How to lose postpregnancy weight with little or no excercise while breastfeeding?

Q. I had a baby 4 months ago and am unable to lose my last 10 pounds of my 35 pds from pregnancy weight gain. I would like to lose 10 pounds but I know there is a certain amount of weight you have to lose while breastfeeding.

A. Honey you are doing the most important , wonderful thing that you will ever do for your baby! The fact that you have lost all but ten pounds in four months is amazing! You use about 1000 calories every day just making all the milk that your baby drinks in a day! When you wean your baby you will have all the time in the world to worry about losing that little ten pounds that you are worrying about! You really need to concentrate on eating all the things that will help you to produce nutritious milk. As your baby gets older he will need more and more things from your milk. You need to eat a wide variety of good food to provide the necessary things for your baby. Now is certainly NOT the time to think about dieting! Enjoy this time with your baby and you will be SO happy when you look back on it. Remember also that it takes lots of fluid to make milk so always have something to drink in your hand.
This is such a short time in your life. Enjoy it!
Blessings
Lady T~

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What is the least likely place where a tattoo will not stretch or get distorted?

Q. I am planning on getting a very special tattoo for my birthday in memory of a friend and I want it to be in a place where it will not be affected too much by changes that my happen to my body over time ie, pregnancy, weight gain/loss etc...

Any suggestions are appreciated
Thank you
P.S. My ideal place that I would like it to be is just under my rib cage on my side/top of my hip, should it be ok?

A. The things you worry about really don't apply to the foot/ankle or wrist areas. Those places hardly stretch or distort. Where you want to put it would definitely be changed by pregnancy or weight changes.

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How will a tattoo on my hip change with pregnancy or weight gain?

Q. I want a shooting star on my hipbone or foot because it means something important to me.....I need a place that i can easily show off to people BUT also hide because there are people in my life who i am very close to that despise tattoos on girls especially I really respect their opinion although i do not agree & i dont want them to know....I need help deciding which spot would be better & how that tattoo could change over time with weight gain or pregnancy...

A. Well i have a tattoo on my hipbone and its quite big. I decided to put it there because i was also afraid that people would judge me. I don't have kids but i have a friend who has some flowers there too and she has 4 kids and her tattoo stretched but it still looks so good. nothing happened to it the 4 pregnancies, so what i am saying is that nothing Will happen to u too. people just say that to scare you.. so don't worry..

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From what point should I start calculating my pregnancy weight gain?

Q. I am 28 weeks pregnant and I am supposed to have gained 17-24 pounds by this point but I have only gained 9 pounds. However, I was told by a few people (no one "professional") that I am to calculate my weight gain with the weight I was when I first got pregnant. But, the thing is that in the first 10 weeks I lost 12 pounds from morning sickness... should I calculate that weight I gained back too or should I be worreid about only gaining 9 "real additional pounds"?

A. Calculate is from your orignial pre-pregnancy weight. Don't worry about it... you have a lot of time to catch up. I actually started to lose weight in the last month of pregnancy... and I still had a 10 pound baby.

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How will a tattoo on my hip change with pregnancy or weight gain?

Q. I want a shooting star on my hipbone or foot because it means something important to me.....I need a place that i can easily show off to people BUT also hide because there are people in my life who i am very close to that despise tattoos on girls especially I really respect their opinion although i do not agree & i dont want them to know....I need help deciding which spot would be better & how that tattoo could change over time with weight gain or pregnancy...

A. Well i have a tattoo on my hipbone and its quite big. I decided to put it there because i was also afraid that people would judge me. I don't have kids but i have a friend who has some flowers there too and she has 4 kids and her tattoo stretched but it still looks so good. nothing happened to it the 4 pregnancies, so what i am saying is that nothing Will happen to u too. people just say that to scare you.. so don't worry..

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From what point should I start calculating my pregnancy weight gain?

Q. I am 28 weeks pregnant and I am supposed to have gained 17-24 pounds by this point but I have only gained 9 pounds. However, I was told by a few people (no one "professional") that I am to calculate my weight gain with the weight I was when I first got pregnant. But, the thing is that in the first 10 weeks I lost 12 pounds from morning sickness... should I calculate that weight I gained back too or should I be worreid about only gaining 9 "real additional pounds"?

A. Calculate is from your orignial pre-pregnancy weight. Don't worry about it... you have a lot of time to catch up. I actually started to lose weight in the last month of pregnancy... and I still had a 10 pound baby.

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How do I calculate my pregnancy weight gain if I lost weight in the beginning?

