Diet Shakes whilst breastfeeding?

[Traveller]

I'm not sure, but my instinct says that too much of any one thing might not be a good idea whilst breastfeeding. So whilst a shake instead of lunch might be ok, I wouldn't swap more that one meal for a shake.

If you can't find out for certain, how about a home made veggie soup for lunch instead? That way you know it will be low calorie, salt, etc, whilst not having to worry about any hidden ingredients. I make a huge pot of soup and freeze it in portions, so I can always have one for lunch and the fibre/liquid mix is also great for the old digestive system.

[Frantelle]

I think you will find that is a big no as the toxins in your body can be released through your breats milk.

But I would talk to the consultants but I pretty sure that they are not recomended for pregnant or breast feeding women

[deletedit]

I think you will find that is a big no as the toxins in your body can be released through your breats milk.

Are you saying the shakes are full of toxins or losing weight causes toxins to be released?

Every time I've breastfed I've lost insane amounts of weight, the first time far too fast. I bought the non-diet versions of those shakes as a supplement. The ones in the 'gain weight' section of the health aisle. They didn't do much, so I quit BF.

[Frantelle]

I think it is the toxins from your body the ones that cause the bad breath etc.

But like I said check with the CONSULTANTS

[LimeSlice]

No, generally they don't allow you to use them if you are BF. (I asked last time lol)

You can do Lite n Easy though, just get the lunches. Remember though BF doesn't assist weight loss in many women (as the myth says) but can do the opposite.
Your best bet is simply upping your exercise.

[~Kim~]

I think the only shake that says you can do while BFing is the Xndo range. I went on them to support DH last year. I was only having one shake a day as opposed to his two and having masses of extra calcium serves every day (like 4 extra I think). I did lose weight - about 5 kgs in 5 weeks but my milk dropped massively and DS became very very fussy. So from a personal view i don't reccomend it.

I have had lots of success recently with Calorie King and regular exercise.

[onthefly]

I gained 20kg and like you found most of it went without any effort, but the last 5-6kg were very stubborn. But, aroudn the 12-month mark I stopped working and DS slept well for a bit and I was able to do a bit of exercise and hey presto! Are you getting much sleep/rest? That could well be a reason why those last kilos are not coming off.

[Manhattan]

Ok, so seems like shakes are out of the question.

Traveller - Thanks for the suggestion . I guess I could make something healthy and then just pull a serve out of the freezer as I need it. Cant you tell I'm lazy though?? Do u have a good vegie soup recipe by any chance?

LimeSlice - I thought you were gonna say that I have started exercising more lately, but deep down I do know I need to amp that up a bit.

Kim - Thanks for the heads up about supply. I really dont want to be having any issues after we battled so hard to feed in the first place. And I actually have a Calorie King book, might see if I can find it!

Marcellus - It seems you all want me to exercise!?! I do get a fair bit of sleep (bless DD!) but I dont ever really relax itms? Its so hard to get to sleep cos I am always so tense.

Thanks all for your responses, really appreciated. So my plan of attack is execise every day, 3 healthy main meals, and try to limit snacks (I've a sweet tooth to boot!) to healthy stuff. Bye bye chocolate, lollies and cookies I was looking for an easy way out I spose, but I will just really have to watch everything that goes into my mouth from now on.

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