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Breastfeeding question

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CareerGirl01 · 19/07/2013 19:47

My DD2 is 10 weeks old. I'm breastfeeding almost exclusively. Now I'm 10st 2lbs and my pre pregnancy weight was 9st 7lbs. I wouldn't be so anxious about my weight apart from it seems to have stuck for the last five weeks and I can't do up my trousers! Is it because I'm not eating enough- I'm back exercising (jogging and yoga) and according to MFP eating 2000 calories a day.
All I'm worried about is that if I don't lose the weight it will be there forever!

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CareerGirl01 · 19/07/2013 19:51

I ought to add I've got PCOS - and when I weigh more than my 9st 7lbs I tend to get back symptoms such as hair growth and spots! Pregnancy kept those at bay.

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EauRouge · 22/07/2013 17:00

Your DD2 is only 10 weeks, it's perfectly normal to still have the weight on. There's some info on losing weight whilst breastfeeding here. A lot of breastfeeding mothers find the weight comes off in dribs and drabs rather than at a steady pace. For me it was at 3, 6 and 9 months.

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CareerGirl01 · 25/07/2013 08:06

Eau what you've said makes sense: weighed myself yesterday and I've dropped 2lbs - despite stuffing myself with flapjacks!