Breastfeeding and Slimming World

8 week spurt is a night mare but soon all gets better

Sorry bout the sat nav. Really why ppl do this i dont kno. Sending u hugs xx

Start:: 217lb current:: 214.5lb...Goal:: 154lb 60.5lb to go!! club10 goal 195lb 19.5lb to go! Mini goals: 12lb by holiday 11.5 to go. 40lb by xmas 39.5 to go. 61lb by mid march 60.5 to go
 
Well ladies ive started combi feeding in preparation for full weaning, down to morning and bedtime feeds only, mainly due to peer pressure to stop but I'm glad we got past the 6 month mark. I don't no when I'll drop the bf all together but what ppl don't no they can't comment on eh?

How's things with u all? x
 
How much milk do they have in day? Tj still has a bit of boob after each meal and is almost 8months. I want to be free 8.30-6.30 idealy in time for starting childminding

Start:: 217lb current:: 214.5lb...Goal:: 154lb 60.5lb to go!! club10 goal 195lb 19.5lb to go! Mini goals: 12lb by holiday 11.5 to go. 40lb by xmas 39.5 to go. 61lb by mid march 60.5 to go
 
Leeanne910 said:
How much milk do they have in day? Tj still has a bit of boob after each meal and is almost 8months. I want to be free 8.30-6.30 idealy in time for starting childminding

Start:: 217lb current:: 214.5lb...Goal:: 154lb 60.5lb to go!! club10 goal 195lb 19.5lb to go! Mini goals: 12lb by holiday 11.5 to go. 40lb by xmas 39.5 to go. 61lb by mid march 60.5 to go
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Charlie has bf in morning and before bed but has follow on milk at 11 and 2 I make up 7 oz in each bottle but the most he has taken is 4 at each feed then he has spoon feed breakfast, lunch and dinner. We r on day 4 of this and my boobs r starting to settle, they aren't as uncomfortable today so my supply must b decreasing, I'm quite sad about it but at the same time it's nice to give Simon an opportunity to feed him!
 
Mrs2010 how awful u've felt u've had to give it up but well done for lasting as long as u have!
Think babies have growth spurts as n when they please! U'll get through each one n be proud u have! Its hard so dont beat urself up if u come off sw whilst its happening!
Leeanne maybe give TJ a bit more food in the day n stop offering him boob gradually to wean him off. U'll find he does it naturally anyway. Hardest bit is knowing how much food to give without overfeeding them lol glad my LO loves fruit n hes doing well with lumps so ive started giving him a small portion of my teas as all homemade n salt free
Im 3lb off my 5 1/2 stone need to stop going to parties as i get cake eyes!!!
 
Thanks Ladies :) He was surprisingly ok after injections (whingy but no temperature) - I havent given the calpol so will see how he is today as know day after is often the worse.
He actually didnt feed as much as I expected yesterday so maybe we thru the growth spurt (or more likely he is recovering from the injections).

Funny how I have completely forgot how I weaned Amy. Know I didnt start it til 6 months and by 12 months she was just morning and night on the breast.

But no idea how I built up to that, i think i used the annabel karmel weaning book which says state with one ice cube then your going to 3 and then about 5 i think. gradually they eat more food and take less milk.

Leeanne - how are you getting on on SW? (KNow you changed a while back so guess your back on it). You did fab whilst pregnant didnt you? Have you found it harder now? I def find it hard now I lost the initial weight - i discussed it with my consultant and am now having one less HE and a total of 20 syns.

I feel more in control altho still being naughty. Ideally I want to stay the same or lose a pound this week but its mainly been a bad week so no idea how it will go.
 
Yeh pregnancy i did fab...now since i had him gained stone and a half... Im finding im good then sweet cravings take over...finding it hard...i never craved sweet stuff before :( so now i have loads to lose to be in healthy bmi...gutted... But have heard hormones while breastfeeding dont agree with some ppl and they gain...maybe thats me?

I havrnt tried to wean him.off as dont wanna give formula at all. And he has 3 meals a day with both protein carb and veg in lunch and dinner and puds. I asked the lactation specialist from my lll group and she said if i stop boob in the day...he might wake more in the niggt....and that scared me

Start:: 217lb current:: 214.5lb...Goal:: 154lb 60.5lb to go!! club10 goal 195lb 19.5lb to go! Mini goals: 12lb by holiday 11.5 to go. 40lb by xmas 39.5 to go. 61lb by mid march 60.5 to go
 
That's exactly how I am. I eat slimming world food for my meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) but if I go to a coffee shop or playcentre I have to have a cake. My fave is rocky road and its so chocolately that it has to be over 300 cals (15 syns). Probs more like 20!

But if am good all day I still need chocolate. I just had a.dairy milk (10 syns) and a crunchie (9.5) but I am allowing myself 20 to stay in control. Don't think I will do well this week as Fri I had takeaway and 1 chocolate, Sat was awful - pub lunch but reasonable, 3 bars of dairy milk, ice cream, 2 of them.kinder hippos and a.glass of wine (this was when discoverrd abt Satnav been stolen).

Sunday and Mon not too bad but not great. Yest and today ok and within my 20 syns.
 
