https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:02:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1448602 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 13:47:08 +0000 Silva 1448602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: my BMi is 20.6 right now, so it is in the normal range. I'll just keep an eye on my weight. I've been losing in spurts, too. And my weight tends to fluctuate a lot, so it could just be a light day. It's just 5lbs lower than it was a week ago, and I've been eating A TON- like two sandwiches for lunch kind of a ton.<br /> She probably just hit a growth spurt or something weird shifted. She's lengthened some of her sessions (she's always been a bit of a stacker), so maybe she's getting more of the fatty hind milk and maybe has a higher metabolic need?<br /> Who knows. It's probably normal, but if I continue to lose at this rate I'll definitely go in.<br /> Thanks for sharing your experience, it's helpful! My mom never really lost weight breastfeeding, so it's unfamiliar to her and she is worried about me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447967 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:52:48 +0000 allison 1447967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: no advice, but @scg00387: is right that I am right there with you. I guess I haven't been too concerned about it, though? I mean, if I lose any more, I probably should be. Right now I'm 10 lbs below my prepreg weight and right on the "healthy BMI" line. We just day weaned (still nursing morning, night, and one MOTN), so I'm hoping that I'll start gaining back some soon (LO is 13 months old).</p> <p>I will say that my weight loss happened in spurts. I lost 20 of the 30 lbs I gained during pregnancy, right after birth. Then I lost the last 10 lbs at like 3 months pp or so. Then I lost 5 more closer to 7 or 8 months pp. Then the last 5 lb I kind of gain and lose week to week. It's weird.</p> <p>Are you at a healthy weight? What's your BMI? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447860 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:15:02 +0000 littlebug 1447860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: I didn't realize this was an old thread that got revived and therefore didn't see your new question. LIke I said in my first post, at 13 months pp, I am about 10-15 pounds below my pre-pregnancy weight. I was holding pretty steady at about 113-114 pounds, which is 12-13 pounds down. But then I got norovirus and dropped to 109-110. This morning (a week after I got sick), I was back up to 113. </p> <p>I am only nursing 2x a day. And yet I still absolutely CRAVE sweets and carbs (and often indulge). I don't know how the weight is staying off, to be quite honest. I am tired and have been having migraines more frequently than in recent past. I have considered going in to see my doctor, but I'm due for my annual GYN appointment in a week or so, so I'll ask about it then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447827 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:04:29 +0000 Running Elley 1447827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breastfeeding doesn't help me lose weight :( I nursed DS for 3 months and, other than the initial 10 pounds after delivery, I lost nothing extra. DD is 14 weeks and, after that same initial loss, I lost nothing more until I completely changed my diet and started working out 4-6 times a week at 6 weeks PP. boooooo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447824 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:03:23 +0000 birdofafeather 1447824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: i kept losing and people keep commenting on how skinny i am.... oops. i am eating a ton and barely working out, so i don't feel skinny, i feel flabby and soft, but my pants are falling off of me still at 13.5 months. we're down to 3 sessions a day though, so i think it's starting to stall, although i haven't weighed myself in a couple months, but the new jeans i bought fit me the same! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447819 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:02:16 +0000 septca 1447819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: It could just be lucky BFing genes, but it could also be a thyroid issue (common after pregnancy). It wouldn't hurt to get things checked out... especially since thyroid issues can make TTC hard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447814 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:59:40 +0000 Bookish 1447814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: heh, it's ok, I've just resigned myself to the fact that my body hates me right now :] Could be worse, at least my boobs have returned to their former glory! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447768 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:46:34 +0000 Silva 1447768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: sorry :(</p> <p>@littlebug: my LO has really increased her solids intake in the past month, which is partially why I was so socked to see that I've lost more weight.<br /> Maybe I'll give it a bit more time, but if I continue losing at this rate for another month I'm going in for a check up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447757 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:44:36 +0000 septca 1447757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost all my pregnancy weight (29 pounds) within about 6 weeks. Now, at 13 months pp, I am nursing once per day and still losing weight - the number goes down every time I step on the scale. That said, my body does NOT look the same as it did pre-pregnancy and I have stopped eating like a nursing mother (which is probably why I am still losing weight). I am interested to see what happens when I wean completely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447740 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:41:33 +0000 littlebug 1447740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dropped weight pretty consistently until he was about 8 or 9 months, when we really upped his solids and dropped a few nursing sessions. Even at that point, though, I was already at or just below my pre-pregnancy weight. Now at 13 months pp (can you still say you're pp at 13 months?), I am 10 pounds below my pre-pregnancy weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447726 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:38:19 +0000 Bookish 1447726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We BF-ed for 5 months, and I only lost 5lbs the entire time. Still up 20 pounds from pre-preg at 8 months pp....despite eating better and exercising more. Grr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447720 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:36:54 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1447720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 5 months pp &amp; 10 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. I've been here since about 2 months pp. I've been eating clean for almost two months now &amp; getting at LEAST ten minutes of exercise in a day (it's hard sometimes to fit more in) &amp; still haven't lost any but I don't regulate how much I eat. I'm very good about what goes in but I don't pay attention to how much because I constantly starving &amp; I don't want to lose my supply! Hopefully I can exercise more vigorously when we wean at a year &amp; I will be back down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447705 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:31:58 +0000 immabeetoo 1447705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: Um yeah... right now I need to start cutting back. I made cranberry orange muffins Sunday morning and had eaten all of them (because they were good, not because I was hungry) by Monday night. Which would've been fine a few months ago, when my pants were falling off. Not so much now :silly: FWIW I think just triggering letdown would burn calories, even if she's not intaking much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447700 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:30:18 +0000 Silva 1447700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: most of her sessions are quickies, like two or three mins.