Did breastfeeding effect your weight after labor?

Question

I’ve heard that breastfeeding helps moms losing weight, but I’ve also heard that moms couldn’t lose the weight until they were no longer Breastfeeding. I’ve been trying to lose weight for the past 3 weeks & I can’t lose a single pound. Ive only been pumping or feeding once a day for the past 2 weeks & I only pump no more than 3oz. 
I’m almost 8 weeks postpartum & only lost 20lbs out of 50 I gained. 
What seems to help you with losing pregnancy weight ?

Answer

You literally just posted about the same thing 2hrs ago and got responses. 
You need to stop being hard on yourself. It took 9 MONTHS to get that weight on, it’ll take 9 MONTHS or more to get it off. 
Some people lose weight while nursing, some people don’t. You can’t go off of others experiences for what may or may not happen to you. Cause then you’ll get the wrong thinking. 
Most important thing here is that you are providing the upmost nutrition for your child, and that should be the ONLY thing that matters. You are ONLY 8 WKS pp!!! Losing baby weight doesn’t happen overnight.

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I exclusively pumped every 2-3 hours for 5 months and couldn’t keep any weight on! I ate so much all the time and was losing weight. At the end of my pregnancy I was about 185 and while I was pumping I got down to 155!
After I stopped pumping and switched to formula I gained back 10! Lol

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I never lost weight while EBF. Not after the first 2-3 weeks where it was fluids and such,

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L O L. Breastfeeding made me so hungry all the damn time those first few weeks (and still does). I would wake up for a 3am feed and go down and make myself a sandwich to eat and then go back to sleep. Breastfeeding hunger tops any hunger cravings that I thought I had when pregnant!!

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I breastfed for 18 months. Lost 20-25 lbs the first few weeks (I had gained 55). I lost the rest when my baby started eating solids more consistently (not sure if it’s related), around 7-8 months. Ended up under my pre baby weight by a year, and couldn’t gain no matter what I tried. Then I got pregnant again and gained 45 lol.

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After I stopped breastfeeding I dropped 60 lbs

Did breastfeeding effect your weight after labor?

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