More nursing advice

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Ed,

further: some women lose weight quickly through nursing. Others hold onto

10 pounds. It's important to let both be NORMAL- not push weight loss. The

fat that women put on their thighs is magically transformed into breast

milk. W/ both my kids I lost weight fast: probably too fast ( not

intentionally- I eat like a horse)- 5 months. My milk supply went down

precipitously and from then on I lived on Wu ji Bai feng Wan and Brewers

yeast until I weaned.

It might have been kinder to my body- my yin, blood, jing- had I lost

weight more slowly.

 

Cara

 

 

> Ed,

> Your wife should breastfeed exclusively as long as possible and continue

> to breastfeed for at least one year, and longer if possible. There are

> so many benefits of breastfeeding to both baby AND mom. The daily

> caloric intake recommended for breastfeeding moms is actually higher

> than for pregnant moms (600 more calories per day versus 300 calories

> per day). So the weight doesn't come off immediately but more and more

> comes off the longer you breastfeed.

>

> Colleen

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> Ps. Congratulations

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> Message: 1

> Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:52:39 -0700

> " Ed Kasper LAc. www.HappyHerbalist.com "

> <eddy

> RE: c-section

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> My wife and I are expecting our second daughter July 4. All appears well

> thankfully.

> A VERY common question I get is " what herbal formula is good for _weight

> loss_ after delivery " .

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> It seems most western women are not concerned with recovery after, but

> think

> of losing weight.

> Qi and Blood Tonics don't seem to go hand in hand here.

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> Maciocia OB & Gyn book does not deal with that issue. (Great Book)

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> Methinks, the herbal pharmaceuticals would come up with some standard

> formulas for addressing this as the market is clearly there.

>

> Ed Kasper LAc, Santa Cruz, CA

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