But you need to put sleeping as a priority early on. After having 4 babies myself, sleep was definitely lacking for months. It’s not easy to get the recommended hours of sleep a night when you are taking care of a newborn baby. The more sleep you have the better you will feel, the more energy you will have and, therefore, the more motivated you will be to exercise. If you get enough sleep during the postpartum phase of motherhood, then your overall health will benefit. It has been well established that exclusive breastfeeding is beneficial for both infants and mothers, but promoting breastfeeding as a strategy to promote postpartum weight loss is of paramount importance,”. These results reinforce the World Health Organization recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life in order to reduce the risk of weight retention or weight gain in postpartum women. “Exclusive breastfeeding was associated with maternal postpartum weight reduction. In this research article, they had this to say about breastfeeding and weight loss:
Breastfeeding will ultimately help your uterus to get smaller and thus your stomach will appear flatter. The uterus has enlarged so much during pregnancy that even if you have lost a lot of the fat around your waist, your stomach will continue to stick out and appear as if you are still pregnant.
The uterus contracts to get smaller with every nursing session. The hormones, the uterine contractions and the increase in metabolism all play a huge roll in weight loss and shrinking the size of your stomach. Breastfeeding your newborn is by far the ticket to speedy recovery.
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