Did you gain weight after bf'ing?

[julevizamom]

DD2 is almost a year old, and I'm wondering if she'll start to self-wean like my others did. It's been easier to keep going with her b/c I stay at home for now. I love bf'ing, and would like to continue, but there's also the selfish side of me that doesn't want to stop b/c I've been able to maintain my weight w/o having to put in much effort. I'd love to hear others' experiences...did you gain weight when you were done, or stay the same? Same activity level or more?

[SnuggleBuggles]

I gained weight with both. Ds1 nursed till 19m and ds2 nursed til 17m, both self weaned. I gradually gained back a few lbs, not a ton, after each weaned. No lifestyle changes after ds1 but with ds2 I was eating better and exercising more.

Beth

[wellyes]

I lose all the baby weight breastfeeding - and gained it all back within a few months after weaning.

[kerridean]

12 pounds in 2 weeks. SUCKED

[KrisM]

Yep, every time. We'll still BFing DS2, but I expect it to be the same as the others.

[citymama]

I lost all the baby weight BFIng, and then some. I went down to about 5 lbs less than my pr-pregnancy weight. After weaning, I gained back that 5 lbs and went back to my pre-pregnancy weight, maybe a pound over. Unfortunately, I lost weight in the places I didn't want to and gained it back in places I didn't want to, so my distribution was more skewed than pre-pregnancy. But you can't nurse forever, you know....;)

[pb&j]

Yep, I gained 10 pounds about five minutes after DS weaned at 1 y.o.

[jgenie]

I went down to 5 lbs less than pre-pregnancy weight while breastfeeding. I gained back 10 lbs after DS weaned. I was already pregnant when I weaned DS so the "eating for two" mentality may have helped the weight gain. GL

[hellokitty]

I'm weird. I gain wt/retain wt while BFing and lose wt after I wean.

[Jacksmommy2b]

I'm weird. I gain wt/retain wt while BFing and lose wt after I wean.


I am the same way. J didn't fully wean until almost three and I held on to those last 10 pounds right up until the end. :)

[JamiMac]

I lost all my weight plus some while breastfeeding but after weaning it has started to creep back on. This happened with my first two also. Overall, I think it's about a 5 pound gain after weaning.

[bubbaray]

yup. I lost 60lbs in 2w PP with DD#1. I gained about 5lbs back after I weaned at 12m. I lost 40lbs in 4w PP with DD#2 and gained 10-15lbs back after I partially weaned at 12m.

I did WW and lost 18lbs in a short time.

[elephantmeg]

yes about 7 lbs until I finally joined my fitness pal and started going to the gym 4 x a week. Ugh.

[stillplayswithbarbies]

I gain weight during breastfeeding and then lose it after weaning. It's not uncommon.

[gatorsmom]

Nope. I lost very little while I was breastfeeding. But as soon as I weaned, I lost 10 pounds in 14 days. Happened the same way with my first 2 kids. With the multiples pregnancy, I didn't really lose any while I was breastfeeding or after I stopped. I've had to work. super. hard. to. lose. every.dang. pound.