Pregnant - Nursing - Hi from a newbie, any EBF moms on here....

Hi, I am new to this board/forum and am a single mom to a wonderful little boy who will be two on January 9th. I practice attachment parenting and am an EBF mom. Almost two years and still going strong. When I got pregnant with my son, I started losing weight and it just fell off. I got PG weighing over 250 (256 I think), gave birth at 230 and now weigh 200. I was down to 193 or so but gained it back due to lack of motivation and just a plain old love of food. I'd love to connect with other EBF moms.

Happy New You!

Jen

Hi Jen! I'm Jess, mom of two. I nursed my DS1 until he was 14mo (milk supply dried up due to being pg with DS2) and am currently nursing my DS2.

I also lost weight while pg due to morning sickness. I conceived at around 190 and delivered at 188!! A few months PP I was down to 168 but got sick (high BP, suspicious thyroid) and gained most of it back.


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Hi Jen! I'm Jess, mom of two. I nursed my DS1 until he was 14mo (milk supply dried up due to being pg with DS2) and am currently nursing my DS2.

I also lost weight while pg due to morning sickness. I conceived at around 190 and delivered at 188!! A few months PP I was down to 168 but got sick (high BP, suspicious thyroid) and gained most of it back.


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Hi, Thanks for the response, I was hoping wasn't the only one. Sorry you got sick PP. I hope you are doing better now. So you are you followng any specific plan for your weight loss goals?

Jen

Hey Jen! I'm another EBF here. I'm currently 13 weeks pregnant with baby #3 and still nursing my daughter who turned 3 in September. Due to nipple pain/sensitivity as well as a drastic drop in my milk supply due to the pregnancy, we down to nursing once every day or two.

I had some really great weight loss this past summer which due in great part to my training for and running my second half marathon. It also did wonders for my mental health to have something that was just for me since homeschooling the kiddos can take up a lot of my energy.

Anyhow, welcome to 3FC!

Hey! I'm Meg, my son will be 2 on Jan 19th and he's still nursing though only around 2 times a day now. I lost a lot of weight the first 6 weeks pp, went from 210 to 175ish then started taking the mini pill, by the time I decided to stop taking it this past May I was back up around 200lbs.

Hey There, I EBF DS till he was 2 and now DD is EBF and 14 months old. She shows no signs of weaning anytime soon. I also practice attachment parenting with both kiddos. I just joined and am trying to figure out which diet to use since I am still nursing DD.

Hey Jen! I'm another EBF here. I'm currently 13 weeks pregnant with baby #3 and still nursing my daughter who turned 3 in September. Due to nipple pain/sensitivity as well as a drastic drop in my milk supply due to the pregnancy, we down to nursing once every day or two.

I had some really great weight loss this past summer which due in great part to my training for and running my second half marathon. It also did wonders for my mental health to have something that was just for me since homeschooling the kiddos can take up a lot of my energy.

Anyhow, welcome to 3FC!

Congrats on baby #3, I hope your pregnancy is going smoothly. And you are my new hero! My super long term goal, that I've not mentioned to anyone is to do a marathon, I have a long, long way to go, but I really want to get there. Kuddos to you on homeschooling, I plan on doing that with my LO as well.

Jen

Hey! I'm Meg, my son will be 2 on Jan 19th and he's still nursing though only around 2 times a day now. I lost a lot of weight the first 6 weeks pp, went from 210 to 175ish then started taking the mini pill, by the time I decided to stop taking it this past May I was back up around 200lbs.

Hi Meg, Thanks for responding. Wow, we have a whole lot in common. Kiddos the same age and the same starting weight! I too was once down to 180 or so...but am back up to 200 and I have nothing to blame but myself for the gain! Ugh...

Jen

Hey There, I EBF DS till he was 2 and now DD is EBF and 14 months old. She shows no signs of weaning anytime soon. I also practice attachment parenting with both kiddos. I just joined and am trying to figure out which diet to use since I am still nursing DD.

Hi, thanks for the note. I can relate to trying do decide what's the best diet plan for a nursing mom. Have you found any you like more than others? I know none of them are real BF friendly. I am just trying to be "sensible" I am an emotional eater and I just plain like food, lol. I am trying to do some pre-portioned (ie: frozen food) so I can get my portion control under control (wow, what was a wordy sentence, lol).