<br /> If this it's rally just from breastfeeding I'm going to be screwed when we wean. I am eating bagels and ice cream and beer and cheese on all the things and chips..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447687 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:27:49 +0000 immabeetoo 1447687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: I know @allison has experienced this as well. I can only speak for myself, but that once we day weaned a little after 12 months, I completely stopped losing weight and slowly gained it back until I was at prepreg (and still am). But, at 10 months he was only nursing 4x a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-1447679 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:25:36 +0000 Silva 1447679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: </p> <p>Okay- I'm bumping this old thread because I'm starting to wonder if I should call my doctor.<br /> I am still breastfeeding my 10 month old, she nurses about nine times a day or so (yup), and goes anywhere from 6 to 12 hours at night without eating (well, the 12 hours happened once, but I"m hopeful).<br /> I am 10lb below pre preg. weight, and I think I've lost about 10 pounds since Christmas. I am hungry all the time, and eating a lot of snacks, etc.<br /> Is this normal? I haven't weighed this little since high school. I do feel tired/low energy, but honestly I haven't slept in like a year so that is to be expected.</p> <p>How long did you continue to lose weight for? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-591923 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:03:19 +0000 pastemoo 591923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: I can agree with this because I got EVEN HUNGRIER around 7 months. And no weight gain! And I stopped going to the gym because we moved.<br /> I haven't lost any though. When it gets warmer I will start running again.</p> <p>I'm not counting the initial weight loss at 2 weeks plateauing to more normal weight loss.<br /> I'll say 7 months plateau because I started eating a whole lot more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-591913 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:59:12 +0000 cascademom 591913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost a lot of weight early postpartum. I'd say at 4 months pp, I plateaued. At 6 months pp and still EBF, I'd say that my weight's about where it was at 4 months pp. It takes a lot of calories and water to produce milk for my 6 month old LO. So, I still feel like I'm nowhere near being done with weight loss. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-591878 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:51:03 +0000 mrsjyw 591878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never really lost dramatic weight PP via BF or otherwise!</p> <p>I gained 38 total and only lost about ~10 lbs until I started to watch my diet and exercise! At 13 weeks PP, I have about 14 lbs to go to PP weight! ( I hope @hilsy85:'s article rings true for me!! ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590851 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:36:09 +0000 jetsettermomma 590851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At almost 5 months pp I feel that I've hit a plateau but I lost all of my pregnancy weight and more incredibly fast within the first 2 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590657 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:29:13 +0000 littleveesmommy 590657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Even though I'm still nursing DD morning and at bedtime, my boobs are no longer even close to the size they were when I was EBF. In fact, they seem smaller now and I'm really sad. =( I need new bras....... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590655 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:27:50 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 590655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every time he had a growth spurt I'd lose a little. At 13m I was just below pp weight but then he went on a week long nursing strike, my milk supply tanked and I gained eight pounds in less than two weeks. EIGHT! He's nursing again and four of those have come off, but I'm also exercising a lot more now. The sudden drop off in nursing was hell on my body for some reason. Yikes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590653 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:27:19 +0000 littleveesmommy 590653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost all my pregnancy weight by 4.5 months and plateaued. Then between 6-10 months the weight continued to keep dropping since DD was EBF and I ended up 13 lbs below my pre-pregnancy weight! I agree with @Rainbow Sprinkles: that making milk for an older baby really drains your body. </p> <p>On the other had I am nearly 13 months PP and only BFing DD morning and bedtime (have been since just shy of 1 year) and have gained some weight back. I think it's time I start working out for real and cut back on portions. =| I was so used to eating and burning a ton of calories EBFing that now I have a large appetite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590599 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:53:46 +0000 immabeetoo 590599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamabolt: I'm thinking I might be in the same boat if I have a similar experience! I don't really want to be any lighter than I was prepreg and I'm a little scared my boobs would completely deflate!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590586 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:41:30 +0000 mamabolt 590586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm at almost 8 months PP and still losing! I did WW for a month at 3 months PP to get some weight off more quickly, but since then I've lost 10 more lbs without any work on my part. I might have to start eating more, I don't really want to lose any more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590563 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:23:42 +0000 Mrs. Bee 590563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i lost all the weight by 5 months with both kids, so i guess that's where it plateaued! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590559 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:19:22 +0000 matador84 590559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plateaued around 4 months and haven't lost much weight since but initially lost 40 lbs. I would love to lose about 12 more. I have a friend who said when she made it to a year of breastfeeding she was like rail thin..so makes sense! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590556 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:17:28 +0000 hellobeeboston 590556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: wow! Good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590554 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:16:46 +0000 hellobeeboston 590554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I hope that is true! I was feeling good about the weight loss now I'm not! I haven't been exercising or eating very healthy, was hoping the BFing would take care of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-weightless-from-ebf-plateau#post-590533 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:57:43 +0000 immabeetoo 590533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: that's crazy! I hadn't heard that before hmmm. </p>