How soon can I begin a diet and exercise after I have my baby, since I plan to breastfeed for 6 months?
I would like to begin dieting (safely) as soon as possible after my daughter is born.
I am wondering if my diet and exercise will have a negative effect on me or my newborn, since I have been told that I should be consuming more calories while breastfeeding than if I wasn’t.
I was told to wait about 2 months until I started dieting to assure that you build an adequate milk supply that wont be affected once you lower your calorie intake. As long as you are eating a nutritious foods you will be fine. I think you burn about 500 calories a day breastfeeding so that will make up for the extra calories you have to consume to breastfeed. You need to make sure that you eat around 1800 calories a day or more while breastfeeding. Most moms can safely lose up to 1.5 pounds per week or 6 pounds per month after the second month and not affect milk supply or baby’s well being. Also when you start to diet decrease your calorie intake slowly. Don’t just make a sudden drop since this can affect your milk supply. For me I feel like breastfeeding actually helped tone the muscles in my abs.
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