weight gain following weaning

Hi,
I weaned my 26 month old, one month ago, and ever since I just keep on
putting on weight. My weight is normally very steady and I never
gained weight when I weaned my middle son at the age of 2. (I was
pregnant when I weaned my oldest). Does anyone have any ideas why I'm
gaining so much weight (I took a pregnancy test, negative, so it is
not that),
Thanks,
Helen

I weaned my 26 month old, one month ago, and ever since I just keep on
putting on weight. My weight is normally very steady and I never
gained weight when I weaned my middle son at the age of 2. (I was
pregnant when I weaned my oldest). Does anyone have any ideas why I'm
gaining so much weight (I took a pregnancy test, negative, so it is
not that),

each individual is different, but the chances are, you were needing
extra to breastfeed, got used to eating that and now are putting weight
on because of it.

I found that whilst I needed extra to breastfeed, I also couldn't drop
below a certain weight, which was a bit higher than my natural weight,
I've seen that in other people, they maintain a little extra fat during
breastfeeding and loose it when they stop (assuming they are eating well
and exercising throughout)

Anne

On Jun 17, 12:30 pm, hbar wrote:
Hi,
I weaned my 26 month old, one month ago, and ever since I just keep on
putting on weight. My weight is normally very steady and I never
gained weight when I weaned my middle son at the age of 2. (I was
pregnant when I weaned my oldest). Does anyone have any ideas why I'm
gaining so much weight (I took a pregnancy test, negative, so it is
not that),
Thanks,
Helen

I usually go below my normal weight during breastfeeding and end up a
bit underweight until my body starts trying to ovulate again. Then I
just start gaining and it takes me a while and quite a bit of effort
to stabilize. If you weren't yet ovulating when you weaned, you could
be experiencing the same kind of thing.

--Betsy

On Jun 18, 1:46 am, betsy wrote:
On Jun 17, 12:30 pm, hbar wrote:

Hi,
I weaned my 26 month old, one month ago, and ever since I just keep on
putting on weight. My weight is normally very steady and I never
gained weight when I weaned my middle son at the age of 2. (I was
pregnant when I weaned my oldest). Does anyone have any ideas why I'm
gaining so much weight (I took a pregnancy test, negative, so it is
not that),
Thanks,
Helen

I usually go below my normal weight during breastfeeding and end up a
bit underweight until my body starts trying to ovulate again. Then I
just start gaining and it takes me a while and quite a bit of effort
to stabilize. If you weren't yet ovulating when you weaned, you could
be experiencing the same kind of thing.

--Betsy

Thanks for your reply. Do you think changing from the mini-pill to the
normal pill will help? Maybe it will stabilize hormones a bit?
Helen

On Jun 18, 8:58 am, hbar wrote:
On Jun 18, 1:46 am, betsy wrote:





On Jun 17, 12:30 pm, hbar wrote:

Hi,
I weaned my 26 month old, one month ago, and ever since I just keep on
putting on weight. My weight is normally very steady and I never
gained weight when I weaned my middle son at the age of 2. (I was
pregnant when I weaned my oldest). Does anyone have any ideas why I'm
gaining so much weight (I took a pregnancy test, negative, so it is
not that),
Thanks,
Helen

I usually go below my normal weight during breastfeeding and end up a
bit underweight until my body starts trying to ovulate again. Then I
just start gaining and it takes me a while and quite a bit of effort
to stabilize. If you weren't yet ovulating when you weaned, you could
be experiencing the same kind of thing.

--Betsy

Thanks for your reply. Do you think changing from the mini-pill to the
normal pill will help? Maybe it will stabilize hormones a bit?
Helen- Hide quoted text -

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I don't know. Since the normal pill hormones tend to lead to weight
gain when you start it, I wouldn't bet on it.

--Betsy