Breastfeeding but no weight loss

A lot of women actually aren't able to lose weight while BFing. I am one of them, I have been tracking, exercising, changing things up to see what works for over a year now and still weigh the same give or take 10 pounds. If I cut too much my supply suffers, the second I have some icecream I am engorged and baby stops fussing. It's like my body holds onto everything while baby needs it. I did manage to lose the weight with my son after he stopped nursing but am back at it again now with my 13 month old daughter

for some of us, it's hormonal. i lost very slowly when i was EBF, despite exercising and accurate logging. there have been several threads on this and i would say the comments are 50/50 for losing v. plateau while nursing. keep doing what youre doing and when you wean, it should change. don't get discouraged!

Ditto on not being able to lose while bfing. I couldn't lose more than 5 lbs, but as soon as my son weaned off, the weight dropped off. My mom was the same way. Make sure you're eating enough to produce enough for your baby. That's much more important.

Some women lose incredibly easily while nursing, some don't. I was one of the latter as well. It wasn't until he weaned quite some time later that I actually saw any changes. At this stage in the game, nourishing your child is 1000% more important than weight loss, if you have to pick between the two. (In my opinion, anyway.) Drink to thirst, eat good food, treat yourself occasionally, make sure you are getting good fats and foods with good nutrient density, lots of veg, all the good stuff.

While it is true that pumping and nursing can occasionally have different results, the net result is the same--your body is producing milk, and your baby is consuming it. Producing milk takes energy, ergo your body does use energy to produce milk. However you also mention you were on a diabetic diet while pregnant, and if you are no longer doing that, it's likely that your body is also adjusting to your diet changes and burning energy straightaway from the foods you eat, not from stored fat. So, again, it's still using energy to produce milk, just not from the source you want it to.

When you talk about your supply dropping, what do you mean by that specifically? Do you mean your child seems to nurse more frequently, and has fewer wet and dirty diapers? Are you also pumping and trying to measure based on that? 9 months is a classic time for babies to have a big growth spurt, where they nurse more frequently and sometimes can be hard to settle. Remember that you are working on a demand and supply setup--if you gradually lower your calories, and continue to nurse on demand, your body will (should, anyway) adjust. But I wouldn't recommend going too low right now, as you are kiddo's main source of food.

If you have any questions from someone that's been there, please do feel free to message me, I'd be happy to help.

I feel like I want to get a t-shirt made that says something like 'I'm not actually fat, I'm just breastfeeding and can't help it right now!!'

So sorry so many others are going through this, it sucks! but of course baby's food supply is more important

Life aint fair if youre a woman. Were told all the time we need to lose weight be more fit do more this do more that blah blah. The whole time were really fighting against or own biology that wants to hold onto every ounce of fat and nutrition it can.

Be patient Mama. Keep logging, keep exercising, keep nourishing your body to the best of your ability. It will come off. Other than that you are doing the most important job in the world right now...feeding a growing baby.