When can I start to lose weight after pregnancy?
You have to give your body some time to recover from the birth, wait for about five to six weeks before you begin your post pregnancy weight loss regime. Make sure you remember that your body may change shape straight after pregnancy, and you could possibly struggle to get back to your pre-pregnancy weight.
To begin start doing some comfortable exercises like walking, pelvic floor exercises, stretching, as soon as you feel ready for it. But remember to not over do it and really you should wait at least up to six weeks before taking up more strenuous exercise .
Is it possible to lose weight safely?
A nutritious, varied diet will accelerate your recovery from them hours in labour and birth, plus assist you in keeping up with the demands from your new born child. Regardless of whether you are breast feeding or bottle feeding, you must attain a healthy diet.
These general guidelines will assist you in achieveing and maintaining a healthy weight:
• It is very important for post pregnancy weight loss to eat breakfast in the morning
• Consume at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day
• With your meals include lots of fibre-rich foods in your diet for example ,oats, beans,lentils, grains and seeds
•Include in your meals starchy foods such as bread, rice and pasta,if possible wholegrain varieties for added fibre
•Stay away from fried foods, takeaways and confectionery, cakes and fizzy drinks, which are high in fat and sugar respectively.If you must have fizzy drinks stick to the no sugar variety.
•Be careful with your portions at mealtimes and the number and type of snacks you eat between meals,with snacks go with 0 calorie food.
Post pregnancy weight loss can be an extremely arduous task after having a baby,but it’s very important that you do shed them pounds carefully and slowly.
It´s certainly possible that even a small weight gain of say 1-2 BMI units between pregnancies can increase the risk of problems in your next pregnancy, such as high blood pressure and gestational diabetes.
Do I have to change anything if I´m breastfeeding?
If you are feeding the baby breast milk, you will probably need a few more calories than a bottle feeding mum. The reason being the energy you use to produce milk for your baby,a rough estimation is you will need around an extra 300 calories a day.
However what you must take in to account is that some of these additional energy needs will be produced from your body’s existing fat stores,what this basically means is that breast feeding can help you lose weight.
It’s perfectly safe to reduce weight this way when breast feeding and it certainly will not affect the quality or supply of your milk.
What is a realistic timescale for my body to be back as it was pre pregnancy?
Its possible that if you where eating a good nutritious diet before and during your pregnancy, you may only need a couple of months to replenish all the nutrients your baby used to grow and develop.
On the other hand if you was not eating properly before and during pregnancy for whatever reason, it could take much longer, possibly around a year or more.
It could possibly even take that long if you were eating extremely well before falling pregnant.
Remember, you’ve just had a baby which is an extremely strenuous and nutritionally zapping event so just give your body the time, which is necessary to get back in to a pre pregnant shape.
While you are waiting to get back in to shape try the Postpartum Abdomen Support, Medium 32″ – 38″ – Post Partum, Loving Comfort just as a helping hand.
