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My wife is slightly overweight. she's breastfeeding a 4-month old baby that she delivered by cs. she eats so much all bcos she claims she must do so.
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If she doesn't : Over eat she will lose weight with breast feeding. There is no need to over eat while breast feeding!
Answered 7/28/2013
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