Has anyone built a butt while breastfeeding?

[virginiaann]

I know breastmilk is Made from the fat and protien of your bum but I've been eating more protien than ever and training glutes 3 days a week for 3 months with no success. It will usually randomly look great for a day or 2 and then deflate over the next few days and repeat cycle. My 4.5 month old is massive (but tbf he was born 10.2 lbs) so is he stealing all my gains??

I'm not trying to get a dump truck but it would be nice to fill out my jeans again.

Thanks friends

 

[stumblingman]

@virginiaann Lol have my upvote you made me bust out laughing in public

 

[morninglory33]

@virginiaann I have never heard this…. What?

 

[novaman]

@morninglory33 I think the wording just really threw me for a loop. I was like… why are we building things with breast milk?

But I def had a butt while nursing, also a belly and thick thighs. I couldn’t lose any weight until I weaned!

 

[virginiaann]

@morninglory33 I've read it a couple times but who knows what I was reading lol. Am I doing something wrong with my workouts or is this body dismorphia

 

[withbatedbreath]

@virginiaann We don’t have enough information to make a good judgment on whether your workouts & diet are sufficient enough, but the looking good one day and deflating the next sounds closer to body dysmorphia. Could it be your tummy fluctuating day to day which makes you think your butt is smaller some days? You can always measure your butt with measuring tape to see progress that way

 

[nrg23]

@virginiaann Yes. People lose strength and mass from sitting so much. 2-3x/wk glute strength training-assuming adequate protein intake-is adequate.

 

[lachelle]

@virginiaann I had a huge booty and it shrank so much breastfeeding
To build muscle you must actually be in a calorie surplus. Which for me…. Is hard while breastfeeding

 

[nathaniel]

@lachelle You can be in a calorie deficit and build muscle as long as you have enough protein. Get your carbs in right before a workout to boost energy but stay away otherwise.

 

[xelalex]

@nathaniel this ^

 

[nathaniel]

@xelalex I'm in do as I say, not as I do mode... plotting my comeback.
Gonna start my most challenging cut in a few weeks, after I stop pumping/breastfeeding. I haven't committed to exercising or lifting for 5.5 years. I plan to post my start and progress photos/updates

 

[johnathan_d_hill]

@virginiaann It’s def more challenging but keeping doing what you are doing and potentially adding 5G of creatine a day (if you are comfortable with it) could be helpful!

 

[ben_simon21438]

@johnathan_d_hill Dont downvote this because of your lack of knowledge on creatine

 

[johnathan_d_hill]

@ben_simon21438 Yea not sure why people are downvoting but whatever

 

[brandonap09]

@johnathan_d_hill Do you take creatine while breastfeeding?

 

[johnathan_d_hill]

@brandonap09 I haven’t but I intend to once baby is born

 

[needadviceplease]

@johnathan_d_hill Ugh Ive read about studies causing kidney problems (seizures) in infants… let me see if I can find it. I’m so weary about creatine, I want to take it so bad but I’m nervous for my baby

 

[johnathan_d_hill]

@needadviceplease I haven’t seen any of that research, please share what you have seen

 

[johnathan_d_hill]

@needadviceplease I’m inclined to think the mothers in those studies were taking a very large dose. I would never feel comfortable taking more than 5G in general, which in someone with healthy kidneys should never cause an issue. That much is easily sourced naturally through a meat heavy diet.