Jen

My super long term goal, that I've not mentioned to anyone is to do a marathon, I have a long, long way to go, but I really want to get there. Kuddos to you on homeschooling, I plan on doing that with my LO as well.

Jen

This summer I started seriously looking into setting a full marathon as a long-term goal. We've got one more baby planned after this one so it might be a *very* long term goal! I loved the training for the half this summer but I got close to burning out a few weeks before the race so I'd have to figure out how to balance it all.

As far as homeschooling, we totally love it. DS did two years of public school and we're half way through our second year of homeschooling. This is totally the right path for us and there's no looking back from here! If you ever have any questions about anything I'm always more than willing to chat about homeschooling. :D

I'm EBFing too. :) Right now I'm tandem nursing my 5 month old DD2 and 2.5 year old DD1, was triandem nursing for a while. My body holds on to weight while breastfeeding, add to that the fact that I was eating huge portions and drinking way too much soda and my weight leveled out at ~215 lbs after my 3rd child was born. I had never tried dieting before because I was worried about my milk supply, but so far I haven't had any issues.

Hi, Thanks for the response, I was hoping wasn't the only one. Sorry you got sick PP. I hope you are doing better now. So you are you followng any specific plan for your weight loss goals?

Jen
I am using the WW's nursing mom's plan, the flex/momentum. :)

Kim, love the ERGO in your avi! Love ours here too. :D

Hi all :)

I am stilling nursing my 13 month old almost nearly exclusively. He is becoming more interested in solids but is still wanting mostly boobage.

I am also an attachment sorta parent.

Love my slings (especially in this cold weather), love my son sleeping in bed with me...

I am also a little green with my cloth diapers!

Nice to meet you!

Kim, love the ERGO in your avi! Love ours here too. :D

Thanks! I totally adore my Ergo too but it's not getting much use anymore. It's been a while since DD has wanted to be in it when we're out walking since you can't compete with a big brother while you're being carried!

I'm indulging in a nice German wrap for this upcoming babe. We don't need very much at all in the way of baby stuff so this will be a really nice treat. (Plus, I'll take any excuse I can get to buy carriers! :D)

Hi Meg, Thanks for responding. Wow, we have a whole lot in common. Kiddos the same age and the same starting weight! I too was once down to 180 or so...but am back up to 200 and I have nothing to blame but myself for the gain! Ugh...

Jen

:D:carrot: Well we'll have to loose weight together too then huh? As for diets, I'm just watching my calories and working out at least 3x/week. I have on demand tv with a whole station of various work out shows so I just pick one and do it during nap time.

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Hi! I'm new, too! My son is 20 mos. and we're still happily BFing. We've an AP family and I loooove my slings.

Glad to see some like-minded mamas.

Thanks! I totally adore my Ergo too but it's not getting much use anymore. It's been a while since DD has wanted to be in it when we're out walking since you can't compete with a big brother while you're being carried!

I'm indulging in a nice German wrap for this upcoming babe. We don't need very much at all in the way of baby stuff so this will be a really nice treat. (Plus, I'll take any excuse I can get to buy carriers! :D)I have two Didy's, well one is mine and one is on loan. :) We love wrapping too. :love:

I have two Didy's, well one is mine and one is on loan. :) We love wrapping too. :love:

I need a lil babe so I can wrap more! :D

I'm wrapped challenged, always have been. I love my mei tais, though!

I have a DD who is 14 months. I am nursing in the morning and evenings and on weekends. She is still getting BM at daycare but I just recently stopped pumping. We will continue nursing until she wants to stop.

I'm BFing my son who's nearly 2 months. I was 171 pre-pregnancy, delivered at 192, and am about 159 now. I'm trying to lose but am keeping calories at appx 1800-2000 so I don't screw up my milk supply.

i bf'd my son until he was around 18 mos. when my milk supply dropped off due to pregnancy - i m/c and could not get my supply back.

i've been happily bf'ing our newest addition (2 weeks).

last night, i developed some very localized pain in my right breast. i cannot get my lc on the phone. blockage? early mastitis?

