Comments on: Breastfeeding and Weight Loss or Weight Gain

By: Joey

Joey — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:44:25 +0000

OMG! This is so me! I have a five month old now…I’ve been breastfeeding and occassionally supplementing with formula. I workout about 5 days a week usually running about 1 to 2 miles, the rest of my workout being some sort of cardio. I also try to weight lift a little doing upper body one day and lower body the next. I have not lost any weight. This is so insanely frustrating. I’ve never experienced anything like this. I am truely hoping that one day my body will just start allowing me to lose weight. I know I don’t eat the healthiest, but I don’t eat terrible either. I also know that each workout I am burning at least 800 calories! I don’t understand why I’m not losing the weight!

By: EmmaC

EmmaC — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:55:35 +0000

Thank you so much for that post. I have always been worried about my weight. I am 10 weeks postpartum now. I put on 42 pounds pregnant and lost 12lb straight away. I’m breastfeeding and I can’t shift even a pound of weight since. My sister in law had her baby the same time but isn’t breastfeeding and is down 28 pound. It is popular culture because my husband still finds me attractive and I have a beautiful healthy baby. According to this I will get my figure back eventually so what am I worried about:-) Life is good!

By: Candace

Candace — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:15:10 +0000

Same here. I am so wiped and up 5 lbs!

By: Candace

Candace — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:14:32 +0000

I have a 16 month old baby boy who nursed until he was 13 months. He still won’t take bottled, or cupped milk from me! Anyways pre-pregnancy I was 120lbs, 2 weeks after having him I was back to that and 3 weeks later I was down another 4lbs. My dr. told me to eat more, then I went back to 118lbs and was quite comfortable. Since I stopped nursing him 3 months ago I now weigh 123lbs. No matter what I do I cannot get rid of it. Has anyone else experienced post nursing weight gain?

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:01:46 +0000

mary, sam, and joanna,,

I totally know what you mean,, my daughter is 9 months now, I excursive 3 times a week, eat healthy and exclusively breastfeeding, I gained 6.6 after the first month of delivery ,, I’m sooo depressed, I don’t know what to do anymore,, I’m thinking to stop breastfeeding when my daughter become one year old, my sister delivered after a month from my delivery and she is back to her normal weight which makes it even more depressing for me, please if find out that the problem was the breastfeeding itself just let me know, then I can just understand and wait for the right time to stop breastfeeding

By: GabeMoMom

GabeMoMom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:57:09 +0000

I have gained 20lbs since I stopped breastfeeding and Im extremely tired!

By: JoAnna

JoAnna — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:18:08 +0000

Sam, I’m in exactly the same situation you were in when you wrote this post. I gave birth Aug 13th (haha, the day after you wrote this post). I too was 110 before pregnancy and am now 130 and am not losing any weight. In fact I’m still gaining a bit. I hope things change when I stop breastfeeding. I’ve never been so hungry, it’s ridiculous!
How are you doing now? Any changes? I guess its still pretty early and you might still be breastfeeding…

By: suhani

suhani — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:21:42 +0000

Hi all,
They say breastfeeding burns a lot of your calories. But that did not happen with me. Infact, till the time I breastfed my baby (fed him till he was 10 months old), I felt awfully hungry all the time and had become a voracious eater (my appetitite was much more than that of my hubby:(…)….results??? weight gain. Its been 2 month now that i have stopped bf n my appetite has gone much lesser than before. However, though I do yoga and pilates daily for an hour, I see no difference in my weight. If at all I loose a pound or 2, it just comes back. I agree with all u moms above that its just soooooo frustrating. I WANT MY SHAPE BACK but i dont seem to be getting it. It makes me miserable and m conscious 24*7. But i know am not the only one undergoing all this. I know its a phase and i will be out of it soon. The only thing i gotta do is…HANG IN THERE…KEEP DOING WHAT I GOTTA DO N M SURE I WILL GET THE RESULTS SOME DAY…its just a matter of time….so ladies….PLEASE DONOT GIVE UP….EXERCISE….DO YOGA….WALKING…WATEVER IT TAKES TO SHED OFF THOSE FABS…N YESS…DRINK LOTS OF WARM WATER THRUOUT THE DAY…IF U CANT LOOSE WEIGHT IT WILL ATLEAST PREVENT U FROM GAINING ANY FURTHER….TRUST ME ON THAT:)….GOOD LUCK ALL:)

By: Jordann

Jordann — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:56:30 +0000

Thanks so much for your help and the article. My T4 level was a “free” reading. I have started taking kelp for the iodine, selenium, milk thistle and dandelion tea…trying to support my system and hopefully regain normal hormone function. Thanks again.

By: Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:06:44 +0000

Jordann, that TSH is a little high in my personal opinion. The lab ranges often run higher but many doctors believe such a number deserves treatment. See this article for more information:

http://thyroid.about.com/od/gettestedanddiagnosed/a/tshtestwars.htm

The T4 number depends on whether that was total T4 or Free T4 and what the normal range is from your lab. Good for you for getting a copy of your lab report and taking charge of your health! Good luck.