Q. I am overweight and I lost 15 pounds in the first trimester, and I have just now gotten back to where I started so do I count that as a gain of 15 pounds, or do I say I netted 0 weight gain?

A. generally we're adding weight we've gained onto our pre-pregnancy weight so in your case
you haven't gained a thing, which is probably just fine considering you were overweight to begin with

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Have I gained too much weight in my pregnancy so far?

Q. I know that a healthy pregnancy weight gain for an average sized woman is 25 to 35 pounds. I'm 26 weeks, and I've already gained 23 pounds! I'm walking a lot and trying to eat healthy, but my apetite is RAVENOUS. Do I have any chance of staying under 35 pounds? My doctor says I'm fine and I have nothing to worry about, but people keep telling me how big my baby must be if my belly is this big already. I'm mostly all belly, but my butt has gotten a little bigger.

A. If your doctor is not concerned then I would not worry about it. I know how people can be I am 20 weeks and I am getting the "oh my god you are huge" all the time. Truth is I have only gained 7 lbs. my mother-in-law is the main one that keeps telling me that. Its like they think we don't own a mirror and can not see for ourselves that we have gained weight. I would not stress out over the weight, or what people are saying. Best of luck.

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How do I calculate my pregnancy weight gain if I lost weight in the beginning?

Q. I am overweight and I lost 15 pounds in the first trimester, and I have just now gotten back to where I started so do I count that as a gain of 15 pounds, or do I say I netted 0 weight gain?

A. generally we're adding weight we've gained onto our pre-pregnancy weight so in your case
you haven't gained a thing, which is probably just fine considering you were overweight to begin with

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Have I gained too much weight in my pregnancy so far?

Q. I know that a healthy pregnancy weight gain for an average sized woman is 25 to 35 pounds. I'm 26 weeks, and I've already gained 23 pounds! I'm walking a lot and trying to eat healthy, but my apetite is RAVENOUS. Do I have any chance of staying under 35 pounds? My doctor says I'm fine and I have nothing to worry about, but people keep telling me how big my baby must be if my belly is this big already. I'm mostly all belly, but my butt has gotten a little bigger.

A. If your doctor is not concerned then I would not worry about it. I know how people can be I am 20 weeks and I am getting the "oh my god you are huge" all the time. Truth is I have only gained 7 lbs. my mother-in-law is the main one that keeps telling me that. Its like they think we don't own a mirror and can not see for ourselves that we have gained weight. I would not stress out over the weight, or what people are saying. Best of luck.

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Can weight gain cause your areola to stretch out and increase in size?

Q. I don't mean from pregnancy either, but from general weight gain. I think it can probably happen, but I've never heard anyone talk about this before.

A. i think it CAN happen from weight gain in general. after all, if your breasts increase in size from the weight gain, it seems like your areolas would also have to get bigger too, especially if the weight gain was rapid and it caused your skin to stretch out. maybe you could even get stretch marks on your nipples! now thats a scary thought......

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I'm 24 weeks and have gotten back to my pre-pregnancy weight. How will my official weight gain be calculated?

Q. I lost 10 lbs. the first trimester and at 24 weeks I am back up to my original weight before the pregnancy. So does that 10 lbs. count as weight gained, or does only the weight I gain above my pre-pregnancy weight count as weight gain? How is weight gain calculated during the pregnancy?

A. I would say that you gained it back but to some people it would just seem that you didn't loose or gain. I lost 20lbs my first trimester and now I am due in 29 days and I am only 6lbs over my pre pregnancy weight. I hope I didn't confuse you. lol

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I am 17 weeks pregnant, but the size of a house. How can I control my weight gain for the remaining half?

Q. 17 weeks and looking like I am ready to deliver has been very difficult and traumatic for me. I want to know if there are ways to control the second half of my pregnancy weight gain? My doctor suggests a thirty pound weight gain, I am at a little over a third of that gain already and the baby hasn't really even started to grow yet! Help me please!

A. Make HEALTHY choices. And realize that you shouldn't be eating enough for two people. Most women only need relatively few extra calories.

Check with your dr about exercise. You should at the very least be walking & stretching every day (& doing your Kegals too!) All of this will help you have a easier labor also.

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I am 20 weeks pregnant and want to know more about ideal weight gain - how much did you gain?

