Why Haylie Duff chose to slow down her post-baby weight loss
by Sara McGinnis posted in Celebrities
First-time mom Haylie Duff has found herself stuck between slimming down for a great "post-baby body" and trying to use that same body to feed her daughter. In her experience, doing both at the same time is a struggle.
"I had sort of an interesting situation when I was nursing where if I was working out too much or cutting my calories, my milk supply really went down," the Real Girl?s Kitchen host, who is the older sister of fellow mom Hilary Duff, recently told Wonderwall.
"So for me, it was a struggle because I really wanted to focus on losing weight and getting my body back," the mother of 9-month-old Ryan Ava elaborated. "But at the end of the day, I had to sit down and make the decision that meant the most to me ? and that was breastfeeding my baby."
"It?s a slow and steady process ? the same way it was when I gained it," Haylie Duff went on to say on the subject of weight, focusing on the bright side. "I?m feeling positive about it. Every week it?s like more off and more off. It?s just gonna be what it?s gonna be. The plus side is I have a beautiful, healthy little girl."
Although the topic of breastfeeding comes up frequently in the celebrity parenting world, it isn't too often we hear discussions about troubles with supply. At the same time, it's an issue I hear about fairly regularly in real life.
Recently a friend of mine has been struggling mightily to breastfee...
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