Looking for New Post Partum Friends

I'm here too. My daughter is five months old.

I was 227lbs when she was born (213lbs prepregnancy) and in the first 2 months I lost 40 pounds. Easily. I did no exercise, ate whatever I wanted, breastfed my baby, and the pounds melted off. It freaked me out because I have fought the weight loss battle for years with excercise and portion control and I was literally sitting in a chair or sleeping 24/7 and losing weight crazy fast. I used to say that pregnancy and breastfeeding is the best weight loss strategy I have ever experienced.

Things have really slowed down for weight loss since March to about 0.5lbs lost weekly. I'm much more comfy with that.

As far as including breastfeeding there are a few ways you can do it but only pick one or it will sabotage your progress! You can add breastfeeding as an "exercise" daily, or you can add it daily into your actual food diary as a negative calorie amount, or you can simply adjust your goal calories to naturally include nursing.

I choose to set my own calorie goal and add 400 extra calories to my total personal goal to account for my daughter's needs. (2100 calories is the amount of calories I set to eat daily for a 0.5lb weekly loss) It isn't perfect but I'm happy with a slower loss currently.

Feel free to add me as a friend. When I remember to log my food I log honestly, so if you can't stand seeing an occasional ice cream sandwich or the same lunchtime salad six days in a row I won't take it personally.

Post partum also looking to lose

Hi, I'm 7 months PP. I would like to lose 32lbs by the end of the year. I'd love some mum friends that are also in a similar position. Anyone feel free to add me

Hey Ladies! I'm a 29 yr old second time mom! Exclusively breastfeeding and looking to lose the remaining 40 pounds that I gained during pregnancy. I gained a total of 65 and my baby is now a month old. For two weeks now I have been eating roughly 1650 calories a day and it's had no negative impact on my milk supply. I have two weeks left until I'm cleared by my doctor for exercise due to my csection! Currently weigh 204, hoping to get my to my pre-pregnancy weight of 165. Looking for friends/motivation! Feel free to add me!

Hey ladies! I am 6 weeks pp and looking for some friends who are also loosing baby weight! I am breast feeding . I gave birth weighing 168 i am down to 144 but looking to get to about 110! Please feel free to add me !

Hi! 10 months post partum and very close to pre pregnancy weight, except I have no muscle this time I'm looking to get stronger and healthy before we try for another baby. Please add me to a group, I need motivation and challenges from other moms!

5 months pp with my second. 228 after losing 30 lbs since having lil one. Looking for support as I continue losing weight.

Hi I'm 3 weeks postpartum and trying to track calories burnt with breastfeeding. Have you found how to do that on this app?

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Hi I'm 3 weeks postpartum and trying to track calories burnt with breastfeeding. Have you found how to do that on this app?

There are a wide range of estimates out there for calories burned via breastfeeding because a lot of variables are involved. Generally you can expect between 300 and 600 calories daily: it starts higher and tends to drop over time and as baby starts eating solids or is given some formula.

Tracking it on MFP can be done any number of ways but I simply created a new exercise called ______ breastfeeding ______ where the blanks are our names and put my estimated calories burned in. Log it as an exercise daily.

My breastfeeding calories was definitely on the high end for me early on. Now, at almost seven months PP, I estimate nursing my little one is roughly 400-450 calories daily but it might be higher than that.

The only way I've found to figure out your magic number accurately takes time and patience. It is to track the food you eat, set your MFP goal to maintain, and eat the estimated calories burned including any breastfeeding and physical activity. Give it some time (at least a couple weeks) and if you are not maintaining, adjust your intake up or down until you maintain your weight.

I strongly encourage all breastfeeding moms to focus on eating good healthy food at no less than maintenance for the first six weeks until your supply is secured, nursing is going very smoothly, and your body is healed from the trauma of birth and the hormone cascade afterward. Once cleared by your health professional, then fat loss goals can come into play.

I'm a mom but I'm also an RN with focus on postpartum mom and baby care.

Hi moms! I'm 3 weeks pp and trying to breastfeed but we're struggling a bit so it would be great to share with others. Feel free to add me.

I've got about 10 lbs to lose to pre-pregnancy weight of 145 but would love to get to 135; I'm ok with a higher number if my muscle tone increases. Just want my old pants to fit!!

Sent you a request! I'm in the same boat as you with post partum weight loss

4 weeks pp, rcs. Not reducing calories until 6 weeks pp. I gained 45 lbs with my son and have only lost 15 lmao. I lost the 35 I gained with my daughter with no effort by now so thats a bit sucky. Very excited to get back to everything. Right now I'm just trying to be honest with how many calories I'm eating rn.

Hello Mamas! I can't figure out how to add people as friends, so please add me (or enlighten me). Also I need advice... my baby boy is 7 months now and eating one or two meals of baby food a day, otherwise exclusively breastfeeding. Should I lower the 500-calorie estimate I've used since I started mfp at around 2 months pp?

Hello 30 yr old ftm from cali. Trying to loose 20 lbs and gain muscle that I lost. I am 163 and would like to at least get to 145 my pre pregnancy weight. I am exclusively breastfeeding and my lil girl won't take bottle so going to gym is impossible add me

My son is 4 months, I lost 2 stone really quick but am now stuck and have the same end goal as you. Add me