff like what you just posted.

    Seriously. Why can't women just be kind to another. It doesn't matter what a womans reason for not breastfeeding is, another mother has no right whatsoever to judge that.

    Agreed.

    http://ctworkingmoms.com/2013/06/11/end-the-mommy-wars-special-photo-edition/
  • Zoejohnse91
    Zoejohnse91 Posts: 227 Member
    Let me see... I gave birth in March 2006, and lost the weight in 2012... so... um, let me see... how many weeks in a year again? :laugh:

    ^^ THIS! I think i may have even gained more weight after he was born! September 2011 and im shifting it now so 2 years and on going? :drinker:
  • I had my son 3 weeks ago and have already lost the 25 pounds that I gained during pregnancy.

    I am now dropping additional pounds and can't tell if it is still pregnancy weight coming off, or if it is my low calories that I've been consuming.

    Don't get me wrong I am happy for weight loss either way!, but I was just wondering when everyone else stopped losing pregnancy weight???

    I'm sure it is a combination of both and different for everyone, but I just want to know after how many weeks my body will stop losing pregnancy weight and start losing fat?

    Edit: I am not breastfeeding, only formula.

    I'll get the studies linking early autism and formula in non breastfed children...brb.


    Breast milk is the most important nutrient dense food the baby can eat for the first 16-18 months of its life.
    3 weeks and on formula?!
    also the hormonal cascade you get from it ensures your health and longevity.
    Genetically we are here to procreate the human race so youve popped a kid out but you sholdnt stop at that.

    I'll get the studies for you and post but i'm staying out of this conversation.
    Selfish moms piss me off.

    People who comment without knowing all the facts piss me off. You have no idea why she chose to use formula over breast milk, and there could be any number of reasons to do so, which do NOT include selfishness.

    Hey guess what? I formula fed both of my kids...both of them are healthy and strong. Personally its not being selfish, its determining what is right for you. The thought of my kid sucking on my boob totally grosses me out. Some moms need to open their eyes.

    I don't agree with judging based on if the mother has health issues which don't allow her to breastfeed, if she HAS to go to work because her kids would not be able to live without her going to work and the pumps don't work for her ( they don't for me) . BUT, and I don't care who you are, if the ONLY reason you are denying your child the best food it can have is because "The thought of my kid sucking on my boob totally grosses me out" THAT is a selfish reason. If you are too immature to realize that this is what boobs are for, technically the only reason why you actually have them, please don't have anymore children. Forumula fed babies can survive and do just fine, but yes, if you have no medical or other REAL reason why you are UNABLE to feed your child formula, try to do whats best for them. I breastfed my son for only 4 months because I had a serious health issue and had to stop because of the medication I needed, and I am currently still exclusively breastfeeding my 6 month old daughter. YES its hard and takes dedication and preserverance, but that is what moms are for. GAWD! /end rant

    This post just irks me. Who are you to tell someone not to have children or not if they don't fit your standards on when someone should breastfeed or not? I swear, women are becoming breastfeed nazis anymore. Plenty of children are formula fed everyday and turn out just fine. The mom that might be breastfeeding that you would give praise too could be an abusive horrible mom and not teaching or caring for her children well while the one formula feeding might be way better of a parent when it comes to actually caring for ALL needs of their child and of course visa versa. If that is your standard on someone having kids then your outlook on the world is very narrow and immature in its self. Women are women's worst enemy sadly.
  • TMcChamp
    TMcChamp Posts: 165 Member
    I am now 23 kg lighter than my pre pregnancy weight (my dd is 3.5 i was overweight bmi 32.something when we ttc) I gained 19 kg, lost about 10 before leaving hospital (PE and fluid retention). I breastfeed and ff when requiredbut wasn'tvery active and bad food choices so never got back to my pre preg weight until she was about 12-13 months old.

    Seriously never thought the breastfeeding debate/guilting would come up on MFP. It does not matter how (bf/ff) or why you decided feed your baby that way, as long as you feed it!!!!
  • Th3stral
    Th3stral Posts: 93 Member
    I breast fed for 6 months and the first 3-4 months I put ON weight! To the point I weighed just as much 4 months post partum as I did at the end of the pregnancy. I found BF'ing horribly uncomfortable and exhausting so I admit to having to comfort eat through each feed.

