A few random questions

[organicpapayamama]

1. So they say breastfeeding helps you loose weight faster and lots of it... When is that suppose to happen? Lol

2. When will my boobs stop leaking? Or am I doomed to leak for my entire nursing period?

[treeoflife3]

I never lost weight... but it turns out I have hypothyroidism. I should have lost TONS... but instead I gained 30 in a year.

My boobs stopped leaking around 3 or 4 months. I stopped being drenched after about 2. It is different for everyone though. I know a couple people who needed to use breast pads for the entire duration of nursing... and they nursed well past a year.

[organicpapayamama]

Originally Posted by treeoflife3

I never lost weight... but it turns out I have hypothyroidism. I should have lost TONS... but instead I gained 30 in a year.

My boobs stopped leaking around 3 or 4 months. I stopped being drenched after about 2. It is different for everyone though. I know a couple people who needed to use breast pads for the entire duration of nursing... and they nursed well past a year.

Interesting. What are the symptoms of hypothyroidism?

[NullSet]

I never seem to lose weight while breastfeeding either. It's like my body goes into survival mode and hangs onto every pound for dear life. Bums me out! And I can't remember when the leaking stops but mine has really slowed down and my little one just turned 2 months. I still wear pads when I go out but have noticed less leakage at home anyway.

[SaraMum]

nak
I also never lost weight while nursing DS1 for 15mos, lost it after he weaned though. This time I seem to be hovering at the same weight I was a few days postpartum give or take a pound, i would like to get into a routine of doing exercise such as walking daily now that we are6 weeks pp, but it is soooooooooooooo hot outside. I didn't leak past the first few days with ds1 but I leak at every letdown this time so i'm not sure when that will end.

[dkenagy]

I have been at my prepregnancy weight by my 6-week appt each time. I attribute that to breastfeeding. I had gained about 20 extra pounds prior to my first pregnancy due to a car wreck that resulted in 6 mos of physical therapy. After each of my first 3 pregnancies, I dropped a clothing size. With my first son, though, I went back to my pre-pg size (not a size smaller). This go-round, I was in my pre-pg jeans by 2 weeks pp!

As far as the boob-leakage thing goes, I usually stop being soaked by 3 mos, stop wearing pads during the day around 6 mos, and stop needing them at night by around 9 mos. Right now, at 7 weeks pp, I'm still doing the spraying thing, so I am soaking through even my really good, thick, cloth pads. boo. But I know that this, too, shall pass!