Anyone have to fight to lose while BFing but still did it?

[sadlebred]

Uh, you just had a baby 6 weeks ago. It took you 9 months to gain the weight. Give yourself some more time.

[GracieLouFreebush1]

BFing did not make my baby weight fall off. Granted, I didn't start working out until DD was 7 months old.

Your body is also different after having a baby so don't expect to bounce back like Heidi Klum. I've weaned, my DD is 20 months old, and some of my pre-pregnancy stuff STILL doesn't fit the same as it used to even though I'm in better shape now than I was pre-pregnancy. My friends who are moms say the same.

Have some patience, stick with exercising, eat well but eat enough to keep your milk supply up! Don't beat yourself up so much. You'll be up at night and adjusting to a new normal with the baby. It'll happen for you in time.

ETA: Ha!  Reading fail on my part.  I thought this was your first baby.  I'm going to change my answer to "you were Heidi-Klum-lucky w/ #1 and now you're normal."

[cinco]

I had a harder time losing the weight with each pregnancy. I think part of it is age, honestly. It was slow and steady, but I lost most of it by 6 months. At 14 months post partum, I am hanging on to that extra 5 for dear life, lol. I am still breast feeding and I don't think it is budging until I stop. My biggest piece of advice is to not drop calories too much. IME, your supply will suffer. I will take temporary extra weight over a cranky, hungry baby.

[Wines Not Whines]

I've only been pregnant once, so take that into consideration. It took me 5-6 months to lose the pregnancy weight (30 pounds). I think you were pretty lucky the first time, since it sounds like the weight basically fell off without much effort. I don't think that's typical. Even after I lost the weight, I ended up gaining 10 pounds back when I went back to work, because I was sedentary, tired, and didn't have much time to exercise.

My shape has also changed, and pants don't fit me the same way they used to. My stomach is definitely pudgier than it used to be.

[agswife]

I am currently EBFing and trying to get my body back. I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight (at 14 weeks pp), but not my shape (I used to have one of those up and down, straight, boy kind of shapes . . . now I've got hips that i don't know what to do with.) I do work out about an hour a day and track my calories on MyFitnessPal. My daughter is milk intolerant, so I had to cut out dairy, which I think helped me lose a few pounds. I also found, because I'm SAH until September, that I was snacking a LOT. I've tried to cut out a lot of processed foods, incorporate more protein into all of my meals, and snack on fruits and veggies, with one treat at night.

[breezy8407]

I had twins, so my experience is slightly different.

I gained over 50, but lost 40 within the first 10 days. I didn't lose more than a pound or two for the 15ish weeks I was pumping. I didn't work out a ton, but I did start running after my 6 weeks were up. I would say that within the past two months (babies are 11 months now) have I actually felt like I am into a routine of working out again and have seen some changes in my body. BFing was not a magic bullet for me and I definitely held onto some fat stores in my hips and belly during it.

I still have 6ish pounds to go, but my body is different, so the number on the scale doesn't mean much to me at this point.

My advice...you need to give it more time, as hard as it is.

[bruinmama]

I could have written this post. I am 12 weeks post partum and EBF DS2. I weighed myself this morning and STILL weigh 170! That is about 30 pounds more than I'd like to see. I have been working out as much as possible and eating fairly well. I have been indulging a bit, but I am really going to try to cut sweets to see if that helps. It seems like regardless of how much I exercise, the scale isn't budging (it's basically stayed the same since I delivered). The weird thing is, I can tell my shape has changed. I am more toned, and my abs are not a complete trainwreck anymore. I still have a bit of a pooch, but it's only been 3 months so I'm trying not to get down on myself.
I know how frustrating it is, but be kind to yourself! You just had a baby, and that is incredible in and of itself. Try not to overdo the calorie cutting and exercising because it can kill your supply. you're doing the best thing for your baby. Another mom friend of mine was just saying she thinks of it like her main responsibility is to see that her kids are healthy and happy. Enjoy all of the snuggles and coos because we won't get this time back. That made me feel a bit better even though it's hard when you look in your closet and see a bunch of things that no longer fit :/
Keep it up! You're doing awesome

[kellina]

Is this Incogneato from Dec 2010 moms??? Hi!!!

Anyway, you should really wait until at least 12weeks to restrict any calories... BF isn't truly established until then.

I lost a lot in the first 4weeks, then totally stalled until I cut calories around 4months pp. I didn't exercise at all at that time, just kept my calories to around 2,000 a day. Normally I'd cut to 1, 500 if not pg.

GL and cut yourself some slack, sista!!

[pixy0stix]

9 months on, 9 months off.

I had to wait until I was done bfing before doing anything. Any change in diet or increase in activity made my supply fall. Just give it time.

[katinthehat]

Yes, I gained like 24lbs with DD#2. I lost 12 of it in the first week (she was 9lbs) and then after that, the rest hung around. When she was three months old, I joined WW. I lost a total of 35lbs on WW by the time she was 18 months old.

It wasn't fast, but it did happen. Give it some time and just keep at it.

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I'm almost a year out and still with a little weight- when I tried to diet even a little my supply took a hit and BFing is way more important to me! I have just started restricting calories and exercising harder this week. You are only 6 weeks out- I would definitely give your body some time. If BFing is really important to you I wouldn't start restricting calories, your body and baby needs those calories!! Just make sure the 1800 calories are healthy and you should be good! Congrats on your new baby!

[starfish]

Sometimes BF will hold the fat on. With my first I kept almost all the baby weight till I stopped bfing and pumping, and with a month it was all gone. I am at 16 months now with my second, and still bf and pumping and the weight isn't coming off even with working out, and diet.