Breastfeeding makes me lose weight, is this normal?

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I'm breastfeeding at the moment and I swear everyday I'm getting slimmer!! I eat so much junk and crap which I couldn't eat whilst pregnant. Does this normally happen?

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I’m still waiting for it to happen, my daughter is 3 months old today and EBF yet I’m still a fat cunt 😂

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Yup!!! You burn about 150-200 calories per feed.. so enjoy!!!

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Yupp! You burn around an extra 600 calories from breastfeeding! 
The breastfeeding hunger is sooo real! I’m always freaking hungry.

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Yeah some women lose a lot of weight while breastfeeding which is why you're supposed to eat more calories than you normally would, cause you burn so many and your body needs energy to produce milk. However, I lost weight at first with breastfeeding then gave in to sweets cravings throughout the first year pp and actually gained all the weight back up to what I weighed when I gave birth. Went from 160lbs prepregnancy to 175lbs by my induction date, lost down to 154lbs by the first month pp and then by a year gained up to 173lbs. Now I'm trying to lose weight again...

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Yes you burn a lot of calories while breastfeeding. I’ve had 2 EBF babies & both times I go right back to slim. With my first I gained 60 pounds & still lost it with very little effort. Mostly because breastfeeding

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Yup. My babe is 8 months and I’ve yet to resume any sort of consistent exercise, but weight is falling off. My legs (which have alway been skinny) are starting to look pathetic. 😬 But I’m happy it’s happening! Hope I’ll get back to running and lifting at some point.

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Jealous! Didn’t happen for me

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Normal

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Since something is leaving the body that can grow a mammal id say yes ! 🤣🤣🤣😸🙌. No real talk though losing weight breastfeeding is a thing

Breastfeeding makes me lose weight, is this normal?

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