After nine months of being in a body that’s constantly changing, you’re psyched to finally meet your kid and embrace #MomLife. At the same time, there’s so much focus on celebs’ post-baby bodies and how fast they’ve “bounced back.” When someone like Adriana Lima walks the runway just weeks after giving birth, it can feel like there’s some kind of secret or magic bullet to dropping the baby weight quickly. But here’s what you can realistically expect when it comes to weight loss after birth, according to experts.

Yes, breastfeeding burns calories, but it’s nota diet.New mom Naya Rivera recently claimed she “easily” dropped 30 pounds just from breastfeeding and low-impact exercise. Cat Deeley said she did nothing but breastfeed, and in two months, was back in fighting shape. Breastfeeding is a legit calorie burner, but despite what every skinny new mom claims, you shouldn’t use it to reach your post-baby body goal faster. As your baby’s primary, even sole, source, of nutrition, you need an additional 400 to 500 calories to help keep your milk production flowing, explains Sherry Ross, MD, ob-gyn, and women’s health expert at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California.
About two-thirds of those extra calories should come from snacks and foods you eat. The other one-third is burned from weight you gained when you were pregnant. Because of that, if you eat a healthy, well-balanced diet, “you’re bound to lose weight naturally,” says Dr. Ross. (You can expect to drop about 1 pound a week.)

But don’t think you can lose weight faster by cutting calories. Eating less than 1,800 calories a day could hinder your milk supply. (Not to mention the fact that you’ll probably feel exhausted.)

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