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Can i lost weight by pumping my milk same as breast feeding?

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Yes: As long as you eat a balanced diet based on your pre-pregnancy weight and continue to produce milk for your baby, you should gradually lose weight. Baby is better at removing milk from the breast than any other extraction method.

Dr Livingston and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/23/2012

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