Hi all
I know a lot of women have the opposite problem and need to LOSE weight after childbirth, and I'm sorry if I sound annoying... but for some reason I've lost all the extra pregnancy weight quite rapidly, probably due to breastfeeding.
After 3 months I was back to my normal weight but I continued to lose more. I thought I would stop breastfeeding after 6 months and everything would go back to normal afterwards, but then I wanted to keep on BF, especially since we've discovered DD (7 months) is allergic to dairy.
I don't feel good about giving her super artificial hypoallergenic formula.
Problem is : all the treats I used to eat to "fatten me up" (as my mother in law asked me to) were with dairy (yoghurts, rice pudding, cookies, nutella etc etc). DH bought me dairy free biscuits and stuff but I've been losing more weight. Probably because I'm watching everything and I'm also avoiding eggs and soy as much as possible until DD's allergies are confirmed.
What could I eat to make sure I get extra calories throughout the day?
I'm now 4 kg below my normal weight and DD is 7 months.
Somehow I think it's not good for DD that I'm underweight, but I don't want to stop BF...
Any advice?? Thanks !!!
sorry for long post!!