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amandacake
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Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
I've been bf for 7 months - things are going well! My dd is eating solids 3x/day and still nursing 5x/day. Just curious if people feel they are still a "bit" heavier than those who have already stopped bf. Is it true that your body keeps on 10 an extra lbs?
Message edited 11/6/2009 2:42:17 PM.
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Myababy
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Shira
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Re: Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
hey! so far its true for me even though you always tell me I look so good :) I still have 10 pounds to go and its soooo frustrating!! but then again I dont do nearly as much exercise as I did before I had her.
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| Posted 11/6/09 3:52 PM |
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LeShellem
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Re: Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
i still have ten pounds to lose and DS is 8 months. I stopped pumping at work, but still pump before work and before bed. I also nurse DS before he goes to bed and at least once during the night. I didn't think the weight was from breastfeeding, just eating too much, but now you got me thinking. 
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| Posted 11/6/09 4:13 PM |
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lcherian
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Re: Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
I'm one of the weird ones that actually GAINED weight from breastfeeding. All of the weight came off without exercise as soon as I stopped breastfeeding. I think my body was trying to hold onto all the weight it could while I was bfing because I was underweight to begin with.
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| Posted 11/6/09 6:19 PM |
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ruby
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Re: Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
I'm still BFing at 9 months....I lost all my baby weight and then some shortly after, i think I was back in my pre pg clothes like 4 weeks after. Anyway, I kept the weight off all this time, but now, since DS is nursing less since he also is on solids 3 Xs a day, I've noticed my pants are a bit more snug and my belly is coming back. So I'm going to need to do something about that....or maybe I'm pregnant again.   
Kidding 
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| Posted 11/6/09 6:22 PM |
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ChrisDee
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Re: Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
I BF'd DD#1 for 9 months and I lost all my weight and thensome by 6 weeks pp. I have always been a thin person and only gained 21lbs while p/g with her.
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| Posted 11/6/09 6:27 PM |
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DomesticDeeva
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Re: Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
I lost all the weight I gained during pregnancy (16lbs.) plus 34 extra...so if there's still 10 more lbs. to lose, that's fine with me. 
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| Posted 11/6/09 7:03 PM |
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Dragonfly75
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Re: Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
Everyone's different. I've been breastfeeding for 7 months and have lost all my pregnancy weight plus another 4 or 5 lbs, without trying (no dieting or extra exercise -- although chasing after a preschooler and taking care of a baby is certainly exercise). So, in my case my body doesn't hold onto weight, but seems to burn more calories from breastfeeding.
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| Posted 11/6/09 7:57 PM |
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DRMom
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Re: Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
I gained 15 pounds in the 6 months i have not BF. I am still 15 lbs below my Pre pregnancy weight
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| Posted 11/6/09 10:36 PM |
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amandacake
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Re: Breastfeeding beyond 6 months and weight loss
Hi, You gained weight when you did not BF? After you stopped?
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| Posted 11/7/09 4:42 PM |
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