A UNC Greensboro (UNCG) study following 299 women and their infants from ... factors in the context of infants' rapid weight ...

Some people lose weight when breastfeeding ... notes that pregnancy can play a role in increased weight gain, and up to 20% of women keep 5 kilograms or more of the weight they gained in pregnancy.

Breastfeeding offers many benefits for mothers — including the potential to lose weight more quickly after having a baby. In fact, many women seem ... no effect or even gain weight while ...

Furthermore, these differences have the potential to influence feeding ... than women. Men may therefore enjoy food more than women, on average, which could lead to overeating and weight gain.

International guidelines from the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) state that women with obesity should gain a total of 5 to 9 kg during pregnancy, compared to 11.5 to 16 kg for normal-weight women.