Q. I have gained 7 kilograms (around 14 pounds) and I am in my 20th week.
I am concerned about wight gain as my twin sister gained 30 kilograms (60 pounds)
during her pregnancy. Am I on track so far? Have i gained to much? How much more will I gain?
How do I control pregnancy weight gain?
I was 8 kg overweight when I fell pregnant (16 pounds overweight)

A. The best way to control excessive weight gain is, obviously, eating healthy! Eat small snacks throughout the day and 3-4 healthy meals.Though... Doing that, with each one of my children, my weight gain was far from ideal! My first pregnancy, a boy, I gained 11 lbs. My second pregnancy, a girl, I gained 56lbs. I am currently pregnant and am eager to see what happens this time.

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How to lose postpregnancy weight with little or no excercise while breastfeeding?

Q. I had a baby 4 months ago and am unable to lose my last 10 pounds of my 35 pds from pregnancy weight gain. I would like to lose 10 pounds but I know there is a certain amount of weight you have to lose while breastfeeding.

A. Honey you are doing the most important , wonderful thing that you will ever do for your baby! The fact that you have lost all but ten pounds in four months is amazing! You use about 1000 calories every day just making all the milk that your baby drinks in a day! When you wean your baby you will have all the time in the world to worry about losing that little ten pounds that you are worrying about! You really need to concentrate on eating all the things that will help you to produce nutritious milk. As your baby gets older he will need more and more things from your milk. You need to eat a wide variety of good food to provide the necessary things for your baby. Now is certainly NOT the time to think about dieting! Enjoy this time with your baby and you will be SO happy when you look back on it. Remember also that it takes lots of fluid to make milk so always have something to drink in your hand.
This is such a short time in your life. Enjoy it!
Blessings
Lady T~

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What is the least likely place where a tattoo will not stretch or get distorted?

Q. I am planning on getting a very special tattoo for my birthday in memory of a friend and I want it to be in a place where it will not be affected too much by changes that my happen to my body over time ie, pregnancy, weight gain/loss etc...

Any suggestions are appreciated
Thank you
P.S. My ideal place that I would like it to be is just under my rib cage on my side/top of my hip, should it be ok?

A. The things you worry about really don't apply to the foot/ankle or wrist areas. Those places hardly stretch or distort. Where you want to put it would definitely be changed by pregnancy or weight changes.

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From what point should I start calculating my pregnancy weight gain?

Q. I am 28 weeks pregnant and I am supposed to have gained 17-24 pounds by this point but I have only gained 9 pounds. However, I was told by a few people (no one "professional") that I am to calculate my weight gain with the weight I was when I first got pregnant. But, the thing is that in the first 10 weeks I lost 12 pounds from morning sickness... should I calculate that weight I gained back too or should I be worreid about only gaining 9 "real additional pounds"?

A. Calculate is from your orignial pre-pregnancy weight. Don't worry about it... you have a lot of time to catch up. I actually started to lose weight in the last month of pregnancy... and I still had a 10 pound baby.

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How do I calculate my pregnancy weight gain if I lost weight in the beginning?

Q. I am overweight and I lost 15 pounds in the first trimester, and I have just now gotten back to where I started so do I count that as a gain of 15 pounds, or do I say I netted 0 weight gain?

A. generally we're adding weight we've gained onto our pre-pregnancy weight so in your case
you haven't gained a thing, which is probably just fine considering you were overweight to begin with

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Have I gained too much weight in my pregnancy so far?

Q. I know that a healthy pregnancy weight gain for an average sized woman is 25 to 35 pounds. I'm 26 weeks, and I've already gained 23 pounds! I'm walking a lot and trying to eat healthy, but my apetite is RAVENOUS. Do I have any chance of staying under 35 pounds? My doctor says I'm fine and I have nothing to worry about, but people keep telling me how big my baby must be if my belly is this big already. I'm mostly all belly, but my butt has gotten a little bigger.

A. If your doctor is not concerned then I would not worry about it. I know how people can be I am 20 weeks and I am getting the "oh my god you are huge" all the time. Truth is I have only gained 7 lbs. my mother-in-law is the main one that keeps telling me that. Its like they think we don't own a mirror and can not see for ourselves that we have gained weight. I would not stress out over the weight, or what people are saying. Best of luck.

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Can weight gain cause your areola to stretch out and increase in size?

Q. I don't mean from pregnancy either, but from general weight gain. I think it can probably happen, but I've never heard anyone talk about this before.

A. i think it CAN happen from weight gain in general. after all, if your breasts increase in size from the weight gain, it seems like your areolas would also have to get bigger too, especially if the weight gain was rapid and it caused your skin to stretch out. maybe you could even get stretch marks on your nipples! now thats a scary thought......

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