Can I exercise to lose weight while breastfeeding?

During pregnancy, in order to provide the baby with adequate nutrition, every mother will consume more energy. After giving birth, the body will face the state of obesity and bloating. Therefore, during the breastfeeding period, many new mothers will be eager to lose weight. Do you know if you can lose weight through exercise during breastfeeding? How to lose weight during breastfeeding? Can I use slimming cream? The editor will introduce it to you below.

It is generally not recommended for postpartum or breastfeeding women to use slimming creams or any other slimming products to lose weight. Firstly, slimming products will affect the baby's health. Secondly, they will also affect the female endocrine system, causing endocrine disorders, which is not conducive to physical health. Does this mean that breastfeeding women must have a barrel waist and elephant legs?

Of course not. For women who are breastfeeding, as long as they pay attention to the following details, they can restore their slim figure in the shortest time.

No time for exercise

Try to lose weight while raising children

After childbirth, various parenting matters occupy most of mothers' time. Therefore, it is basically unrealistic to ask breastfeeding women to take time out to exercise and lose weight. In fact, for breastfeeding women, it is important to be particularly good at seizing every opportunity in life to lose weight.

Maybe your baby can help you lose weight? For example, when you go shopping for groceries, you can hold your baby in your arms to exercise your arms and reduce the formation of "baby wings". Holding your baby and doing up and down squats can help you lose weight and develop your baby's coordination skills.

Doing parent-child yoga with your baby can enhance the mother-child bond, and the fat around your waist will disappear without you noticing; take your baby for a walk in the morning and evening; when doing daily housework, twist your body and increase the range of motion, etc. These methods are actually beneficial for weight loss.

Here is a reminder that postpartum women are generally not encouraged to engage in strenuous exercise. Because breastfeeding women will produce milk containing lactic acid after excessive exercise, which is not good for the health of the baby.

Besides, parenting itself is a very hard task, as long as you are not lazy and don’t push all the things to your mother-in-law or your significant other. It is not easy to gain weight during breastfeeding because you have to do everything yourself.

Drugs for weight loss are harmful. Drinking water can also help you lose weight.

During the lactation period, you must pay attention to drinking enough water. For example, drinking more water is not only beneficial to the secretion of milk, but also helps postpartum women lose weight. Changing snacks to fruits, using a body shaping belt, and massaging with essential oils are actually all helpful for women to lose weight.

In fact, from a health perspective, it is not recommended for women who are postpartum or breastfeeding to lose a lot of weight, especially using unnatural weight loss methods, which are more harmful. This is because the body of a woman who is breastfeeding after childbirth has not yet recovered. If she loses weight immediately, it is likely to affect the body's recovery. Moreover, most women will slowly lose weight in four months after childbirth, so there is no need to deliberately find ways to lose weight during breastfeeding.

Furthermore, if you must lose weight, you must do so gradually and scientifically while ensuring your health.

Finally, the editor recommends that breastfeeding women should not try to lose weight by dieting under any circumstances. Because dieting can easily cause malnutrition and affect the baby's growth and development, it is recommended to adjust the dietary structure. Pay attention to the balanced intake of various nutrients in daily life. You can eat appropriate coarse grains and vitamin-rich foods, slow down your eating speed, and increase the number of chewings appropriately.