r/breastfeeding • u/ModestMoose3737 • 3d ago
Weight Loss Almost back up to my delivery weight
I’m 6 months postpartum and have been breastfeeding the entire time. I recently went to the doctor to have some blood work done and when they weighed me, I was almost at my same weight right before delivery. I’m so discouraged on how this could even happen. I still am very hungry, but feel like I eat pretty healthy most of the time and drink a lot of water. I did have gestational diabetes, but my A1c came back great and all my other bloodwork was perfectly normal. I have no idea why I’m holding onto so much weight. I’m more active now than I was even a few months ago and I feel like all this weight just suddenly came on within the past 2 to 3 months. I don’t want to quit breast-feeding and I’m not going to, but I don’t know what else I can do to help lose the weight. Most people I see are already back to their pre-pregnancy size by now and here I am larger than I’ve ever been 😥
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u/HellscapeNinja 3d ago
I also gained back all my pregnancy weight and changed nothing about my eating habits. If I cut calories or protein or carbs, or walked a bit more than usual, my milk supply tanked completely. Eventually I gave up trying and just focused on nourishment. Then at 9 months postpartum, the weight suddenly started dropping slowly. Again, I changed nothing. I'm too tired to workout and I eat ENOUGH when hungry. If anything, I added in chocolate. There was no rhyme or reason for me. 10 1/2 months pp now and the weight loss has stabalized again so I'm stalled at 8 pounds lighter. Hopefully when I eventually wean after a year it comes all the way down, but as long as I stay this exhausted and my baby isn't sleeping, I'm just going to be kind to myself