Breast feeding weight gain!
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Eat lots of protein and healthy fats to keep supply high and less simple carbs. Also make sure you're moving your body throughout the day. If you want some free resources to help with this check out my website: www.kbhealthcoach.ca
I lost quite a bit of weight over the first year postpartum (now a stone lighter than my pre pregnancy weight) without impacting milk supply (still BF my son who is 15 months) - key is just to lose weight gradually. Dont try and go on any overly restrictive faddy diets. Research shows losing 2kgs or less a month should not affect supply- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9478032/ As others have said, prioritise healthy foods, protein, fruit and veg and don't overly restrict carbs or you'll be more likely to binge. For me the key to sustained weight loss is healthy eating + weight training. Cardio alone doesn't cut it at least for me anyway so I aim to do 2x weight training sessions and 1x cardio session a week. If I can only fit 2x workouts in then I prioritise the weight training ones. Good luck!
Yes. With both my pregnancies, I lose weight when pregnant and gain while breastfeeding.
Im 10 weeks pp. I tried to wear a maternity dress today and it was too snug around my thighs. I gained 35lbs during pregnancy. Lost just over 15lbs in the first few weeks. Now I’ve gained most of that back. My sugar cravings while breastfeeding are out of control. I didn’t have cravings like this during the pregnancy. The struggle is real.
Unfortunately yes, I was so sick when I was pregnant and lost weight and now I’ve gained it all back and then some 🥲