Hi, everyone-looking for breastfeeding moms

Pls add me and lets chat, i av a 9 month old son.

Hi Mama,
Ummm... eat a bit more and drink plenty of water. I am currently breastfeeding my two and a half year old, and breastfed my oldest for over two years. Breastfeeding is awesome. I have lost over 40 lbs breastfeeding, and have benefited from both breastfeeding and exercising and eating right. And my children have benefited from extended breastfeeding, especially where illnesses ad protection from food allergies are concerned.
Look up breastfeeding and exercing on LLL and kellymom. I don't remember the specifics, but both sites say to eat minimum of 1800-ish calories a day to lose weight, and a slower weightloss plan is recommended. I also know that LLL has cited studies where breastfeeding mom have lost more weight and more inches in their waists and hips than non-breastfeeding moms who are trying to lose weight. Please don't stop breastfeeding solely to lose weight. If you eat healthy and sensibly, and exercise a bit, the weight will come off. And you will feel great that you continued to parent your little one the best way you know how.
If you aren't eating enough calories, try adding a larabar or nuts or an avocado to your day... all are a great source of healthy calories, and protein or fats, depending upon your needs.
You can do this, feel free to friend me if you want.

Hi hon!! I just quit breast feeding my daughter in December at a little over 11 months. I was one of those people that didn't lose ANY weight while breast feeding, in fact I gained weight. I watched what I ate and drank a lot of water. My supply was also low, and I was frustrated all the time. My daughter actually weaned herself. I have basically been on and off a period every couple days for the last month . But, I can definitely tell my hormones have changed!! I have already lost 11 pounds since I quit breast feeding. Honestly I'm sure it depends on your weight too, I am 5' 7" and delivered at 214, and quit breast feeding at 223. I applaud you for how long you have already breast fed!! I originally set a goal of one year to breast feed and felt disappointed that I didn't make it, however I found some peace in knowing my daughter chose to wean. You've made it this far...keep it up!! Hopefully when you do finish you will start to drop the pounds. I'm a single mom and wanted to get back on the market lol... so I can't even tell you how bad I wanted my body back!! Add me if you'd like

Breastfeeding mom to my 10 week old son. I so want to lose weight but its not going anywhere so I decided to join here..

Hi. I am also a breastfeeding Mom to a 9 1/2 month old. From the eay he os going he has no plans of weaning himself. I di manage to loose about a good 15 lbs after birth by counting my calories. I do take additional vitamin D. When he is going through a growth spurt I feel drained physically, no matter how much I eat. I am new to my fitness pal but did keep a food journal with me before this. It does seem a bit hard at first but once you get the hang of it you will do fine and notice the lbs fall off, if you are honest. I sometimes feel I have a low milk supply but I know he is obviously getting something everythime he nurses because he comes back multiple times for me and seems satisified. I do supplement a 4oz bottle of formula once a day. Of course he is eating solid foods but prefers his "Mommy's milk" from the tap.

I will admit I don't exercise as I should but cleaning after a family seems to be burning calories.

Feel free to add me, I do need some weight loss aquaintances. Thanks.

Hi, I am also a breastfeeding mama, new to the site. My 5th baby is 9 months old and I have struggled this time around with losing weight. I will echo all the other ladies. Keep on Breastfeeding as it is so good for you and your baby.

Hi there! I'm a mum of 3 and started MFP last Jan when my little one was 6 m - I had to make sure I drank loads
of water and ate plenty snacks through the day but with MFP I lost 36 lbs and was lighter than pre kiddies:) she still has a nightfeed every now and again at 18 months. I'd say go
for it, see how you get on - Bf is hard work but very rewarding so take it easy to start with

hi i breastfeed my son for 9 months. he ended up weaning himself. i had a low suppy and we struggled with one thing or another the whole time. so it was kind of a relief for me when he started refusing to nurse and then after we week i stopped offering to nurse him and he has move on to a bottle. i stopped pumping after that week as my supply was so low. and i miss nursing, i wish my son hadn't stopped. so i woldn't stop now just so you can lose weight. if you plan on weaning him at 12 months i would stick it out for another month.

i would say the best advice for you is to talk to your doc and see what they say about how many cals min u need and go from there.

Hi there, I am a mother to a 12wk old baby who is the light of my life! I would like to start thinking more about what I am eating again and wondered if anyone knows about how many calories a BF'ing mum should have a day?

You should take in about 500 to 700 extra calories depending on how much your little one eats. My little one is 5 months and up to 36 oz in a day now! So i eat 500 extra and the weight is just falling off. I probably should be eating closer to 700.

Hi I am breasfeeding my 14 week old daughter. I already lost the 40 lbs I gained during pregnancy from Breasfeeding alone but I want to lose another 20lbs. My family is doing a biggest loser challenge and I have to prove it to myself and my husband that I can do this! I'm not quite sure how many calories/day I should have. MFP told me 1200 when i first but my info in, but I know that is not enough. I changed the goals myself and added -500 calories/day for breasfeeding. Is 1800 calories enough? I'm 5'7 and 164 lbs.

Hi Im Amy, been nursing since Sept 5th 2009, I then got pregnant on the IUD and nursed my daughter and son for a few months and for the last 10 months just my son, he is now a year, ive been exercising, eating healthy, and working my *kitten* off and marking everything I put in my mouth (though i always forget to add water). My home scale is broken, I weigh actually 6 lbs less then when I gave birth to my daughter. I feel great, I have more stamina, and I was sure I was 20 lbs lighter and weighed myself at my sons appt and was so shocked to see that huge number! I've cried because I feel like a failure, my exercise makes my son want to nurse more he loves it and I think he'll be like my older son who doesn't let go until he is almost 3! With him I saw I held onto the weight until nursing was done. Now i know my body is doing that, but being Im doing great exercising and have more stamina and love eating healthier, I have so much more energy and felt on top of the world until I put my feet on that scale. I feel so much smaller, pants are falling off, but the weight is not. Will I be in this for years (whenever he's ready to wean) and stay like this forever. I want to give up but I made myself a promise, I cannot eat much more food and my milk is good its greater then its ever been! I just feel like a HUGE failure!

I was a breastfeeding mom until about 7 months ago. I nursed my youngest until she was 31 months. I have nursed 5 kids and did not lose weight with any of them. Actually the opposite. I gained back what I had lost during childbirth and about 10 pounds on top of that. It would frustrate me when people would say "breastfeeding just makes the weight drop right off". I have always kept it on the whole time. Eat healthy take in the extra calories needed to maintain a goody supply add some exercise and give it time.

I have this same problem. My son is 32 months and still breastfeeds at bedtime, sometimes if he wakes in the night or early in the morning, and more often if he is sick or hurt. I am 100% willing to deal with the personal sacrifice for his benefit. I gained weight the entire first year while he was exclusively breastfed. Since then I have lost very little. I don't try to eat back the BFing calories since he really isn't eating that much anymore. I have never worked so hard for so little result before in my life! Over the last several months I have trained for and completed a half-marathon race, with crosstraining on my non-run days. I have definitely built a lot more muscle (more lbs on the scale), but the belly fat is hanging on for dear life no matter what I do. Could it possibly be because of the continued breastfeeding? Pre-baby I never had any problem dropping a quick 10 or 15 just by upping my activity a little.