Losing post partum weight

[Anonymous]

Baby number two and each time I haven't been able to lose the weight while breast feeding. I didn't lose all my weight from the first. Suggestions???

[Anonymous]

Be kind to yourself. Eat healthy food, exercise, and know that eventually you’ll stop nursing and can lose the weight.

[Anonymous]

I’d wait until you’re done breastfeeding then tackle it with a new diet and exercise routine. It is possible to lose weight while BFing but I was so.damn.hungry I never would have been able to lower calories without being hangry all the time.

[Anonymous]

I had to starve the pounds off. I don't mean I was anorexic, but I was definitely hungry while dieting. Once I got the weight off though, it was very easy to maintain. I think my body tried to decide that my new weight was at that higher weight, which is why it's important to do it within the first year.

I think most people don't lose the weight from having kids easily.

[Anonymous]

I did Weight Watchers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had to starve the pounds off. I don't mean I was anorexic, but I was definitely hungry while dieting. Once I got the weight off though, it was very easy to maintain. I think my body tried to decide that my new weight was at that higher weight, which is why it's important to do it within the first year.

I think most people don't lose the weight from having kids easily.

Yes, this was me too. It took almost six months after my first and was hard. I used noom after my second and it took about three months. I just had my third nine weeks ago and I’m still 5-6 pounds over the weight I was pre-pregnancy. I breastfed all my kids and I don’t think it helped or hurt with weight loss. My body just resets at a higher weight than I want to be after pregnancy and I have to work hard to lose the weight.

[Anonymous]

I would not risk baby’s neurons by reducing fat while breastfeeding. You body will fight you do hard on that anyway. As soon as I stopped breastfeeding I lost all but the last 7. With a second kid you may find you are much more active anyway.

[Anonymous]

Agree with the "reset" points. It's a complete pain. (Of course, my kids were born on either side of COVID, which hardly helped with weigh loss in-between :/)

When I got serious about losing the weight, I was hungry through the first few weeks. I wasn't at all starving myself or eating unhealthy...just hungry. That went away as my body seemed to accept what was going on.

[Anonymous]

For me, the BF hormones kept 20lbs on. As soon as I stopped, they were much easier to lose. I'm not advocating stopping BFing, but be kind to yourself about the weight while your body is still on the hormonal rollercoaster! You might be fighting a losing battle.

[Anonymous]

I had zero milk both times and didn't lose any of the 50 pounds.
Got to start fasting, eating very clean, cutting down calories and exercising more.

[Anonymous]

Currently in the same boat, OP. I’m 3 months out from my second birth, and I’ve been doing keto for about a month with incredible results. I tried keto very early on - at about 4 weeks - and had a diminished milk supply as a result. My supply came back (literally hours after eating a bowl of oatmeal 😋) and I tried restarting keto again around 2 months pp. My milk supply has been holding steady, I’m losing a lot of fat (I don’t weigh myself but my clothes are looser). And the best part is that I’m not hungry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For me, the BF hormones kept 20lbs on. As soon as I stopped, they were much easier to lose. I'm not advocating stopping BFing, but be kind to yourself about the weight while your body is still on the hormonal rollercoaster! You might be fighting a losing battle.

Yep, same. I BF'd for 6 months for DS and DD and both times, I didn't actually start losing weight until I'd weaned them and switched to formula. I'd expected the pounds to melt away while breastfeeding but that never happened.

[Anonymous]

We're all in this together (4 months PP with my second). Strict CICO and my weight is slowly budging. I don't have advice that hasn't already been shared, but more of a commiseration.

[Anonymous]

I’m 4 months PP with my second, not breastfeeding this time. I don’t weigh myself but just want to get back into my pre-pregnancy clothes. I started working out a month ago when my baby started sleeping more consistently at night. 30 minute strength training workouts 3-4 times a week, 20 minutes of Peloton 2 times a week. 20-30 minute walk every day. Gentle yoga on my rest days. I’m feeling more toned but there’s still definitely some extra squish going on in my abdomen/hips especially.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the positive responses. I needed those reminders and kind words