Any redness, tenderness, fever, lump, flu-like symptoms?

Maybe try nursing him in a different position (i.e. cross-cradle or football). It might help to drain different milk ducts if you've got a plugged duct going on.

HI! I am another EBF and attachment parenting mama :) will post more later!

Hi! I'm new and am EBF'ing too. My baby is 3 months old and I was doing pretty well right after giving birth.... and actually, really well while pregnant. But now, I'm starting to really stress eat, and my weight loss has leveled off, in addition to just being tired.

I did confess in Introductions that I'm eating Chips Ahoy like crazy .... they are fast, easy and chocolate. And, when my other kids are making me crazy, I'm holding the baby because he won't go down, I can go into the cupboard with one hand and grab a cookie. The problem is I'm eating them like they were potato chips!

I need to find some way to be accountable for that.... even if I come here and put my tally for the day.... and I need to lose more weight, but in a responsible way. And, at this point, I do need support to do it. In the past I was always able to do it on my own, but I can't anymore. I'm just too stressed out.

On another subject, I noticed you guys were talking Ergo's and slings. I am really interested in an Ergo, but I can't figure out what holds the baby in.... just gravity? I've been hesitant to buy one since they are so expensive, but my baby is now 21 pounds and I've got to figure out something cause my arms are going to fall off. When you put the baby in the thing, does it sit into something? Or is it that there is more of a seat that the baby sits into and then they are just against you, with out any sort of something to hold the baby in besides your body?

edited to add: I forgot to add that I'm also dealing with a household with food allergies & lactose intolerance. So, having to kind of maneuver through that, and finding things to eat, that are safe, sometimes leaves choices very limited. And some of the convenience foods that I'd like to have on hand, I can't because of food allergies, and some of the convenience foods that we can have on hand for the kids are things I can't resist sometimes (like the chips ahoy!).

I think the baby just sits next to you in the Ergo.

The carrier I use is the Beco Butterfly and baby actually sits in a little insert. It's very comfortable, my 7.5 month old loves it, and it comes in super cute patterns. Totally worth the $$ if you ask me!

What made you decide on the Beco carrier vs another one? I did look it up, btw, and I like the fabric patterns you can get. But, just curious what made you pick that one? I actually just heard of the Ergo recently, and didn't know there was anything else out there like it. I've still got the old baby bjorn from when my 9year old was a baby... and that is really not comfy with a big kid!

And, also, where does one hang out around here if your issues with eating are because of kid stresses (like not getting to eat anything because of holding a baby, and then finally when they go down you just want to eat whatever is in sight) and just needing support in general? I mean, this section doesn't seem to move... and for me, I'd like to figure out which area here would be more appropriate. I am feeling kind of lost here.

Any ideas?

I've been nursing one babe or the other for the last 4 1/2 years. My daughter is 14 months and still mostly prefers to nurse, though if her brother is eating it, its fair game. My son weaned at 3 1/2.

I have a hard time losing weight when nursing. With my son, I didn't start losing until he was over 2. Then I lost 40 pounds and got pregnant again :) With my daughter, I am trying to start earlier. Right now I am calorie counting (with a modest reduction), exercising with WATP at naptime and keeping my fluids up.

We are attachment parents here too - we co-sleep and love our carriers. I totally sympathize with 2tired who posted about chips a'hoy -- for me I tend to eat sandwiches or other foods that are easy to eat with one hand and end up gaining weight while nursing for my troubles.

YES!!! One hand eating! It makes me crazy. And I have to find a carrier that works because my body is dying, and I can't do anything. I'm finding, too, that it is bothering me more with this 3rd baby than with my other two also. There is so much to be done, and my body has felt a bit better in some ways, and I just want to DO things... and I can't. All I do then is eat... with ONE DARN HAND!!!

How do you even make anything that is good for you too if you are allocated to one hand all day?

And, I'd really like to start my weight moving down again too. I was so excited right after I had the baby... and now it is just even.

I don't know how you calorie count.... my brain is so fried I have trouble helping my other kids with their math these days!

I keep saying I need an Alice ..... how did the Bradys ever find her?!!!!!