post pregnancy weight

[Anonymous]

I had a baby 4 months ago and for the first 6 weeks I have lost some weight. I have gained 40 lb while pregnant. Since the 6 weeks I have not been able to loose any more. I always feel hungry. I'm breastfeeding but this does not help. Any advice? Thanks

[Anonymous]

After my first two pregnancies, I never lost all of the baby weight until after I stopped breastfeeding. I lost most of the weight by around 5 months, but the last 5 pounds or so hung around until I stopped BF. I do remember hitting a plateau after 6 weeks or so. After my first pregnancy, I went on the South Beach diet once I stopped BF and ended up at a weight lower than my pre-pregnancy weight. I learned a lot about controlling carbs from that diet, and I still try to make use of that information today.

[Anonymous]

I also gained 40 pounds. The first 20 or so came off in the first few months, and then I had to wait until I was done breastfeeding to lose the rest (almost, still have about 5 pounds to go at 15 months pp). I was constantly hungry while BFing and ate a lot, so I'm sure that didn't help. Good luck!