Episode 3. If you're nursing and doing "everything right" and still exhausted, still stalled, still not recovering your protein target might be the missing piece. 👇 This week on I Wish My OB Told Me we're breaking down exactly why your pre-baby macros aren't enough anymore, how your body is pulling from your own muscle to make milk, and what you should actually be eating right now. No restriction. No guilt. Just real information your body needs. 🔗 The 60-Day Postpartum Reset has nutrition built in. Check the classroomfordetails. #breastfeedingmom #postpartumnutrition #nursingmom #postpartumweightloss #iwishmyobtoldme

Nobody told me that exercising while breastfeeding required a completely different approach. I had to figure it out myself and it almost cost me my milk supply. 💚 Here's what I know now as a NASM certified trainer and nutrition coach that I wish someone had told me from the start: Hydration is non-negotiable. Breastfeeding already increases your fluid needs significantly. Add exercise on top of that and dehydration becomes one of the fastest ways to tank your milk supply. Water before, during, and after every single workout is not optional it is the foundation. Timing your workouts around feeds matters more than most people realize. Lactic acid builds up in breast milk after intense exercise and can temporarily change the taste some babies will refuse to nurse after a hard session. Feeding or pumping before you train removes that variable entirely and keeps your baby happy and your supply protected. High intensity exercise and breastfeeding at the same time is a triple tax on your body. You are producing milk, recovering from birth, and now demanding athletic output from a body that is already running a deficit. For most breastfeeding moms high intensity cardio stalls fat loss, tanks energy, and can reduce supply. Low impact progressive training is what works and it works better. Your protein and calorie needs are higher than you think. Breastfeeding burns significant calories on its own. Add strength training and your body needs more fuel —not less — to support both milk production and muscle recovery simultaneously. Most breastfeeding moms I work with are significantly under-eating protein. That gap is why everything feels harder than it should. You CAN exercise while breastfeeding. You just need the right information to do it in a way that supports both your goals and your baby. Save this and send it to a breastfeeding mom who is trying to figure out how to get back to fitness without sacrificing her supply. She needs this. 💚 Drop your biggest breastfeeding and fitness question below I answer every one. 👇🏾