does breast feeding/pumping really make you lose weight?

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Well, does it? lol

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Not for me

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Only to a certain point for me. I lost 25 out of my 35 lbs gained very quickly. Then I had to really work on the last 10. It was tricky to cut calories and not decrease my supply. Then I stopped nursing and IMMEDIATELY put those 10 lbs back on with no lifestyle changes. Ugh.

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For some it does but it didn’t for me 🤷🏼‍♀️  
I was so hungry while breastfeeding, plus if I tried to cut back my food a little, my milk supply would suffer. I didn’t start loosing weight until I stopped breastfeeding with my first.

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I’ve heard it can, but my mom warned me it did not for her because she was insanely hungry all the time while breastfeeding, and felt like she was constantly eating. 
My SIL dropped weight so fast while BF, but as soon as my niece started eating more solids/weaning my SIL started gaining weight back. I think she initially lost even more than her pre-pregnancy weight, but by the time they finished BF around 16 months she was 15lbs heavier than pre-pregnancy.

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Ot helps the uterus to snap back right away. But i don’t know about losing weight. My experience is everytime I breastmilk i over eat. Just depends on how your diet is at the end.

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Not for everyone.

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yes

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I think it helped in the very beginning but it proved opposite for me. I can’t lose weight while breastfeeding.

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I think it did for me and someone correct me if I’m wrong but breast milk (milk in general) seems to have a high fat content.

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Yes. I lost all my pregnancy weight plus 15lbs while breastfeeding for 3 months

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