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You will lose weight faster

 

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reastfeeding burns calories.  Over 600 calories a day for breastfeeding women who don't supplement with formula.  600 calories!  That's like getting two hours of aerobic exercise each day.  A study published in the Journal of American Dietician Association shows breastfeeding melting off inches around your hips and buttocks.  The reference is below.

Reference

Summary:
  Mothers who breastfed exclusively or partially had significantly larger reductions in hip circumference and were less above their prepregnancy weights at 1 month postpartum than mothers who fed formula exclusively.

Author:   Kramer, F.,

Title:  "Breastfeeding reduces maternal lower body fat."

Published in:   J Am Diet Assoc 1993;93(4):429-33
 
 
 

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