Does not breastfeeding not make your uterus the same size before pregnancy?

Question

I was reading other answers and saw on a website ( http://www.promom.org/101/ It's reason #5) that it wont, and please dont tell me or ask me why im not breastfeeding, I simply cant for medical reasons and because of my occupation and the time they permit me to pump, even if i could breastfeed, but does anyone out there give me some more insight about this, and maybe some information about loseing the weight and shrinking your uterus back, i heard of red rasberry leaf but while you were pregnant... but heard it tones your uterus...

So can anyone help me out in how to lose the weight and shrinking you uterus without breastfeeding?

Answer 1

Although breastfeeding does help your uterus shrink back to its normal size faster (which is good because it helps to prevent excessive blood loss), eventually your uterus will shrink down without nursing. As far as losing the weight goes, I think it is just easier for some people to lose it. Breastfeeding does help a lot, but not gaining an excessive amount of weight during pregnancy helps too. After you have the baby, you will just need to eat healthy and exercise when you get the okay. It wouldn't hurt to drink some red raspberry tea because it stimulates some of the same hormones as nursing. Once you have a baby, breastfeeding or not, your uterus will never get back 100% to its pre-pregnant size anyway.

BTW, maybe you could breastfeed for the first few days to get you and your baby some of the early benefits and just switch to bottle feedings when you need to go back to work. No judgement...just a suggestion! Good luck with your new baby!

Answer 2

Hmmm well more evidence:
Faster Uterine Involution

After the baby is born, the uterus needs to start shrinking down in order to return to its normal size and state. Breastfeeding stimulates uterine contractions and helps the uterus start shrinking more quickly and efficiently. Although the drugs most hospitals give will start this process, breastfeeding helps continue the process more naturally and efficiently.

Negishi (1999) found that cesarean mothers tended to have larger uteri at one month postpartum than mothers who had had a vaginal birth, so uterine involution may be of special concern to women who have had cesareans. They further found that by 3 months postpartum, mothers who were breastfeeding 80% or more per day had smaller uteri than those who were breastfeeding 2% or less per day. So breastfeeding helps uterine involution strongly. Since cesarean mothers may have more trouble with uterine involution, breastfeeding may be especially helpful in this group.

http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/bfaftercesarean.htm

But anything that stimulate oxytocin production should help. So lots of sex and nipple stimulation.

Also you could rent a pump and dump the milk. Even just doing it for a month would help... mind you then you will be leaking at work

Answer 3

Your uterus will go back to it's normal size on it's own - breastfeeding just helps it back there faster. You could start with a little bit of exercise - nothing strenuous - a 20 minute walk everyday to help you start to get your body back into shape. Then gradually add to it when you feel that you can - and your doctor says it's okay.

Answer 4

I didn't breastfeed my daughter I don't remember the doctor saying anything about my uterus but she was a c-section. As far as loosing weight, it is best to go slow on that with a GOOD WHOLESOME HEALTHY diet and plenty of exercise.

Answer 5

Oh your fine, your uterus goes back to normal size after. Breastfeeding makes it go FASTER is all. Yours is probably already back to normal size, and youll be just fine, and as for not breastfeeding your baby that is your own choice and its one we all make! Good luck!