Does breastfeeding help with weightloss

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When my son is born, I really wanna get back down to my teenage weight (125-130).  Everyone tells me the weight should shed off if I breastfeed or pump. 
PS: I’m not saying I wanna breastfeed just to lose weight, I planned on breastfeeding before getting pregnant, but now that I am pregnant, people in my family are telling me their experiences.

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With my experience it was not the case. And everyone had told me the same thing and I thought what the heck I’m gaining weight if anything..

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From my experience no it did not. Even eating well didn't make a difference. I stopped breast feeding at 6 months. My daughter will be two in January and I just got back to my pre-pregnancy weight a month ago. Everyone's body is different. Some lose weight and others don't. But I wouldn't count on it just in case

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From my families experience no. It made them really hungry so they ate more. Your really feeding 2 lol I tried it myself for about a month and had the same experience, I was constantly hungry and thirsty. I didn’t know a lot about it before I started, I was young so really bad results for me.

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In my case yes, I tend to lose a lot of weight with breastfeeding. However, I think it would not have been so quick and easy with my second here if I had not had to make drastic dietary changes for him.  I lost a good chunk of weight right off the bat with my first, but my second it took a bit longer. When I had to go dairy and gluten free is when I really saw decent progress in weight loss. I also have the issue where I tend to lose too much weight and have to stop breastfeeding for my own health at a year.  I am trying to eat a lot more right now to keep up with my son. I just went under 130 and I am almost 5’9”.

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Yes! I am in my early 30s and went back to my high school weight. Of course I also ate healthy and drank a lot of water. But it helped me so much..
2 years later I am back to my regular weight. Sigh.

Does breastfeeding help with weightloss

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