Question on Weight Gain After Stopping Breastfeeding

Try a home pregnancy test to rule that out. Then check with your doctor to rule out any other possible medical issues. After that, just a little adjustment to exercise or calorie intake should do the trick.

Congrats on being able to nurse so long. SOME of us women who didn't make it past the first month sure wish it had been possible to do so.

Hi there. Are you sure your not pregnant? I ebf my 15 month ol who still nurses, and I started my perid when he was only 3 months! Im sorry I dont have a solid suggestion! Good Luck!

HI, Natalie,
Same thing happened with me. I lost 60 lbs while breastfeeding and was very thin! Then I stopped after nearly 2 years and gained 10 lbs back (so I was back to my normal weight).
It IS frustrating and like the other mothers say, breastfeeding does burn 500 calories a day, so you have to actually increase the exercise or decrease the calories. I didn't have to lift a finger to lose the 60 lbs, but then after I was done, I had my work cut out for me. Luckily, I got pregnant again and didn't have to worry much about losing it. I will have to think of that a bit later!
good luck!
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The reason you are gaining weight is because breastfeeding alone burns up to 500 calories a day. So now that you are not breastfeeding you either need to workout more to burn more calories or change your diet to consume less calories. It's easier then you think; you can simply switch to diet soda, cut out any juice you're drinking (juice has a lot of calories), out cut out any other small amounts of food that have a lot of calories. Good luck to you, we've all been there! ;)

You might want to start writing down everything you eat. I know that I thought I was eating less than I had been, but in reality once I started actually writing it all down, I was eating quite a bit. I personally have found that weight watchers is a great help.

Get your thyroid levels checked. I had lost some pregnancy weight after having my second child, was eating right and exercising, but still was overweight by 30 pounds. I was walking on the treadmill at my healthclub and was reading an article about thyroid conditions. I fit all the symptoms, dry skin, depression, problems sleeping and weight gain. It turns out that during my pregnancy I developed my condition. I started on thyroid replacement and lost 30 pounds in 6 months (I'd continued the exercise and proper eating, but the large weight loss was due to the thyroid.) My cholesterol level also went down.