It's depressing tho when others just feed and weight drops off, guess would for me if I was a.bit less naughty! Lol
 
Hi all. I am breast feeding my wee one who is 11 weeks. I have been attending SW for 6 wks. Am losing slowly 1-2 pounds a week. Not always using my hex and wad told to only have 10 syns. See some of u r on 20? Wondered whether I would loose more if I ate more of hex and syns - what do you guys think?

With my first I hoped weight would fall off when breast feeding but thinki i was like u Leanne and gained :(

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mammakat said:
Hi all. I am breast feeding my wee one who is 11 weeks. I have been attending SW for 6 wks. Am losing slowly 1-2 pounds a week. Not always using my hex and wad told to only have 10 syns. See some of u r on 20? Wondered whether I would loose more if I ate more of hex and syns - what do you guys think?

With my first I hoped weight would fall off when breast feeding but thinki i was like u Leanne and gained
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Congrats on your baby and weightloss to date. When I joined after my first I was given 10 syns and that worked for me.

Do u have the breastfeeding leaflet. From 2-6 months if exclusively breastfeeding you should have 6 healthy extras. I have just reduced mine by 1 and given myself 20 syns which cant say is working until I at least do few weeks of sticking to it without cheating!

The leaflet says use all 15 syns but if u can cope with just 10 go with it. You should have all ur HE tho (or at least 5 of them). The 4 extra.HE add up to the 500 cals.extra.and.think u need them when breastfeeding.

Losing 1-2lbs.a.week.is very good.and.more.likely the weight will stay.off :)
 
Thanks for reply. Will try to keep up with hex. Did not get leaflet but will ask c. Need to keep positive and as you say 1-2 pounds is good loss. Just am so fed up with being overweight:( never lost baby weight with son who is 4! In the past have always tried crash diets and would loose lots at first but quickly gain back. Need to get head round that SW is healthy eating for life and not a quick fix. Am really enjoying the plan and apart from a little curry blip last night I have been quite good. :)

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The leaflet basically says on Extra Easy if exclusively breastfeeding then from the age of 2 months to 6 months then instead of 2 healthy extras you get 6 healthy extras.

If you start weaning before 6 months then the Healthy Extras drop (and they drop anyway at 6 months when you do wean).

The reason I did the extra tweak is because when I lost weight after my daughter I followed Weight Watchers. I much prefer Slimming World but loved that on Weight Watchers I got loads extra points for breastfeeding that could be use on sweet stuff. If you did exercise then you got extra points as well so I loved it.

Slimming World gives you extra HEAs and HEBs (i dont know about you but I much prefer chocolate to bread or cheese haha). Anyway what I am doing isnt really allowed and I dont know if it will - but its worth a try as all I was doing was having fake chocolate (the hifi bars) and it didnt hit the spot so I then had the proper chocolate. So actually I would have been better off just going for the chocolate and saving the calories of the hifi bars s I didnt need it really.

Good luck, sure you will do great :)
 
Cant believe uve been told to just have 10 when u can have upto 15! Just do ur best to try n have all ur extra healthy extras which is for ur little one. I had milkshakes or 30g block of cheese to nibble on as well as bread cereal n hifi bars. We all have our bad wks so dont beat urself up. Only drop to 10 syns if the weight has just stopped after trying everything else such as writing out food diaries sticking to same amount of syns each wk n weighing out all ur healthy extras as well as making sure u eat lots of free food and getting in 1/3 superfree! I should practise what i preach lol!
Damm those soft play centres n selling naughty cake its very hard when ur with skinny mummys who can get away with it!
 
KittieB said:
Hello ladies :) can I join in? My little boy is nearly 4 months old and I joined slimming world yesterday. It's going really well so far, I just don't understand how I can lose weight when I'm eating so much?! I'm struggling to eat the 6 HEs, I've still got 1 A and 1 B left to eat!
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Hi kittieB

Welcome! I was finding it really had to fit them in as well but then discovered my love for cheese.....now Charlie is 6 months I only get one extra a I really miss them! Enjoy!!!!
 
Welcome kitty im sure ull find a way to get them all in and enjoy while it lasts!! Dont forget as well as the usual u can have tinned fruit or cooked fruit as a heb and milkshake for an a choice as well as enjoying lots of cheese like mrs2010 said lol. I have to do red n green days now to get a good cheese fix!!!
Has anyones LO's got teeth yet? Daniel has 6 n dont i know it ouch!!! Lol have to be very carefull especially on night feeds as he falls asleep on the boob!
 
jojogonnabeslim said:
Welcome kitty im sure ull find a way to get them all in and enjoy while it lasts!! Dont forget as well as the usual u can have tinned fruit or cooked fruit as a heb and milkshake for an a choice as well as enjoying lots of cheese like mrs2010 said lol. I have to do red n green days now to get a good cheese fix!!!
Has anyones LO's got teeth yet? Daniel has 6 n dont i know it ouch!!! Lol have to be very carefull especially on night feeds as he falls asleep on the boob!
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Charles got 6 currently.and sure as he'll know about it when they come :-(
 
KittieB said:
Today I've only had 5 healthy extras and I'm meant to have 6, I just can't fit them all in! I've just had to eat some cheese and 2 slices of wholemeal toast to make it to 5! I'll syn the butter though.

Jacob doesn't have any teeth yet but he's teething :( I can see white under his gums
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That is a good sign. They will be through soon :)
 
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