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CelesteMary
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Posted: June 09 2011 at 1:55pm \| IP Logged

Hello, hoping to get some advice on how to keep feeling well after seven pregnancies, twins who are 23 months and a newborn.

I had to have a c-section these last two pregnancies and my newborn is only a week old.

Over the years I have had to eat better and better and better. Now I am down to just about having to eat everything in it's natural form, no processed anything, needing to eat many small meals it seems or else I get light headed. The most drastic is when I weaned the twins pretty much cold turkey a little over a year ago.

I've had my sugar tested and all tests come out fine, but it's almost as though I feel hypoglocemic or am I just really depleted? I have upped my vitamin intake trying to add all the good I can, but still if I don't eat a good meal, I feel faint.

I'm praying for it to be this season in my life with giving a lot of my body to babies and maybe not enough calories? Worry about losing baby weight later?

Anyone else been through this? I would love to know as it's starting to make me crazy! Thanks and God bless to you all.

Celeste

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Posted: June 09 2011 at 2:09pm \| IP Logged

You need 500 or 600 extra calories per day when breastfeeding. Just nourish yourself. Deal with losing the baby weight in a few months. I would get faint too. Just eat healthy food, but a little extra portions. That's my opinion anyway. My dr said not to go under 2300 calories when I was BFing.

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Posted: June 09 2011 at 2:49pm \| IP Logged

As of this August I will have been nursing for 10 years straight and what I have found is that I need to eat A LOT more protein than I used to. I try to make sure that I get 20-25g every time I eat for a total of 80-100g every day. Carbs without protein just make me feel awful and I am lightheaded and hungry again an hour after eating. I also have to work to keep my iron levels up, especially when I am pregnant, and to stay very well hydrated.

Emphasizing protein over carbs really helps with baby weight, too.

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CelesteMary
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Posted: June 09 2011 at 3:27pm \| IP Logged

Thanks sooooo much! I felt like I was going crazy. I have not been officially putting aside a certain amount of protein. I just normally "think" I got the right combination. I will need to write it down to stay on top of it. Thanks again!

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