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utz2119
utz2119 Posts: 39 Member
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I'm 31 weeks pregnant. After baby did u start counting to lose and did ur milk supply suffer?? How to lose baby weight without hurting supply. I was 125 before baby, 146 now
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  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,205 Member
    edited July 8
    breastfeeding burns about 500 calories a day, i believe. keep that in mind. your hormones will also be hugely fluctuating leaving you with unpredictable emotions — you’ll be tired. you’ll be self conscious. i would really put off calorie counting until about 12 weeks when your body settles down. otherwise you’ll be doing too much at once.
  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,755 Member
    csplatt wrote: »
    breastfeeding burns about 500 calories a day, i believe. keep that in mind. your hormones will also be hugely fluctuating leaving you with unpredictable emotions — you’ll be tired. you’ll be self conscious. i would really put off calorie counting until about 12 weeks when your body settles down. otherwise you’ll be doing too much at once.

    I second what csplatt said.
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 2,275 Member
    You're not obese or at a highly precarious weight for health.. just put off worrying about that sort of thing for now, and just focus on eating healthy and enjoying the moment.
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 2,275 Member
    After I had my daughter, I was so busy and overwhelmed I didn't think about eating enough and i did have to start supplementing with formula after about one month.
  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,205 Member
    Your weight after childbirth will also be impacted by water retention. It takes time for our body to stop “acting pregnant.” I had pitting edema in my shins from all the fluid.
  • blackpinkinbayarea
    blackpinkinbayarea Posts: 29 Member
    I've never given birth but my mom was a midwife, lactation specialist, and postpartum doula for my whole childhood and I was surrounded by birth my whole life. I asked for her advice for this question even though I kind of already knew the answer.

    Here's the best of advice and other people are already giving it to you to: Don't try to lose weight while at any stage of your pregnancy (honestly the first 3 or so months postpartum kind of count too). Wait until AT LEAST 12 weeks, but I'd honestly say wait about half a year or so. The female body is an incredible thing and extremely resilient, and whilst you're pregnant and nursing you should be eating somewhere between 2000-4000 calories a day depending on your height, if it's twins, etc. You want to make sure that you're able to nurture your baby.

    If you're in a caloric deficit postpartum and lactating, you will be depriving your baby of nutritious milk. Your baby's only source of food is through breastmilk and potentially formula (although tbh formula should be a last resort) than you will be putting your baby in a caloric and nutritious deficit which is harmful to the development of your baby. YES a caloric deficit will affect supply. You need to CONSTANTLY be eating and fueling your body. A lot of Western sources will tell you that you can start excersisng a few days after pregnancy but that's how you can damage your pelvic floor. Wait until you're at least 6 weeks postpartum to exercise strenously. It's not recommended to start even moving around and working hard for at least a month or two after birth.

    When you're pregnant, your body's organs are all rearranging in order to make room for the expanding uterus. As you recover, if you give yourself time to rest, your body will most likely go back to how it was before. Give it time and be patient.

    Wishing you the best <3

  • mamallama606
    mamallama606 Posts: 10 Member
    Anecdotally (not scientific) I know plenty of women who have nursed through 18 months and even continued nursing while pregnant all while returning to their prepregnancy weight.

    I think there's a misconception of needing to eat constantly but not needing to eat garbage constantly (me). I'm still 20 lbs over my weight and 7 months postpartum and have done nothing to "diet". I also don't need to be eating chips and ice cream to fuel my baby through my breast milk. I think if you gorged yourself on vegetables, fruit, lean meats, etc. all day long you could continue to fuel your baby while losing the weight. I am hoping to start this journey but it is obviously very difficult because I love my snacks. But I don't think there is any evidence that says you can't lose weight in a healthy weigh while still making sure your baby thrives. It obviously takes longer than crash dieting but losing weight and nurturing your baby do not need to be mutually exclusive objectives in my opinion.

    I think cutting out processed foods and added sugar or at least reducing it would be healthy for both mom and baby and help achieve both goals.

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