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    Looking for breastfeeding moms

    Posts: 10 Member
    edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
    Hi everyone!
    I'm 25 and just had my second baby a month ago. After adjusting to life with a 3 year old and a newborn I'm now ready to get my health back on track and I'm in need of friends to help motivate me and help with recipe ideas. I'm specifically looking for other breastfeeding moms since our calorie needs are different.

    I have thankfully lost the baby weight and weigh 174 (I gained about 25 pounds this pregnancy). I would love to get back down to what I weighed when I got married 6 years ago, 140, but I most importantly want to lose inches. Gaining muscle is always a plus too. :)

    Please add me and help keep me on target!

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    • Posts: 12 Member
      I'm breastfeeding & have a 5month old. I'll add you.
    • Posts: 44 Member
      Hi! I have a 13 mo old and she's still nursing a couple times a day.

      I'm going to add both of you!
    • Posts: 293 Member
      I hope you all don't mind if I add each of you! I'm 25 and am breastfeeding my first baby. He'll be 6 weeks old on Monday
    • Posts: 9,812 Member
      Congrats! I have two children as well, a 3 year old and I am nursing my almost 1 year old.

      I love skinnytaste.com for easy, tasty and nutritious recipes, as well as cooking and buying in bulk to freeze when I don't have time to cook or go shopping. I will typically make a huge batch of soup or stew, and freeze it in portions for those hectic nights. If you have some time, you can even meal prep snacks on the weekend.. cutting up fruit, veggies, boiling eggs, portioning nuts and crackers are kinds of things I would do.
    • Posts: 1,423 Member
      Breastfeeding my little guy! Two weeks old today! Just focusing on eating well right now but hoping to lose for good this time since our family is complete.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      me too, 47, have 5 month old and working full time/pumping/breastfeeding.
    • Posts: 8 Member
      I reached my nursing goal of one year and allowing baby to self wean! He is down to about 2-3 times a day so now my focus is on losing weight and getting in shape! Would love for you to add me as a friend and anyone else who is active on this app!
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Hey mommas! First time nursing mom here. My son will be 11 months old on the 29th. He is still nursing but as his first birthday approaches, I know I have to get back on track and stop eating as much. I'm working full time and still pumping full time, but plan to stop pumping at 1 year and let him self wean. I would love to make mom friends here for motivation and accountability.
    • Posts: 3 Member
      31 yr old working mom. I have a 2 year old who weaned herself off at 11 months, and recently had twins 3 months ago. I am exclusively nursing both babies and pumping at work. I just started back at work in December.
    • Posts: 10 Member
      I feel stupid lol. But how do I send a friend request? When I click on everyone's name there's no option?
    • Posts: 5 Member
      Heyy. First time ebf mummy :)
      Everyone said the weight would drop off with breastfeeding but it didn't so I'm trying to lose all the weight I put on and more. Little one is 9 months
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Will y'all add me ? I can't figure out how to add. Im 30 , mother of 2. Ebf and pumping .
    • Posts: 559 Member
      I'd love to add you! 29 yro first time mama, nursing my 5 mo old
    • Posts: 559 Member
      I'm also having a hard time adding friends! MFP, what's up?!
    • Posts: 104 Member
      Nursing my 4 month old and also have a 2.5 year old
    • Posts: 16 Member
      Nursing my soon to be 4 month old. Anyone have any luck actually figuring out how many calories we should take in. I did a calculator who told me I should eat 2200 cals. yeah that is so not going to happen. I don't see any way I would loose the weight again eating that much.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      kalosflores wrote: »
      Heyy. First time ebf mummy :)
      Everyone said the weight would drop off with breastfeeding but it didn't so I'm trying to lose all the weight I put on and more. Little one is 9 months

      So my daughter will be a year this month. I really started diving in to getting healthy again on January 2 weighing in at 220 at 5'5". Since then I've used MFP to get on a 1400 calorie diet and started walking on my lunch break for about 30 minutes. I'm now down to 208.8 and still going. You can do it! Just remember consistency is key.
    • Posts: 9,812 Member
      kromanich wrote: »
      Nursing my soon to be 4 month old. Anyone have any luck actually figuring out how many calories we should take in. I did a calculator who told me I should eat 2200 cals. yeah that is so not going to happen. I don't see any way I would loose the weight again eating that much.

      After about two months, well after my supply was established, I started eating at maintenance (for me that was around 2700 or so), loosely tracking my cals. This allowed me to slowwly lose the weight without affecting my supply. It seems like a lot of cals, but don't forget nursing can burn anywhere from 300-600cals per day.
    • Posts: 16 Member
      sardelsa wrote: »
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      After about two months, well after my supply was established, I started eating at maintenance (for me that was around 2700 or so), loosely tracking my cals. This allowed me to slowwly lose the weight without affecting my supply. It seems like a lot of cals, but don't forget nursing can burn anywhere from 300-600cals per day.



      So ideally, I can eat at my maintained level of 1900 and that will be enough?
    • Posts: 215 Member
      I'm breastfeeding and pumping. I have a 3 month old. So far I've lost 32lbs
    • Posts: 215 Member
      http://www.freedieting.com/tools/breastfeeding_calorie_calculator.htm
    • Posts: 215 Member
      I was also told by a dr that 1 ounce of breast milk is 20 calories.
    • Posts: 994 Member
      kromanich wrote: »
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      So ideally, I can eat at my maintained level of 1900 and that will be enough?

      1900 is pretty low while bfing. You really do need to eat enough
    • Posts: 106 Member
      Currently breastfeeding my 7 month old and trying to lose about 35 - 40 lbs to get me at a healthy weight. I'm trying to lose weight without affecting my supply, as I'd like to continue to breastfeed until his first birthday. Feel free to add me.
    • Posts: 16 Member
      annacole94 wrote: »
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      1900 is pretty low while bfing. You really do need to eat enough


      The above calculator told me to eat 1900 cals. So how do you really determine what is enough and still safely loose weight and not hurt your supply
    • Posts: 5 Member
      My son is 3 months old now and I am exclusively breastfeeding. Feel free to add me! I'd love to have some help and also help anyone I can stay motivated. I've got almost 70 more lbs to go to reach my goal.
    • Posts: 374 Member
      Hi ladies! I have a 2 year old still nurses. Since he nurses only 2 or 3 times a day, I can manage with 1600 to 1800 calories. Please add me if you'd like!
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Hi All, lovely to hear all your stories and backgrounds. I have just turned 32 and a mother of 2 boys, 10 years old and 5 months. I put on roughly I believe 3 stones during pregnancy, going from 11 stones to 14 stones. I have been trying to eat healthy and exercise now since having my son in September. I am now 12 stones 6 but ideally would love to get back to my original weight of 10.5 stones before I had my first son.
      I am giving myself until May 30th to do this as i have a family vacation and want to look and feel my best.
      I am also exclusively breastfeeding however I have started weaning. He is is feeding still around 3 feeds a day.

      I would love if you all could add me as I'm new to this or show me how it's done. I am very motivated but just would like to share my experience and make doing so more fun and interactive!

      Good luck mamas x
    • Posts: 4 Member
      My daughter will be 8 weeks this Friday and I'm exclusively breastfeeding.i pump one bottle worth a day so my husband can feed her once at night
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