2nd time Mom's who breastfed,

JulySpark05

if you were able to lose all the weight you gained during pregnancy, how long did it take you to lose it?

I breastfed DD until she was 6 months old but when she was 3 months old, I had to stop ebf and go to breastfeeding, pumping and topping up with formula since I had supply issues. After I stopped breastfeeding, I dropped like 5 or 10lbs but still held on to 10lbs and so never went back to my pre pregnancy weight.

I was 5"5 and 135lbs when I got pregnant and gained 46lbs. Yikes, I know! But I did have lots of fluid retention so I'm sure that accounted for some of it.

Obviously, I know if doesn't necessarily have to do with breastfeeding or not when it comes to losing the weight but I do believe breastfeeding probably helps in dropping it faster. I really want to try and breastfeed longer this time if possible and so I'm wondering if I do it longer then 6 months if my chances of losing the weight will be better? TIA!