I would absolutely not do this. Read the ingredients, everything will pass into the breastmilk. Talk to your doctor and a pharmacist. References :
Crab Apples Said,
Don’t do it. Try being more active. References :
Mama of Zee Said,
No it is not safe. References :
Laura R Said,
Do not take anything like that while breastfeeding…they are right everything you consume goes to the baby. Also if you are a breastfeeding mother you will lose weight faster anyway. I lost most all of my weight from breatfeeding! References :
c c Said,
The weight loss pills will probably pass through your breast milk and go into your baby, causing him/her to lose weight too. NOT something you want to happen.
Breastfeeding will cause you to lose weight as long as you are eating PROPERLY. Getting out for a walk or jog with baby in a stroller can help you lose weight and is good for the baby too. You can also sign up for "Mommy and Me" exercise classes that can help, but do NOT take any pills or other meds to help with weight loss while pregnant or breastfeeding. References :
powerpuffin Said,
If your priority is to take diet pills, then don’t breastfeed at all. It’s one thing that it gets into the breast milk and into the baby. It’s another thing that it will deplete your milk supply so you won’t be able to breastfeed anyway. So give your baby formula and go pop those pills! References :
Melinda O Said,
It can be very dangerous! There is a lot of ingredients that can pass into your milk and not be safe for your little one.
One of the great things about breast feeding is that you burn about 500 calories per day making milk. Keep your diet healthy and start walking or a light exercise when you are ready. Since your body uses a lot of carbs to help make your milk you may get a sweet tooth. Try and keep fruits around to help with that. The weight will come off. I had my son 3 1/2 months ago. I weighed well over 200 lbs before giving birth. I now weigh 165. I plan to breast feed till he is 6 months then I can do whatever to lose the rest of the weight. If you want to start an exercise routine after having the baby and are worried about the lactic acid that can move into your milk, just be sure to nurse right before you exercise, watch how your baby reacts and adjust your exercise accordingly. Talk with your obgyn at your check up and they can help you go over what is best for you and your baby. References : Mother of 2
Pippin Said,
Don’t borrow trouble.
What are you basing your BMI calculations on? Your pregnancy weight? Surely you are aware that pregnant women are supposed to gain weight!
Breastfeeding alone usually helps women to lose weight after giving birth. It burns a LOT of calories and also helps your uterus return to normal size. If, after 4-6 months of exclusive breastfeeding, exercise and a sensible diet you are still not losing any weight — reconsider the topic then.
I’m not clear what you mean by ‘the weight loss pills’. There are dozens of pills (some safe, some dangerous some placebos) that are sold to aid in weight loss. Whether a particular one is safe during breastfeeding is a question that nobody here can answer for you … at least without knowing what pill you are asking about. References :
genesis Said,
Its very dangerous for your baby. Everything that you eat or take gets passed on to your baby. The ingredients in diet pills could really interrupt your baby’s natural sleep cycle, growth, and development.
You can actually use your pregnancy (when you are overweight under CLOSE DOCTOR SUPERVISION) to help keep your weight gain in check. I have lost 20 pounds this pregnancy. It is perfectly safe (if you are overweight) to not gain more than 10 pounds or to lose 10 or so pounds DURING pregnancy. Your body requires around 300 calories a day to build a baby. When breastfeed you require around 500 or more calories.
~EXERCISE!! If you’re chatting on the phone, get up and walk around the house. Go for a LIGHT walk every day for a half hour or so, or more if you’re feeling froggy. Not only does walking boost your metabolism, it releases endorphins that make you feel good. It also helps move the baby down into the correct position for birthing, reduces hip pain (from spreading), works out lower back pain (as long as you keep good posture on your walks), and makes your butt look great! When you clean house do it a little faster than usual so that your heart rate rises a LITTLE. It is very important to remember when you exercise while pregnant is that you cant let your heart rate get too high. If you are out of breath, slow down!
~PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE! Don’t cut them out all together though, they are very important for your body and for the baby. just cut your intake in half. This includes breads, pasta, rice, fruit juice, fruit, sugar, and SOME dairy (ice cream etc), and Potatoes, Corn, and Beans. Carbs are what really makes women gain weight. Switch from white "enriched" products to wheat. Wheat bread, brown rice, and wheat noodles take longer to process in your body so you don’t get that sugar spike.
Fruit and fruit juice also contain a great deal of sugar. Limit your intake to a glass of fruit juice a day (8oz) and maybe only one or two servings of fruit. Replace a few of your fruit servings with carrots or other veggies. Carrots, corn, and potatoes have more carbs than other veggies, so be careful how many of them you eat.
~Carbs are sugar. When you eat too many your body cant process all of the sugars that the carbs turn into, so it stores them as fat. Also, your insulin (what processes blood sugar) doesn’t pass through the placenta to your baby. So you baby’s blood sugar rises as well. This can result in a larger than average baby or a baby that has low blood sugar after birth: the baby has to create more of his/her own insulin to handle yours too.
~ SERVING SIZE: when you make your plate, imagine it being cut into quarters. One quarter should be meat/protein, one quarter should be healthy carbs, and the remaining half should be VEGGIES. Pay attention to the serving size on the side of the box of something you are cooking or eating. One serving of carbs should be around 15. if the side of the box says 1 cup of the product contains 35 carbs, try only having half a cup. Your breakfast should have one carb, lunch is 2 carbs, and dinner is one carb. Avoid carbs before bed because your body wont burn them off in time. A few carbs in between meals for your snacks is ok.
~ SNACK OFTEN! You should be eating 6 to 8 times a day. This will keep you from getting hungry and help you battle those crazy baby cravings! Try some nuts, crackers (wheat, like triscut or something), veggies and dip, maybe a fruit serving, or a few bits of frozen cool whip! Snacks are important because they keep your blood sugar from spiking. That is why people who say "oh well i only eat twice a day but i’m still gaining weight" have problems losing weight. If you keep your food intake at a slow and steady pace you wont get high sugars and your body wont turn it into fat. References :
Hannah Wilson Said,
Absolutely not safe, try more exercise or some natural diet. References :
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I would absolutely not do this. Read the ingredients, everything will pass into the breastmilk. Talk to your doctor and a pharmacist.
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Don’t do it. Try being more active.
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No it is not safe.
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Do not take anything like that while breastfeeding…they are right everything you consume goes to the baby. Also if you are a breastfeeding mother you will lose weight faster anyway. I lost most all of my weight from breatfeeding!
References :
The weight loss pills will probably pass through your breast milk and go into your baby, causing him/her to lose weight too. NOT something you want to happen.
Breastfeeding will cause you to lose weight as long as you are eating PROPERLY. Getting out for a walk or jog with baby in a stroller can help you lose weight and is good for the baby too. You can also sign up for "Mommy and Me" exercise classes that can help, but do NOT take any pills or other meds to help with weight loss while pregnant or breastfeeding.
References :
If your priority is to take diet pills, then don’t breastfeed at all. It’s one thing that it gets into the breast milk and into the baby. It’s another thing that it will deplete your milk supply so you won’t be able to breastfeed anyway. So give your baby formula and go pop those pills!
References :
It can be very dangerous! There is a lot of ingredients that can pass into your milk and not be safe for your little one.
One of the great things about breast feeding is that you burn about 500 calories per day making milk. Keep your diet healthy and start walking or a light exercise when you are ready. Since your body uses a lot of carbs to help make your milk you may get a sweet tooth. Try and keep fruits around to help with that. The weight will come off. I had my son 3 1/2 months ago. I weighed well over 200 lbs before giving birth. I now weigh 165. I plan to breast feed till he is 6 months then I can do whatever to lose the rest of the weight. If you want to start an exercise routine after having the baby and are worried about the lactic acid that can move into your milk, just be sure to nurse right before you exercise, watch how your baby reacts and adjust your exercise accordingly. Talk with your obgyn at your check up and they can help you go over what is best for you and your baby.
References :
Mother of 2
Don’t borrow trouble.
What are you basing your BMI calculations on? Your pregnancy weight? Surely you are aware that pregnant women are supposed to gain weight!
Breastfeeding alone usually helps women to lose weight after giving birth. It burns a LOT of calories and also helps your uterus return to normal size. If, after 4-6 months of exclusive breastfeeding, exercise and a sensible diet you are still not losing any weight — reconsider the topic then.
I’m not clear what you mean by ‘the weight loss pills’. There are dozens of pills (some safe, some dangerous some placebos) that are sold to aid in weight loss. Whether a particular one is safe during breastfeeding is a question that nobody here can answer for you … at least without knowing what pill you are asking about.
References :
Its very dangerous for your baby. Everything that you eat or take gets passed on to your baby. The ingredients in diet pills could really interrupt your baby’s natural sleep cycle, growth, and development.
You can actually use your pregnancy (when you are overweight under CLOSE DOCTOR SUPERVISION) to help keep your weight gain in check. I have lost 20 pounds this pregnancy. It is perfectly safe (if you are overweight) to not gain more than 10 pounds or to lose 10 or so pounds DURING pregnancy. Your body requires around 300 calories a day to build a baby. When breastfeed you require around 500 or more calories.
~EXERCISE!! If you’re chatting on the phone, get up and walk around the house. Go for a LIGHT walk every day for a half hour or so, or more if you’re feeling froggy. Not only does walking boost your metabolism, it releases endorphins that make you feel good. It also helps move the baby down into the correct position for birthing, reduces hip pain (from spreading), works out lower back pain (as long as you keep good posture on your walks), and makes your butt look great! When you clean house do it a little faster than usual so that your heart rate rises a LITTLE. It is very important to remember when you exercise while pregnant is that you cant let your heart rate get too high. If you are out of breath, slow down!
~PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE! Don’t cut them out all together though, they are very important for your body and for the baby. just cut your intake in half. This includes breads, pasta, rice, fruit juice, fruit, sugar, and SOME dairy (ice cream etc), and Potatoes, Corn, and Beans. Carbs are what really makes women gain weight. Switch from white "enriched" products to wheat. Wheat bread, brown rice, and wheat noodles take longer to process in your body so you don’t get that sugar spike.
Fruit and fruit juice also contain a great deal of sugar. Limit your intake to a glass of fruit juice a day (8oz) and maybe only one or two servings of fruit. Replace a few of your fruit servings with carrots or other veggies. Carrots, corn, and potatoes have more carbs than other veggies, so be careful how many of them you eat.
~Carbs are sugar. When you eat too many your body cant process all of the sugars that the carbs turn into, so it stores them as fat. Also, your insulin (what processes blood sugar) doesn’t pass through the placenta to your baby. So you baby’s blood sugar rises as well. This can result in a larger than average baby or a baby that has low blood sugar after birth: the baby has to create more of his/her own insulin to handle yours too.
~ SERVING SIZE: when you make your plate, imagine it being cut into quarters. One quarter should be meat/protein, one quarter should be healthy carbs, and the remaining half should be VEGGIES. Pay attention to the serving size on the side of the box of something you are cooking or eating. One serving of carbs should be around 15. if the side of the box says 1 cup of the product contains 35 carbs, try only having half a cup. Your breakfast should have one carb, lunch is 2 carbs, and dinner is one carb. Avoid carbs before bed because your body wont burn them off in time. A few carbs in between meals for your snacks is ok.
~ SNACK OFTEN! You should be eating 6 to 8 times a day. This will keep you from getting hungry and help you battle those crazy baby cravings! Try some nuts, crackers (wheat, like triscut or something), veggies and dip, maybe a fruit serving, or a few bits of frozen cool whip! Snacks are important because they keep your blood sugar from spiking. That is why people who say "oh well i only eat twice a day but i’m still gaining weight" have problems losing weight. If you keep your food intake at a slow and steady pace you wont get high sugars and your body wont turn it into fat.
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Absolutely not safe, try more exercise or some natural diet.
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