Did you shed weight quickly as a result of breastfeeding? People keep telling me they lost weight quickly because of it.

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I dropped down to my pre pregnancy weight 11 days after giving birth, and I didn't breastfeed.

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I lost about 30 pounds in 3 months. But I know mom's who didn't really lose weight from breastfeeding cus everyone's different so I wouldn't put all your hopes on that.

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Yes, my weight dropped off very quickly with breastfeeding.

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I lost weight quickly after 2 pregnancies and didnt breastfeed. I know many women who breastfed and still carry weight around a year or more later, and a few other formula feeders that are back in their bikini within a month. I dont think breastfeeding has as much affect as people think it does. Some women lose the weight quicker than others regardless of whether they breastfeed or not. During breastfeeding you're burning an extra 500 calories a day, but typically you're also eating more to fuel feeding. When women who breastfeed lose weight quickly (especially without any real effort) they automatically blame breastfeeding, which i think is probably inaccurate in most cases. I think "breastfeeding helps shed baby weight" is just used to help encourage women to breastfeed. Sure it burns alot of calories, but it usually comes with an appetite increase to fuel those feedings and your body will store fat for feeding also. So unless you are dieting while breastfeeding, it's not going to give you dramatic weightloss. Many other factors will though.

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I lost 30 pounds after I had my son, I breastfed but I don't think that was the reason I lost any weight. I was starving the entire time I was breastfeeding. He was eating so much that I had to eat double what I usually are to keep up. I'm amazed i managed to lose any weight at all.

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I'm still gaining weight and I'm 7 months pp still ebf

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I gained with both boys

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I gained about 30/35lbs. 
By 13 days PP I was down 26lbs. By 3 weeks I had lost 30 or so.
I'm right around my pre pregnancy weight now at 5 weeks (and haven't even worked out or dieted or anything)

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I wouldn't exactly say I lost the weight quickly. I lost 13 lbs right after birth and then 20 lbs over the next 8 months. I didn't diet or exercise during that time, I just exclusively breastfed my daughter.

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Yes ma'am

Did you shed weight quickly as a result of breastfeeding? People keep telling me they lost weight quickly because of it.

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