Postpartum Weight Loss

I delivered almost three months ago, am breastfeeding/pumping but have had very little weight loss postpartum. I started going to the gym again and my diet, while not impeccable, is not bad.

Problem is, I lost 20 pounds after delivering (out of 40 gained) and have lost nothing in the past 7 weeks. I was a normal weight to begin with. My stomach is still pretty distended (especially at night I could pass for 7 months pregnant) and thats the hardest part.

I know I need to give it more time but I feel like before I delivered all I heard was that if you breastfeed "the weight just falls right off."

Anyone else have experience with slow postpartum weight loss and have any advice? Thanks in advance!

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I'm right there with u. Gained 28 and have 10lb still. Bfing and pumping. I'm small so the 10lb on the tummy looks like im 5 mo pregnant

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Same here I lost 30lbs after delivery and I am stuck at 150lbs I was 120 before pregnancy! I can go back to the gym now so I hope that works but I have nothing that fits and I feel fat all the time it sucks...

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I gained closer to 50 with both my DD. It was very slow with dd1. But when I really watched my portions & then got back I to working out regularly, the weight came right off (& I BF for 13mo). With dd2 it was even faster & I'm even now at a size 4....I was NEVER that small, even before kids!

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I lost all mine by 12 weeks BUT I worked crazy hard to get there. My diet was insane. I don't think I would have been able to do it if I was breast feeding.

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I lost the last few pounds with WW and exercise. It is doable, but remember it took you 9 months to gain so it might take the same to lose, everybody is different, you will get there

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I could have written the OP, same numbers and everything. I assumed the weight would "fall off" since I'm BFing, but it's not, and if I don't watch what I eat I even gain a few pounds. It's so depressing. I'm almost 5 months PP. When things settle down I hope to be able to exercise more and eat better and hopefully that will make a difference.

But you're not alone. Not everyone drops right back into their pre-pregnancy clothes 2 months PP.

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i lost it all and STILL look 4-5 months pregnant, nice round belly

obviously my abdominal muscles were just completely shot and I never worked hard to get them back to tighten up my stomach. maybe after this baby

this is TWO YEARS pp.

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Posted by maymama

i lost it all and STILL look 4-5 months pregnant, nice round belly

obviously my abdominal muscles were just completely shot and I never worked hard to get them back to tighten up my stomach. maybe after this baby

this is TWO YEARS pp.

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I weighed 130 before getting pregnant and at the end weighed 174. After 8 weeks I was stuck at 148, unable to move the scale. I am EBF so I couldn't diet because I was always starving. I also went back to the gym, but with an infant, its hard to be able to just go like I used to.
My LO ended up with a milk protein allergy and I wanted to continue to breastfeed. I cut out all dairy, Every single drop including breads. Since then I have lost 10 lbs and only have a few pounds left to go. Also, My OBGYN told me that you dont just loose weight while BF, your body actually holds on to 10lbs of fat.
I tell everyone now that after the next baby, I will probably skip all dairy until I loose my weight.

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I feel your pain...
I only gained 30 lbs with the twins. and I lost it in the first 2 months. However, I can not seem to loose the rest of the IVF weight. 15 lbs or so. I'm now almost 9 months PP. I make a lot of milk every day. I pump enough to feed both girls exclusively. We have never substituted
I have very little time for exercise,(working full time, pumping and twins) but when I can (a few times a week) I do a serious walk with the babies. I just wish I could do something more about this also....

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I lost it with the help of WW and exercise. I wasnt pre-baby weight until about 5 months pp and once I stopped BFing, it fell off (while dieting).

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Bf really did nothing for me!!! I hated when people said bf makes the weight come right off, because that is not true for everyone. I lost all the weight with diet and exercise within 4 months, but i worked hard to get there. It wasn't until much later that I think bf kicked in because by about 7 months pp i was having trouble keeping weight on (weird problem to have). My point is give yourself time!!!! You will get where you want to be! Don't worry!!!!!!!

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Thanks, everyone! I appreciate your responses. It is nice to know I'm not alone!

I know I just need to be patient and work at it.

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I had my dd 5 weeks ago... I lost most of what I gained but now have a serious flabby belly.... Ugh....