Issues after Delivery  Discussion Forum

Hi,

I've a nine month old daughter and have gained a lot of weight post-pregnancy. I feel like eating constantly. I work from home and this has ruined my routine. I tend to finish off all my office work when my baby is sleeping.

I've just started my morning walks for 15 mts accompanied by stretching exercises over the last couple of days and am a mass of aches now. Can I go on a rigorous diet now that my baby is also taking in some solids along with my feed? Pls advise. Would be very helpful if you pass on a diet chart. lc replied. hi vidya,

i have heard that after 3 months of delivering the baby you can start your diet. you can join the gym. i don't agree with sanya's reply. because you can feed your baby till one year and you are going to wait for ONE YEAR??

i have a friend and she got baby girl in nov05 and she started her diet after 3 months and she still feeds her daughter.

the best advise is your doctors advise.
take care

regards
lina Sanya replied. If you are breast feeding you can't diet because it will reduce your milk flow and your baby won't get the right nutrients because you would be cutting down on a lot of foods.

But you can watch what you eat, cut down on carbs such as potatoes, switch to brown bread of rye bread, cut down on oil. If you are non-veg have more of fish and chicken instead of red meat.

On the other hand if you are bottle feeding then by all means do go on a reasonable diet with exercise.

After trying every fad diet on earth I have learnt the hard way that you can only loose weight with proper diet as well as exercise. Especially post pregnancy weight. Tummy will only go down if you do crunches and other tummy exercises or if you can afford a tummy tuck. Otherwise no diet can reduce your tummy.

I was 70kgs at one time after I gave birth to my 3rd child. After trying hard and never giving up I am now 57kg.

Best of luck rai replied. i could diet when i was feeding my daughter..no matter how i tried i stayed the same. i naw have put her on the bottle (she is also 9 months) and have lost half a stone and am losing more. jena replied. hi
i have 3 mths old girl my experience is its easy to diet while feeding
do some walk with crunches.
and while eating with each bite think what you will get from this
the answer will help you to diet
jena