I am not pregnant or breast feeding myself, I'm just curious about how this helps shed the pounds
2007-04-11 09:23:20 · 45 answers · asked by GCTA 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
well it burns 500 calories per day to manufacture enough milk to feed your baby.
so if you eat the same amount as you did before you will lose about 1 pound per week. But if you eat more to compensate, you won't lose anything.
I have found that most women need to diet carefully and exercise to lose their pregnancy weight.
2007-04-11 10:03:38 · answer #1 · answered by EmLa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breast feeding burns almost 1000 calories a day. Yep, it's true. Also, the action of breastfeeding causes your uterus to shrink, shedding those unwanted pounds. Simple, huh?
2007-04-11 09:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In theory, you burn more calories. Maybe equivalent to a PB&J sandwich worth of them. In practice you eat more, work out none, and keep thinking calories will melt off :) The mom's I know put on weight while nursing. But the benefits for your child are huge!
2007-04-11 09:37:56 · answer #3 · answered by VAgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
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hope this helps and wishing you the best of health
2007-04-11 09:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Marcel F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It drains about 500 calories out of your body daily so if you do not replenish the claories with food intake, its the same as working out or cutting out 500 calories.
You should maintain a healthy well balanced diet while breastfeeding, because all the extra nutrients gets passed from you to your child. To insure they are getting all their nutritional needs met from just milk, it is extremely important for you to eat enough & properly balanced meals!
2007-04-11 09:31:39 · answer #5 · answered by Boppysgirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I lost ALL 42 lbs I gained in less than 1 month of breast feeding. It also bonds you to your child in an unexplainable way. Two definate pluses!
2007-04-11 09:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by MillyNC3 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
beware of hidden sugars
2017-04-10 10:36:10 · answer #7 · answered by Stacie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
host a party the cleaning and prep work will keep you off the couch
2017-03-13 11:44:29 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You burn energy in creating the milk - I think something like 20 cal per ounce., and lose the cals of the milk - I think something like 20 cal per ounce again - when the milk leaves your body.
2007-04-11 09:31:09 · answer #9 · answered by lillilou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep a food journal and weight yourself regularly to track your progress
2016-06-12 05:40:26 · answer #10 · answered by Alexandra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