NYTimes article today: "Breast-Feed the Baby, Love the Calorie Burn"

[Beppie]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/fa...html?th&emc=th

Wasn't entirely sure where to post this. Thought some of you may find it interesting!

[Tine]

That's a pretty positive and realistic article overall, IMO. Any mainstream article that explains a good aspect of breastfeeding accurately gets a thumbs-up from me.

I was one of those lucky women who ate like a pig and dropped weight anyway while nursing -- but I've known others (like some women mentioned in the article) who had different experiences.

[umsami]

Was just coming to post this. Yippee for showing a nursing Mom.

[Mbella]

I just read this article and came over here to see if anyone posted it.

Unfortunately, I didn't start losing weight until I stopped pumping for dd (EPed). I have also been having a hard time losing my baby weight this time with ds. I am still nursing him at 18 months old and I still have about 20 pounds left to lose.

[calpurnia]

i looked positively skeletal after the first 6 months of breastfeeding. now dd is 18 months it's evened out a bit, but i am still a bit below pre-pregnancy weight (& i was at a normal-to-slim weight then). whenever anyone comments on how "you'd never guess you had a baby!" i credit breastfeeding. can't discourage anyone, right?!

[proudmomof4]

Compared to how breastfeeding appeared in "mainstream" papers recently that's pretty positive. Thank you for posting!