    5 months on the bulk of the weight has gone through concious effort, most had gone prior to joing MFP. I'm just toning now and hoping the last few lb will disappear as I tone up!
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    I had my son 3 weeks ago and have already lost the 25 pounds that I gained during pregnancy.

    I am now dropping additional pounds and can't tell if it is still pregnancy weight coming off, or if it is my low calories that I've been consuming.

    Don't get me wrong I am happy for weight loss either way!, but I was just wondering when everyone else stopped losing pregnancy weight???

    I'm sure it is a combination of both and different for everyone, but I just want to know after how many weeks my body will stop losing pregnancy weight and start losing fat?

    Edit: I am not breastfeeding, only formula.

    I'll get the studies linking early autism and formula in non breastfed children...brb.


    Breast milk is the most important nutrient dense food the baby can eat for the first 16-18 months of its life.
    3 weeks and on formula?!
    also the hormonal cascade you get from it ensures your health and longevity.
    Genetically we are here to procreate the human race so youve popped a kid out but you sholdnt stop at that.

    I'll get the studies for you and post but i'm staying out of this conversation.
    Selfish moms piss me off.

    wow.

    Gotta love it when men post about how selfish it is for a woman not to breastfeed.

    I nearly killed myself - yes, literally - trying to breastfeed both of my sons and had to stop after 4-6 weeks with both of them because neither baby would latch on properly, among other reasons. I spend hundreds of dollars on equipment, lactation consultant, blah blah blah...I was so depressed about being unable to continue breastfeeding that I had suicidal thoughts constantly. So Dan, when YOU give birth, THEN you can tell women about how horrible they are for not breastfeeding. Until then, STFU.

    Oh, but you're "staying out of this conversation," right?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member

    Is that it? You made that ridiculous post earlier based on ^^that? You have got to be kidding me.

    Did you actually read it?

    And it is irrelevant as many, many women cannot breastfeed as has already been noted. Way to make them feel like they have done something wrong.
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    Dan really derailed and hijacked the whole purpose of this thread. Just remember that was started by a childless man. Don't let him polarize us mothers.

    This.

    OP, I didn't gain much at all with my pregnancy--just 30 lbs. I had a difficult time--was very sick throughout the whole thing. I was back in my tight jeans a week after leaving the hospital.

    I'm sorry that people have unnecessarily judged you in this thread. I breastfed my son for about 7 months, at which point my milk supply just dried up. It was pretty upsetting for me at the time, but I knew then that I did what I thought was best and what I was capable of doing at that point. I can't imagine some GUY, childless at that, making some sort of public judgement of me based on whether I breastfed my kid, or if I breastfed long enough or whatever.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    For a moment there, I thought I had accidentally went to babycenter.com instead of MFP.


    Oh, and Dan: shhhh.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    All apologies to the OP and anyone I've pissed off.

    I understand done people cannot breast feed for whatever reasons and I truly hope you accept my apologies.

    I wish OP good health and longevity and her baby to thrive.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Dan really derailed and hijacked the whole purpose of this thread. Just remember that was started by a childless man. Don't let him polarize us mothers.

    This.

    OP, I didn't gain much at all with my pregnancy--just 30 lbs. I had a difficult time--was very sick throughout the whole thing. I was back in my tight jeans a week after leaving the hospital.

    I'm sorry that people have unnecessarily judged you in this thread. I breastfed my son for about 7 months, at which point my milk supply just dried up. It was pretty upsetting for me at the time, but I knew then that I did what I thought was best and what I was capable of doing at that point. I can't imagine some GUY, childless at that, making some sort of public judgement of me based on whether I breastfed my kid, or if I breastfed long enough or whatever.

    Yeah, I was one that didn't help the derailment so I guess I should sorta answer the question to avoid being a complete accomplice.

    I gained 35 lbs with my pregnancy. My son was 2.5 when I decided that weight could no longer be called pregnancy related. It took me until he was a little over three years old before I regained my pre pregnancy weight. Everyday he sees me now, there's just a little less of me.