Exercising and BF
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Topic: Exercising and BF
Posted By: rocmummy
Subject: Exercising and BF
Date Posted: 26 September 2009 at 7:41pm
 What advice is there around exercising and breastfeeding, does it affect the milk at all??? Hmmm?
Before having the lil girl, i was a frequent jogger and id like to get back into that slowly. Can anyone tell me if there is anything i should be aware of, or, nothing to be worried about? Thanks. |
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 26 September 2009 at 8:00pm
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Wear a REALLY good bra, ease your way back into exercise, don't try to lose wieght too quickly (losing fat to rapidly release stores of toxins into the body, which is why you sometimes get pimples if you drop a few kg's). Make sure you stay hydrated. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 26 September 2009 at 9:51pm
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I second a really good sports bra! I was walking/running most days and playing competitive soccer when I was breastfeeding. Apart from having huge boobs that I had to strap down it was fine. I also timed it so that I did exercise after feeding DD so my boobs were empty as they were way too heavy to run when they were full (and I was scared of leaking everywhere with all the bouncing)!!
It didn't have any effect on my milk supply either ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: rocmummy
Date Posted: 27 September 2009 at 4:48am
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Thats great thank you! Absolutely, need a good bra for support! The walking does me wonders! 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 27 September 2009 at 9:18am
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Just keep hydrated otherwise your milk will be affected. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 9:30am
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I went back to body combat post c-section and breast feeding when Spencer was 10 weeks.
I researched on kellymom as I'd heard conflicting advise on exercising and BF. I'm so glad I read up on it. I've lost about 5kg since July goingt to the gym 3 times a week (and I go hard out now  )
I'm still BF and it's not affected my milk in anyway. I just need to make sure I drink lots of water on the days I go. And yep I forgeot my sports bra one day and it was just awful, lol![o] ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
DD-Carys Amelia 17.03.06 |
Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 5:55pm
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One thing I have heard is that if your running wear two bras. Also to feed before the workout as there have been cases of woman getting mastitis from their boobs being full when exercising ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 6:03pm
| My first time back at the gym i didnt even think about wearing a supportive bra...yea i paid the price! (it never was a problem for me before baby) Now i normally wear a good bra and a singlet top with built in support to hold it all in. |
Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 9:05pm
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It did affect my milk supply so I didn't bother til I finished BFng Jake (I lost a kg in the week I tried to work out, but he was so hungry and having extra feeds and didn't gain any weight - which was monitored frequently as he'd been very sick) .... so bear in mind that for some people it does affect milk supply. This time I'm not bothering til I've finished breastfeeding. ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |