There are some things that
make postpartum weight loss different (and harder!)
Not exact matches
Making enough milk for your baby and losing the baby
weight are two of the most stressful things about your
postpartum journey.
Postpartum shapewear on it's own is not going to
make you lose
weight, it's not going to give you an hourglass figure.
And that can lead to swealing in mom's breasts
postpartum, so we see that it's not exactly engorgement with milk that we have moms with these really swollen breasts, and that can certainly slow down the milk coming in and it can also
make it a lot harder for the baby to latch on and nurse well, which then leads to sore nipples and poor milk transfer, poor
weight gain and then of course we see the formula being introduced as well.
To illustrate the joint effects of GWG and breastfeeding on
weight retention at 6 and 18 mo
postpartum, predictions were
made by using the regression estimates.
Our analyses suggest that, for women who breastfed for the recommended duration and intensity (28, 39) and who gained
weight reasonably (ie, ≈ 12 kg) during pregnancy, breastfeeding could also
make a meaningful contribution, eliminating PPWR by 6 mo
postpartum in many women.