A member asked:

Will weaning baby off the breast increase risk of weight gain if i have hashi's and hypo from it? till now i have lost all my baby weight but scared

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Depends on eating: One has to eat a lot less after stopping breastfeeding. Breast milk is about 20 calories per ounce (not even counting the calories needed to produce the milk). So, if a baby was drinking 24 ounces of breast milk a day, the mom would have to cut her intake by at least 480 calories a day (20 calories x 24 ounces = 480 calories).

Answered 12/10/2013

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