This is probably a bit silly but I am EBF my DD who is 8 weeks. I put on quite a lot of weight while I was pregnant and I'm not much below my weight immediately after the birth (I went on holiday last week and even put on some more ). I have a wedding to go to in 3 weeks and was hoping wouldn't look completely awful at it!
I have a very sweet tooth and am eating far too many cakes and biscuits. I'm not that hot on self control so have decided to cut out sugar altogether. I'm on day 4 and not found it too difficult but am now worried about the effect on my supply. I pumped last night for the second time and could only get 60ml when I got over a 100ml the first time I did it a week ago. DD has also just been weighed by the HV and she has dropped below the 50th centile - she was between 50 and 75 before. I have noticed my breasts are less full but I don't know if that is just because my supply has settled down.
I'm probably not exaggerating to say that I was getting about half my calories from sweet stuff before so I'm worried this might be too extreme for my body. I have been getting headaches since I stopped. I'm just struggling to find things I can eat quickly and often with one hand other than biscuits. I'm not cutting out anything else and am still having fruit.
Any suggestions? And any suggestions of non sugary snacks I can eat (or healthier sweet things?). Thanks.
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Is cutting out sugar a bad idea while BF? Snack ideas?
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AllBoxedUp · 08/07/2014 13:07
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