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Seeking Advice on Losing Weight While Breastfeeding and Nutrition
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- Hi J. Have you found a solution to eating well and loosing weight while breastfeeding? My daughter is 3 however I remember as clear as day how i felt when she was a ...
- HI J. I BF too. My son is 9 months now. I started taking Stroller Strides Classes when was 7 weeks old.(it is a mainly outdoor fitness program for pre and postnatal m...
- Hello J., I was just reading your post and i thought i would share with you a program that a friend of mine tried out after she had her baby. I don't know exactly ho...
Is It Ok to Drink Deit Soda If Breastfeeding
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- My sister is a family practice doc, and she told me that aspartame's effects aren't fully understood--as with so many chemicals that we regularly use daily--and she wo...
- I too drank diet while breastfeeding. I had switched to caffeine free while pregnant, but was told my doctor that caffeine in moderation would not affect my baby. I ...
- Krisina, In my opinion it is never ok to drink diet soda. Teh artificial sweenter that they put in the soda, is toxic, habit forming and leads to obisity. How can this...
How Many Calories You Are Suppose to Eat While Breastfeeding and Lose Weight?
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- Weight Watchers adds 10 points to breastfeeding moms. I read someplace it's about 500 - 600 calories each day, assuming you're feeding the baby exclusively. I don'...
- My pediatrician told me a woman my age (30) should eat between 800 and 1200 calories to lose weight. Since I am BF, she said to add 500 calories...1300-1700. I am a ...
- you are actually supposed to be eating the same way you were when you were pregnant, six small meals a day. five fruits and veggies. dairy, whole grains, protein. if y...
Weight Loss
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- Are you breastfeeding? I was so hungry when I was breastfeeding.
- What we hear about not eating simple sugars (white flour, white potatoes, white rice, sugar, etc.) is so true. When we eat those it just makes us hungry for more. If...
- Congratulations on getting within 5 pounds of your goal. My guess is that your body is craving something it's not getting. I find that I do better when I'm taking my A...
Weight Loss Immediately After Giving Birth
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- hi, S., i am a thin type and weighed 105 lbs. and was 5'7" when i got pregnant. i gained 55 pounds! i loved the extra weight and finally had perfect legs! anyway, i...
- Ok, S...something I wish people would have told me....Immediately after birth I weighed myself....NO weight loss. I was shocked, how can you push out 8.4 ponds and not...
- With my son I lost the weight in about a week. It took about 5 months for my jeans to fit again though. I think, with me anyway, your bone structure changes a little a...
Wanting to Lose All Baby Weight Including 3 Yrs Ago Baby Weight HELP
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- You can follow Weight Watchers while breastfeeding. It focuses on eating healthy, portion control & exercise...you don't have to buy "special" food....they teach you h...
- H., This is really hard and I understand what you are saying! With my first I didn't do anything to loose the weight and I thought it was going to just go away, wel...
- H. - There are only two things that have worked for me and I lost over 130 pounds. A program called CEA-How. It is free, the website is dallasceahow.org. It is a 12...
Weaning and Gaining Weight Afterwards
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- If you continue to eat the way you did while breastfeeding, you will gain weight. Once you have her weaned you will need to cut down on your caloric intake. It's not t...
- Hi A. Congrats on BF this long! To answer your question - you will gain weight if don't follow a diet that you were on before pregnancy and BF. With BF, your body n...
- Hello! I breastfeed both of my children until they were about 15 to 18 months. I didn't gain any weight.
Periods/Pregnancy While Breastfeeding
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- Hi J., I'm a post partum nurse. If your not trying to get pregnant consider yourself lucky, if 26 days have passed. A rule of thumb is as long as you are breastfeedin...
- i got pregnant with #2 while breastfeeding #1 (i had just barely begun to wean by spacing the nursing sessions farther apart). i didn't get a positive test until i wa...
- well if you are 100% breast feeding and your baby doesn't go longer than 4 hours during the night to eat than breast feeding is 98% effective form of birth control. W...
Need Advice on Going Vegetarian While Breastfeeding
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- I AM A VEGETARIAN THAT EATS MILK AND EGG PRODUCTS. I DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT MY DIET WHEN I WAS PREGNANT, HE WEIGHED 9 LBS 2 OZ AT BIRTH (2 WEEKS EARLY). HE IS 2...
- try www.veganoutreach.org that is a great website with great information. I became vegetarian while I was pregnant with my daughter 2 1/2 years ago. Meat grossed me ou...
- Well, I realize this is a good bit later than your origianl posting but this is my first day on this group and had to respond. I am in my final year of school to beco...
I Can't Lose Weight!
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- I know how difficult it is to lose weight. My husband can drop it with little effort and I have to try so hard!!! Have you had blood work done? That might be a good...
- First of all, while you are breastfeeding you should not diet. You need to consume no less than 1500-1800 calories per day. As you probably know you burn 500-800 calo...
- S., Eat healthy, exercise moderately, take care of your baby, and forget trying to lose weight until you are not breastfeeding. I couldn't really lose an ounce whi...