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why do women lose weight when breastfeeding?i would think that the sheer exhaustion of taking care of a newborn and haggard sleepschedule would cause weight gain. working a night shift is linked to seriousweight gain. however, babies aren’t up all night, though it seems that way. so how do they lose weight while breastfeeding? when a woman is breastfeeding, she is givingthe baby the equivalent of 500 calories each day. and she’s burning those calories, whetheror not she’s working out. as long as she’s breastfeeding the baby.and that’s why women lose their milk when

they are starving. so breastfeeding women are losing weight becauseof the breastfeeding, because a diet would stop the breastfeeding. somewhat. a woman can and should eat a healthydiet when she’s literally eating for two. though she needs to drink for two. yes, hydration is critical for breastfeedingwomen. and breast-feeding will help you get intoyour pre-pregnancy jeans. you’ll lose ten to fifteen pounds duringchildbirth, half of which is the kid. breastfeeding helps you lose another ten or so.

so breastfeeding won’t help you lose fiftypounds. no, and breastfeeding isn’t possible ifyou go on a crash diet to lose those fifty pounds. so the best way to lose weight after childbirthis to breastfeed and walk a lot. what is better – baby and me yoga or a jogging stroller? if possible, don’t gain fifty pounds inthe first place. you’ll reduce your risk of diabetes and childbirth complications aswell as the need to lose all that weight. ok, but that doesn’t mean breast isn’tbest. for the baby, perhaps. but not necessarilyfor you and your weight loss goals.

you may be right. if it was a miracle weightloss cure, you’d find women volunteering to be nursemaids after their kids are weanedto maintain their figures.