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If it were me, I would not worry about it for at least a few months while you get your supply regulated and while the nursing relationship is important. If you're ok with having less output after 3 or 6 months, then perhaps that is when you start thinking about losing weight.

I'll share my experiences with nursing both LO's:

With my first, right after I delivered, I wanted to bounce back right away. I was super dedicated. I didn't even eat the hospital food for the first night after I delivered (my parents brought me a salad and fruit to snack on). By 3 weeks pp, I was pretty strict about dieting - only eating grapefruit for breakfast, eggs for lunch, a salad for dinner (with snacks in between). I lost all 57 pounds of pregnancy weight by 5 weeks pp. I was at the gym by 6 weeks pp and I worked HARD. I was just doing what I was use to with my non-pregnant body to lose weight. My milk dipped but I also needed to go back to work. I had to supplement with formula. As soon as I stopped dieting, my milk was back and I could nurse/pump just fine.

With my second, I didn't diet at all. I actually ate SO unhealthy. I didn't get down to my pre-preg weight until 14 months pp. My milk never dipped but then again, I felt horrible about my body! What eventually worked was eating mostly grain free and drinking a lot of green smoothies. I didn't worry about portions so much and I worked out a lot.

I think there's a happy medium so this time, I'm going to make sure I work out 3 times a week but eat normal, whole foods and not worry about portions so much. I just want to make sure what I eat is nutritious.