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Yes, it was very, very hard for the first two months. They were 33+0 and in the Nicu for 21 and 23 days. Thankfully I'd nursed my older son into my first trimester and he'd also been a preemie. I'm 6'3" so I'm not the average size woman. :)

So 600-700 calories I used to be using to make milk that I'm no longer burning.

I did get my thyroid checked and it was 2, so my doctor is keeping my medication thand same. I know that in the past year the babies have decreased from 60oz to 25-30 oz, and I'd have no way of knowing how many fewer calories I'd need to eat to compensate for the decreasing milk production. So here I am I guess. :) My…

17 pounds in 15 months with 7 pounds being in the last three months.

Nope. No way do I have time for that. :) not even an option right now.

I don't know about eating the exercise calories back. I don't log exercise but do have my step counter linked. I add "breastfeeding -400 calories to breakfast". Since it's twins I'm guessing that's low, but have no way to know. I started at 1 pound a week and had nearly 700 calories left for today- which would give me that…

I just started counting them. Set at losing two pounds per week, I have 160 calories left for today. Which I could eat another meal at this point I'm so hungry again.