i am breast feeding my 1 month baby and gained 12 kgs. how can i get in pre.pregnacy size. need diet plan?

Answer 1

Breast feeding really can rev up your appetite! Try adding more veggies and fruit (ones your really like), and with carbs, stick to whole grain. I would eat 6 or 8 very small meals a day and give yourself a few weeks to see if that helps. Good luck!!

Answer 2

calorie consumption for a normal person is 2000 per day. Breast feeding mothers need additional 500 per day for the first few months. Give your body more time to recover from pregnancy and childbirth, and then start exercising. You can't really diet until you are not bf-ing exclusively.

Answer 3

You really don't need a diet plan because breastfeeding will help you get back to your pre-pregnancy size. I was taking in more initially, but after breastfeeding my daughter exclusively, I was back to my pre-pregnancy size in 3 months. It takes time, but be patient. Breastfeeding burns a lot of calories.

If you want to try anything, I would say, walking is another way to help you drop some of the weight.

Answer 4

You should really wait until your baby is about 2 months old before you start working on losing weight. The first 6 weeks of breastfeeding are very important in establishing your milk supply. Starting a diet before 2 months could compromise your milk supply.

Breastfeeding your baby, on average, burns 200-500 calories per day (above what you needed to maintain your pre-pregnancy weight) -- so keep in mind that even without a weight loss program you are burning extra calories.

As a breastfeeding mom, you're probably already starting to return to your pre-pregnancy size. From LLLI's BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK, 3rd Edition, 2003. "Breastfeeding mothers tend to lose more weight when their babies are three to six months old than formula-feeding mothers who consume fewer calories (Dewey, 1993; Heinig 1992). Another study of mothers at one month postpartum found that mothers who breastfed (either exclusively or partially) had slimmer hips and weighed less than women whose babies received only formula" (Kramer 1993).

Once you pass that 2 month mark, you need to continue to eat at least 1500-1800 calories per day. (This is the level most moms need to be at to maintain their milk supply.) Keep in mind that a sudden drop in calories can also reduce milk supply, so be sure to cut back on your calories gradually. I'd suggest starting out by cutting no more than 100 calories per day once you are 2 mos postpartum.

Make sure you get some exercise. Go out for a walk with baby every day.

Don't try to lose weight too quickly. A weight loss of about 1.5 pounds per week or 6 pounds per month should probably not affect your milk supply. Keep the thought in mind, "Nine months on, nine months off!"

Keep in mind that it takes a lot of energy to breastfeed and to care for your new baby! Don't over do it......be sure to take care of yourself by "eating to hunger" and "drinking to thirst."

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

You need to finish breast feeding before you start thinking about a diet.

Answer 6

You don't need to diet if you are breast feeding. You will lose the extra weight naturally over time.

Answer 7

Oh no!!!!12 kgs a month is too much & would damage your health.You should better consult a physician.Normally,3-4kg per month is advisable.Regular sports &exercise is a good way for this purpose.

Answer 8

u don't want to diet while nursing...your eatting for 2! just eat healthy and often to keep making a good supply of milk. All your extra calorie intake goes to makeing milk, and while your baby nurses it makes ur uteran contract and helps ur tummy shrink down faster. in the end u'll be happy you nursed, i wouldn't worry about your weight. the longer u nurse the better, i think :)

Answer 9

eat when your hungry and till u r full. dont force yourself to eat when your not hungry or full. breast feeding usually makes your baby fat though

Answer 10

you really shdnt diet when nursing you need the extra calories!! Just eat lots of veggies and fruits and lots of water keep filled up on water.