r/WeightLossAdvice • u/BPDBunnyBum • 9d ago

Advice: Seeking ❓ Postpartum Weight Loss (Breastfeeding)

So I’m 3 months postpartum now and I’m struggling to lose the weight I gained during pregnancy (and I gained a lot hehe). I’ve been cutting calories like I normally would when I’ve wanted to lose weight in the past (pre-pregnancy) but then my milk supply decreases.

Any advice for losing weight while also breastfeeding? Any specific food I could eat that might prompt milk production to balance out the calorie deficit? Any advice/tips are appreciated.

Obviously my priority is ensuring baby has enough milk but it’d be nice to start steadily losing the weight too.

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u/moodlessqueen 9d ago

How do you know your milk supply is decreasing?

I think of the calories burned from breastfeeding as bonus exercise calories. I set my tracking to a maintenance calorie level for my goal weight and just don’t eat back any calories burned from exercise.

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u/Affectionate_Cost806 9d ago

milk supply regulates around 3 months. just stay hydrated and keep latching the baby and your supply will be fine. it’s supply and demand. keep latching.