does breast feeding really make you lose weight?

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I've heard this before. true or nah

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I gained 40 pounds with my first pregnancy and lost 60 pounds with breastfeeding. I saw a shirt that said “breastfeeding is my cardio” and I feel like it’s so true! 
It’s amazing for a lot of reasons, but losing the baby weight was certainly a bonus. 👍🏼

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Most women who breastfeed notice the most change in weight after 12 weeks pp. Your body tends to try to save some of the fat in case it needs to draw from that to produce milk. After 12 weeks your supply is pretty much regulated, so your body recognizes that some of that fat isn’t necessary to keep any longer.
My daughter is 6 months old and I attribute my weight loss to breastfeeding her (bc Lord knows I haven’t figured out how to manage my time to make it to the gym). I will say that breastfeeding has made me more hungry than when I was pregnant. I also have found that I personally need about 2,600 calories a day to maintain my supply and control my hunger. Even though I’m eating all the time, I constantly get asked what’s my secret to losing my baby weight. The answer is always the same- breastfeeding!

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I dropped weight like crazy after breastfeeding, but gained sooooo much from always being hungry from breastfeeding lol the struggle y’all !!!!!

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it burns a hell of a lot calories, yes. i was back to my pre pregnancy weight (95 lbs) in a month. you gotta be careful though, just make sure you’re eating enough cause i wasn’t eating much so i was really losing all the pounds 😂

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I lost all pregnancy weight within a week

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Yes. It burns tons of calories and it releases the hormone progesterone which makes your uterus contract, making it shrink back down to size.

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You burn 500-600 calories a day just from breastfeeding

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I didn’t lose weight whilst breastfeeding- I don’t know whether it was because I was always so hungry or because I have hypothyroidism.  I started to lose it when I stopped, but I still went into my current pregnancy 5kg more than before my first one

does breast feeding really make you lose weight?

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