https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 10:30:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313239 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 06:02:13 +0000 rachiecakes 2313239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I finally lost the last 10ish pounds I couldn't when nursing. My body retains water weight like crazy while pregnant/nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313206 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 03:39:33 +0000 lamariniere 2313206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first, I lost a lot of weight BF, and a little more after I weaned. With my second, I didn't lose as much or as fast BF, and I've only lost a little since I stopped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313205 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 03:20:49 +0000 Bubbles 2313205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gained weight but I was glad as bfing had left me very skinny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313183 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 23:48:12 +0000 sometimesshesings 2313183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: I didn't wean until I was pregnant with #2 either! My body seemed to be holding onto those last ten pounds, so I was hoping I'd be the type to lose a bit after breastfeeding. I'm due with #2 next month, so it'll be awhile before I find out what my body does! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313180 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 23:36:27 +0000 QBbride 2313180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I might have lost the last few lbs but nothing really significant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313072 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:25:01 +0000 cascademom 2313072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained a bit because of not cutting back on breastfeeding calories and hunger. It took Weight Watchers to get it off completely. My body likes to hold onto fat postpartum. I'm going to do WW again post weaning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313066 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:16:24 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2313066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was already pregnant when we weaned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313063 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:12:39 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2313063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 5ish pounds... But I weaned in April. Got pregnant in May. Miscarried in July. Still haven't lost the weight. TTC now so I'm not trying toooooo hard to lose it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313060 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:10:04 +0000 Tidybee 2313060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained about 5 pounds around the time I weaned. it was around the holidays and my move/beginning of life as a SAHM (meaning no more 4 miles of walking due to commuting to my job) and miscarriages happening. I think it was a little bit of everything contributing, but they really stuck around even though I tried pretty hard to lose them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313019 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:21:27 +0000 californiadreams 2313019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no difference. i lost half the weight during the first 7 months or so of nursing. then gained a bit back and even more when i back to work, even though i nursed for over 2 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313013 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:16:03 +0000 travelgirl1 2313013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It didn't make much difference. It took me about a year to lose all the weight (about 60lb) so I was already at my goal when I weaned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313005 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:11:00 +0000 winniebee 2313005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With our first I had lost it all. Weaned and went back to work at 5 months and didn't work out and gained 5 lb back. Lost it all when I stopped working 6 months later. </p> <p>With our second I lost it all and a few more by 6 or 7 months. Haven't weaned yet at 10m pp.</p> <p>I'm also one of those people that lose 15 lb off the bat but the next 15 come off verrrry slowly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2313003 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:09:43 +0000 mrsjyw 2313003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost weight. I also didn't have the lbs melt off in the beginning of our bf journey either so I think I was one of the ones where prolactin didn't allow for the big drop in wt. I got my wt loss on the back end! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312976 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:40:47 +0000 Purpledaisy 2312976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained about 15 of the 30 pounds I lost below my prepregnancy weight :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312960 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:08:32 +0000 mamabolt 2312960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got pregnant as soon as I weaned so definitely gained! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312951 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:48:23 +0000 babypugs 2312951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained about five pounds, which was fine. Breastfeeding had made me a little too thin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312940 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:16:30 +0000 Nutella 2312940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost weight while BFing - but had to watch my food, so it wasn't effortless...except for maybe the first few weeks! Then I hit a plateau around 6m Mark &amp; nothing budged despite healthy eating (didn't quite have it in me to work out too)! When LO weaned at 13 months, definitely lost a little bit around the tummy that was stubbornly sticking around before that. I felt lighter than I had since LO was born! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312930 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:00:01 +0000 josina 2312930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm actually worried about weaning for this reason... I'm the lowest I've been also since HS, so selfishly afraid to quit bf'ing.<br /> Worst is that the 1-year mark for me (when I want to be done) is right around the holidays! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312853 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:44:17 +0000 birdofafeather 2312853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i gained about 10-15 lbs over the course of the 6 months between weaning and getting pregnant again. BFing got me down to my lowest weight since HS! i'm hoping to cut the calories next time in anticipation of weaning so i don't bounce up so high! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312852 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:43:59 +0000 Foodnerd81 2312852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I got pregnant as soon as I weaned, so very poorly! </p> <p>In all seriousness I was planning to be really conscious of it, because I did lose a good amount of weight while breastfeeding and eating everything I wanted (like I weighed 20 lbs less than pre pregnancy) and wanted to stay there. Not so much the case here though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312847 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:41:27 +0000 LBee 2312847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained 10 lbs :sad: ... mostly it was because I continued eating like I was breastfeeding. Spoiler alert: that isn't a foolproof plan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312839 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:34:36 +0000 avivoca 2312839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost five pounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312837 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:32:31 +0000 catlady 2312837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gained quite a bit. However, I also came off an elimination diet at the same time, so I'm sure that contributed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-weaning-affect-your-weight#post-2312836 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:30:14 +0000 simplyfelicity 2312836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What happened to your weight when you weaned? </p>