i never really had that "OMG BFING BURNS SO MANY CALORIES" type of weight loss. i gradually lost weight with watching what i ate... and am in the camp of "my body holds onto fat to produce milk" group.
i'm down to pp weight, but would like to shed the few lbs i gained post-wedding/pre-ttc.... i don't think it'll be possible 'til i wean.
pomelo / 5720 posts
I think I've actually gained a little bit back now that DS isn't nursing as much. He still nurses 3-4x's/day (at 13mos) but isn't getting nearly as much as he used to. I've noticed that I am still eating like I was before and I certainly don't need to!
persimmon / 1361 posts
Neither. Didn't notice any change in my appetite or weight. My weight loss was very gradual and didn't notice that BF'ing helped me lose weight. I did lose the weight, but I had to work at it.
grapefruit / 4717 posts
All of my fingers are crossed that I do finally lose the rest of the weight when I wean! Just stopped pumping at work. Only nursing 2x/day now at 15 mo pp. My body is hanging on to the weight.
clementine / 824 posts
I'm so nervous about this! I'm down about 10lbs from pre-pregnancy and attribute it all to BF'g. Aside from stroller walks, I haven't been getting much exercise and definitely have not been dieting! I new clothes badly but don't want to spend a bunch of money if I'm going to gain weight.
honeydew / 7488 posts
I actually gained weight after weaning. My stomach was all stretched out! It took a little bit of discipline to shrink my stomach back to normal size and not feel hungry all the time!
kiwi / 543 posts
I never lost any weight nursing but I did drop a lot after I weaned my second (the first nursed through the second pregnancy). I'm hoping it's the same with this one, because, again, I haven't lost anything yet (he's 12 months).
pineapple / 12234 posts
I lost 5-10 after weaning (I was working out about the same amount as I did when I breastfed).
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
I gained 10 lbs! All of a sudden I realized my clothes were getting tight... so I had to go on a little diet to lose itbut it has stayed off thank goodness.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@mrsjyw: i'm in the same group you're in! with my first, right when i weaned her at 11 months i dropped the last 5 lbs that my body was stubbornly clinging onto.
nectarine / 2886 posts
I gained a few pounds back when I weaned, after having lost a ton of weight while BFing.
eggplant / 11287 posts
I am interested in this! I got pregnant before weaning, and am still BFing while pregnant so I have NO idea what would would have happened with my weight!!!
honeydew / 7917 posts
I expected to lose extra weight that was hanging around since that's what I had heard would happen with weaning. I think I ended up gaining a few pounds 
coconut / 8861 posts
I lost weight. I gained during nursing because of stress and other factors. I went on WW a few months after weaning to shed the pounds. I started in June and have lost just under 20 lbs to date.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
@Mrs. High Heels: hoooray, i hope that's what happens to me!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I lost all the weight when I was bfing full time. Now I'm staying steady with just 3 sessions/day. I think that will stay the same after I wean completely. She's not getting much these days.
pea / 7 posts
I am guessing some of the difference may be in how slowly you wean / how much you were feeding near the end. I didn't see much change when I went from 1 feeding to 0 at 18 months. That said I lost all the baby weight in about 7 weeks and then got stuck, even though I was EBF (still have pre-baby weight I'd like to get rid of).
One change I did notice was that I was less hungry once I completely weaned so it would be easier to cut calories if I was trying really hard.
bananas / 9973 posts
I'm scared I'll be in the gains weight back camp after we wean. The weight kind of just melted off the first 3 months, but slowly has been creeping up again the past month. I have to be more conscious of what I eat now.
On a positive though, I had a friend who BF for 2 years and couldn't lose the last 10 lbs until she weaned. And bam! Looks amazing now!
grapefruit / 4717 posts
@shopaholic: I'm SO hoping this is me. I've been stuck with 15 to go since about 1 month pp.
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