Breastfeeding and weight gain

[mama2b]

How much extra weight do you gain from breastfeeding ?

Im just wondering as I am about 9lbs heavier than pre-pregnancy and wondered how much of that is down to the fact my boobs are like mountains when they were fried eggs before !

Im a bridesmaid in 4 weeks and the dress doesn't fit properly round the hips and waist yet its perfect round my chest (which is good as don't need to buy chicken fillets now So I was wondering how much extra weight on average goes on your boobs ?

Think im going to have to start taking lucas for a walk everyday now otherwise I will never be comfy in that dress.

 

[cybermum]

I wondered this too. Joshua is 16 days old now and BF going very well,my stomach has shrank down much quicker than when I had the other boys which I put down to BF .
In pregnancy isn't it 2lbs weight in breasts?So I would think that its a good bit more because of milk supply after?

Tried googling but no luck.

 

[thelilbump]

i was back (surprisingly) in my pre preg jeans from about 6 weeks after. I haven't lost all my preggo weight tho just my shape has changed. It will take a while for your breasts to calm down, realistacally, imo, you're looking about 8-12 weeks in.

Next to putting your boobs on the kitchen scales tho i'm not quite sure how you would figure out the extra weight being carried

 

[marley2580]

Someone on here got their hubby to hold up their breasts while they stood on the scales.

 

[Mervs Mum]

Someone on here got their hubby to hold up their breasts while they stood on the scales.

Me! And they weighed 8lbs

 

[thelilbump]

!!!!

 

[Shifter]

I did that too! And they weighed about 8lbs too!

I'm almost down to my pre-pregnancy weight even with the HUGE boobs (GG) and into my old trousers.

 

[thelilbump]

ok i have to try this now..... the oh is gonna think i gone v

 

[Sarahkka]

I thought that BFing generally helped weight come off quite quickly?
I know that I am still 15 lbs heavier than pre-preg weight, but I think that the stuff I read mentioned that you lose lots of weight quite quickly due to higher metabolism from lactation, but that your body uses those fat stores built up during pregnancy rather slowly - it's still your emergency supply of energy for lactation. Lots of women don't lose the last 10-15 until they have finished BFing. In my case, I gained a whopping 50 lbs and lost most of it within 6 weeks.
I have a few friends who said that the last bit didn't shift until they were done BFing. I suspect the same might be true for me. It's that or hit the gym!