BF Moms.. when did the weight start to come off?

I have lost about half of the weight I gained while pregnant, just from I guess not being pregnant anymore.

I am wondering when this breastfeeding affecting weight loss is going to kick in.

I know I haven't exercised since I cannot find the time, but I thought this weight was supposed to melt off of me!! I plan to start exercising once I can find a way to work it in.

Am I just not patient enough?? I am 5 weeks PP.

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I have to be honest, with my first, I still had 10 pounds on me at 7 months PP (when I got pg again). This time around, I lost all the weight I gained with #2 by 3 months PP (but I'm still working on that extra 10 from #1).

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The bfing helps your uterus contract - it doesn't necessarily help you lose weight.

My gyn told me that I'd probably drop another 5-10 lbs after I stopped BFing. That was true for me.

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I think everyones body is different. At 3.5 weeks pp I am 15 lbs below my pre-pregnancy weight but I only gained 12 lbs and was overweight to begin with.

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I know you don't want to hear this from me! But I gained only 13lbs during my pregnancy, but that's probably because I was on a strict diet due to my GD. 2 weeks post partum I was down 23lbs and fitting into my pre-pregnancy pants. I'm currently down 30lbs. I'm lighter than I was pre-pregnancy, but I had also gained alot of weight prior to getting pregnant due to all the fertility drugs.

I haven't really been doing anything special though, but I am anxious to keep the weight off and lose some more once I get the go ahead to excercise.

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Posted by eroxgirl

The bfing helps your uterus contract - it doesn't necessarily help you lose weight.

My gyn told me that I'd probably drop another 5-10 lbs after I stopped BFing. That was true for me.

i thought it burned a ton of calories on top of the uterus thing

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Please I think I gained weight while BF! Now that i have stopped BF (DS is a almost a year) It is coming of much faster since I stopped..I think because Im not eating as much....Oh and I also thought it was going to melt off

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Yup, I stopped BFing about 3 weeks ago and I'm not eating as much and losing the last few pounds slowly....I lost 21 pounds the first two weeks and 10 pounds to go, I just lost like 3-4 so a few more to go!!!!

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I am 12 lbs. below my pre-pregnancy weight, but I only gained 16 lbs. during the pregnancy.

I know we are supposed to be eating more, but I am lucky I find time for 3 meals with DS always wanting to be held and feeding every 2-3 hours, so I haven't been eating too much more.

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I lost all of my baby weight plus another 22 lbs. within 10 days of delivering. But I was plus-sized to begin with.

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I lost most of it by 6 wks pp. But its when I started getting out of the house it all came off. Now at 1o wks pp I can fit into pretty much all my clothes. My body is different now, but the weight is gone.

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I gained 45 lbs during pregnancy. I was 5 lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight at 6 weeks pp and I lost the rest over the next few weeks. My body is definitely different though.

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7 months until I looked anywhere near myself again - but still had baby weight.

I could say I officially comfortably slithered into pre-preggo jeans 18 mts post partum. Sure, I huffed and puffed and bleeeeew the house in to get my jeans on by his 1st bday, but I had to wear a long shirt to cover up the globs of fat that fell over the side like uncooked dough.

LOTS of working out. The only thing that worked for me.

ETA - I would forget to eat too. I am not a big eater, but the weight just didn't budge no matter what I did!!!!

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Overweight to begin with. Gained 53 lbs, lost 23 at end of hospital week. within 3 weeks lost that all plus another 25. I am somewhat stalled now-not gaining not losing. I think BF'ing affects everyone differently.

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i actually gained weight from breastfeeding!

total pg gain by the time i gave birth was 22 pounds.

lost 17 in the first 2 weeks, had 5 to go...

and then GAINED 7 while BFing!

lost all but 4 after i stopped BFing and was on my way to losing all of it... and then i got pg again.

so i am running 4lbs heavier now than i was in my last pg...

i think BFing affects everyone differently... for every person who loses a ton, there is a person who can't lose those last lbs until they stop...

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at 6 months pp i still have 7 pounds to go.. my gp told me to keep inmind that it took 9 months to gain and will take up to 18 months to lose.... go knows i will be pregnant again by then

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man, I thought that breastfeeding really helped to lose the weight.

who propagates that myth?!

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I gained close to 50lbs by the end but by 6 months PP I was back into jeans. By about 9 months I weighed less than pre-preggo. I only recently started to go to the gym.

BF requires you to consume 500 extra calories a day, which isn't that much when many eat more than they are recommended anyway. After giving birth I found I was still eatting a lot, like as if I was still preggo. I found that when I cut back on what I was eatting to more healthier choices/portions and less boredom eatting and try to get out a walk a little more, the weight started to come off.

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im at a stand still!!!

i lost 30lbs with delievery and that first week...

i havent lost since (prob stress eating and not leaving the house)

but i too wish the BF would help shed these lbs!!!

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I was thin before both kids and I totally think BFing helped lose the weight quickly

DD#1(gained 24lbs while p/g)
baby weighed 7lbs 12oz(3 weeks early)
The day I got BFP 117lbs
6 week c/s check 120lbs
3 months PP 104lbs
2 years later 116lbs
I had bad PPD though

DD#2(gained 32lbs while p/g)
baby weighed 9lbs 3 oz(2 weeks early)
The day I got BFP 116lbs
6 week c/s 122lbs
now(10 months pp)108-110lbs

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I do think BFing helps. With DS I lost all the weight right away (I was also very young).

I don't even have a scale to be honest and won't step on one until my clothes start fitting again. But I could estimate that I've lost about half the weight at 3 and 1/2 weeks pp. I am also bFing, and think if I wasn't the loss would be slower. I could definitely feel my uterus contract (especially in the beginning) when dd nurses.