Can I join you ladies? I'm currently nursing my 2 week old lil' munchkin... speaking of him... he's calling me so I'll be back later ;)

2 week old!
 

fluffybuns--- a 2 week old! I am impressed that you are lucid enough to type-- with additional kiddos as well!! I don't think I had gotten around to brushing my teeth yet when my daughter was 2 weeks old :)

Hello! I have a 5yo son and my little nursling (boy) is exactly three months old today. I am nursing on demand still. My little guy was born October 12, 2007 and weighed in at 8lbs 14oz. He now is a bit over 13lbs. I actually got down to 219 before figuring out I was pregnant in May. At the end of my pregnancy, I was 236. I got back on the calorie counting and exercising horse on Jan. 3 08. I weighed 225 on that day. And this being the first week, I have lost 4 lbs (as of today). So, pretty happy about that.

I was worried about my breastfeeding appetite and weight loss. But, I think I have found the balance. I am just about in LOVE with those "extra nursing calories" used. It's good to chat with other milk makers. :)

J

Kidslibrarylady,
I am almost positive that you can NOT go below 1600 calories. Under that is dangerous and could cause your milk to go bye bye. I try to stick right around there and have pretty good success losing.
Good for you staying at home, I think every mother who can make it work should stay at home. It is a much harder job than any 40 hour out of the house job....but so much more rewarding!
Hope that helps with the calories

Jenhai, Welcome!
you are lucky your appetite is not a problem, mine is a struggle every day
have to go to the grocrey store now
everyone have a wonderful day

Thanks Minnesotawife-- that is exactly what I needed to know!

Jessica aka fluffybuns :smug:
Welcome to you too, I second what kidslibrarylady said...you are impressive!
I missed your post before, so just wanted to say hello.
hope everyone is having a good week.
I weighed in yesterday and I was 3lbs up:mad:
I guess I need to pay better attention to those little nibbles through the day.
Good luck to you all today

Hi everyone! I'm new here. I just found this site yesterday and am so excited to have a support group! I am also nursing, my little guy is 7.5 mos old...he has 2 old brothers, age 3 and 2. I have been "dieting" for almost 2 weeks now and it's going well but I can't seem to fit in time for any excersice. Does anyone know how many additional calories we need to consume since we're bf?

Hi everyone! Also new here - I've got a boy, 11 mths, and I work full time so I have to pump every day at work. I'm also finishing up my master's, so I have class three nights a week. I still do a dream feed about 10:00 pm just because it gives me a chance to see the little guy on nights I don't get home until 9:30. I try to pump twice at work (my supply is really suffering - I've gone from being able to pump 14-16 ounces at work to barely scraping 7, in six months) but it's so hard I can usually only manage once. Does anyone else have that challenge? Happily it's my last semester before I graduate, but by May he'll probably be mostly weaned.

Trying to lose enough weight to get my blood pressure well into the healthy zone before trying for #2 (late summer or early fall of this year.) I'm doing YOAD, so I'm not weighing myself, but it's a challenge finding the time to exercise!!!

Anyway, nice to meet everyone!

Oh yeah - almost forgot! I read that you're supposed to add 500-800 calories a day if you're nursing. But I don't know what that means exactly - does it take the same energy to EBF an 8-wk old as it does to supplement a kid who's almost 1? I guess there's a certain bottom threshold of calories just to keep production going in the ducts and working with your endocrin system, and I did read that the longer you BF, the more dense in protein and fat the milk is (the less the baby feeds, the more concentrated the nutrients). Human breastmilk runs between 20-35 calories an ounce, but that's what goes into the baby, not what it takes to produce it. Still don't know particulars around that.

Cheers!

Welcome ladies! I asked a similar question regarding calories and Minnesotamom said to not let your intake go below 1600. I have an 11 month old so that is fine now but I could have eaten a horse when she was younger and nursing-- she's a comfort nurser and could go nonstop. :)

Kudos to you Kuhljeanie for pumping at work still. I gave up around 6 weeks ago or so. I was only getting out 2 ounces a time. The stress of not producing enough was getting to me. I just became a stay at home mom so she pretty much looks at me like an open bar again. :) There are herbs (the one I used made me smell like maple syrup) and at least one medication you can try to up your supply. Check with your lactation consultant. Neither worked for me but I have never been a great milk-maker. We are very close-- I am in Dayton.

Kuhljeanie-- BTW, what is YOAD?

We should do a name/home state and how big is your family count just to get things a little more personal....if y'all want to.

You can call me Minnie (short for Minnesota)
I reside in the great state of Minnesota....its frickin cold here
with my Hubby (he is the ff ((fire fighter)) in my name)
We have 3 wonderful children
Daughter 6
Son 3
Daughter 7 months
I have nursed all three exclusively, 12 months for my oldest, 13 months for my middle and still nursing on demand for our little chunk.

If you need to get your milk supply up drinking Mothers Milk tea (made by traditional medicinals) worked for me when I was almost dried up from dehydration my first time around. You have to have to have to drink about 4 or 5 cups of the stuff for a good 3 days before you will notice a difference, then you can start to ween yourself off....but I would maybe keep drinking two a day since you are pumping at work. Just as an added insurance policy.
So fun to have this support. Thanks everyone.
have a wonderful day!!!
Minnie

Thanks Minnie! I'll try it. I asked my LLL lady and she suggested trying to pump three times a day to get my supply up. If I had that much free time at work, I'd be at home! Tea is a much more workable option. I'm guessing I can find it at Wild Oats or someplace like that. In all likelihood I'm probably dehydrated, since I've had a sinus infection for the last three weeks, and I've been sleeping with my mouth wide open just so I can breathe. (Sexy, I know. :)

Hey Dayton! Glad to hear it! My husband works at Wright Patt, and we're moving up to Kettering this coming summer. He's from there (we're moving into the house he bought from his parents a few years ago.) He went to UD, all his friends are there. I'd be thrilled and delighted to have a friend of my own!!! YOAD is You: On a Diet. It's the Dr. Oz plan and it's been really, really wonderful for me. There's a thread on 3FC if anyone's interested. What is everyone else doing?

My basic information:

Married (almost three months now! :) We live in Cincinnati but like I mentioned, we're moving to Dayton in a few months. I work fulltime as a project manager, and I'm finishing up my MBA in May. Have 1 kid, Ilan, 11 months. Planning to go for #2 later this summer. He was EBF until he was 6 months old and isn't what you would call a fussy eater. That's my kid! :)

I should see if I can figure out how to post pictures.

Cheers ladies!

I am in Dayton, OH, as mentioned. :)
I have one cute daughter, 11 months (she will be a one year old on the 1st, how did that happen??)
I was a full time children's librarian (public library) until the end of the year and now I work one 10 hour day a week and have much less responsibility!
I am back in school taking 4 hours of graduate work and 4 hours of post graduate work to renew my teaching certification. I should be working on that instead of 3FC :)
Married 9.5 years
have 2 dogs and 2 cats, what was I thinking!!??
I am just calorie counting. I have worn something called a caltrac before and lost 54 pounds. I am getting that bad boy out again. I like to watch Mehmet Oz on Oprah. He cracks me up.

Minnie-- it is freezing here as well!! It is tough to be stuck inside all day

Kuhljeanie-- I live around the corner from UD- I have ridden my bike there- and I live where Dayton, Oakwood and Kettering intersect, how weird is that??

That's me in a nutshell :)