I'm the same way. Gained 25 and lost 40. I know it seems like a blessing to some, but it can be scary to see your body that way. Sounds like you maintain a healthy diet and you do eat all meals, right? Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Don't skip them even if you are busy with the baby. Make things the night before so that you can just grab and go. I just make sure that I'm eating a lot more small meals throughout the day, LOTS of snacks, but healthy snacks - no empty calories like potato chips or candy. Yes, milkshakes and ice cream are great for packing on extra pounds and the calcium is good for your body and baby. I had dessert almost everyday this past year...but have slowed down now that Wesley is also slowing down on BF. I had to sorta re-teach myself what to eat, like instead of getting a salad when I go out, get a burger with salad on the side. The key is upping your daily calories but not doing it with sugary snacks which will just cause more fatigue IMO. Add in fruit smoothies for breakfast (which are loaded with carbs), but put in WHOLE milk yogurt or frozen yogurt or sherbert. Don't use any sugar supplements or do anything non-fat. Do not skip carbs. Your body needs them for fuel, so does the baby. GL. I had the same thing happen with my first, but as soon as he weaned, I gained some of the weight back. You can always talk to your doctor about it. I did since I dropped pretty fast this last time. I got blood work done and all was okay...but its good to check it out just in case.  |
