Anybody else struggling to maintain or put weight on themselves with breastfeeding?
I look and feel so unhealthy right now. None of my clothes fit anymore, so I look like I clown wearing baggy clothes, and I'm basically wondering whether this is due to exclusively breastfeeding or whether it is something else.
I have terrible anxiety and feel stressed most of the time since having my son, I'm also babywearing everywhere (baby is 8 months and big!) so I'm sure these will be contributing factors, but I can't work out which one is the main factor. I just don't feel like myself and it's hard to dress as it is with breastfeeding, never mind when you're basically half of your old self.
For context I went up to a size 14 before pregnancy and I'm now an 8 (no scales so I'm not sure of actual weight). I used to be a size 8 in my teens and early 20s and I was so confident I would never be a size 8 again I sold all of the clothes on Vinted a few years ago.
Now I have breastfeeding clothes and jeans etc in size 14, which were fine when I had a newborn, but now they're enormous. Clothes are so expensive too when you're on maternity pay / soon to be no pay.
I know some mothers have it the other way around and gain weight, so I'm wondering if this is a breastfeeding issue or something else.