Comments on: Marley Shelton Says Breastfeeding Is Her 'Magic Bullet'

By: CelebBabyLover

CelebBabyLover — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:26:45 +0000

Shannon- We thought alike!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:57:40 +0000

Julie, if they weren’t eating, they wouldn’t be nursing. You HAVE to eat in order to maintain a good supply. I highly doubt any of these celeb moms who get back in shape quickly are depriving their kids for it. Breastfeeding alone works for some. Others, it’s diet and exercise as well. And for some, they really are just naturally in great shape. Considering how much weight gain during pregnany comes from things like placenta and amniotic fluid, there really shouldn’t be so much suprise when a woman who was in great shape before and during pregnancy gets back to her prebaby weight and body relatively quickly. There isn’t that much left after baby comes. They aren’t miracle workers or being too hard-core or not eating, they are just healthy and in shape to begin with.

By: CelebBabyLover

CelebBabyLover — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:58:48 +0000

Julie- Do you really think they’d jepordize the health of their babies by not eating much while nursing? They HAVE to eat to nourish their baby.

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:13:33 +0000

Phoebe I had never heard of Marley Shelton either so I looked her up on Wikipedia, shes a actress in a few films. She isnt young though, she is 35 years old.

I am a young mom who breast fed and seriously didnt work out at all and lost every pound of the 25 pounds I gained and them some by 2 months after birth. For me breast feeding really did help me lost the baby weight.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:33:29 +0000

I have to say, I think a lot of these celebs that credit losing all the weight from breastfeeding must not be eating much at all for it to happen that fast. Sure it works for some people, but when every single celeb on here credits breastfeeding for losing all their weight in one or two months, it makes you wonder.

By: berjoui

berjoui — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:19:37 +0000

why is it okay for some people to express their opinions but not others if their opinion differs from yours? no one is saying they’re lying, all we’re saying is that it doesn’t work for everyone and she may say “her” magic bullet but she also states that “it burns a ton of calories” which is a blanket statement. like someone else said, you should feel lucky if it worked for you and have a little sympathy for others who are just frustrated that they had to work so much harder at it.

By: Jessicad

Jessicad — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:08:13 +0000

I’m sure these celebs don’t go around announcing to the world about their weight loss. These are interviews and surely they are always asked about baby weight and how they do it. There are also lots of other celeb moms who talk about how hard they have to work out, Gina Lee Nolin, Melissa Joan Hart, Trista Sutter etc etc. I feel like we get a good mix and lots of ideas on ways to lose it other than just breastfeeding!

By: Liliana

Liliana — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:59:41 +0000

Not once did she say that ALL women can lose their pregnancy weight strictly by breastfeeding. She’s discussing her personal experience, hence the title of the article: “…Breastfeeding Is HER Magic Bullet.”

Everyone is different so what works for some won’t work for all. I don’t understand the need for debate with her statements. She never claimed to know genetics of another person; just what worked for her.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:29:30 +0000

I am quite surprised that this causes such upset with some. She clearly said it was HER magic bullet, and yes it’s possible. I’m not a celebrity and it worked with both of my children. I was down to my pre-pregnancy weight by my 6 week post partum check up and believe me, I have no nutritionist, no personal trainers and wasn’t even attempting to exercise on my own at that point. I was eating, drinking, sleeping or breastfeeding….and I’m pretty sure none of the other things cause drastic weight loss. I feel lucky because I know it doesn’t work that way for everyone, but it does work for some.

By: Phoebe

Phoebe — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:39:26 +0000

Who on earth is Marley Shelton!?!?
So many of the people on here I don’t even have a clue who they are in the UK, could you clarify a bit for those of us who dont know these people please cbb???

Also i’m a young mum but i decided to breastfeed and i found not all but the majority of the weight came off after a couple of months, wouldn’t have called it a magic bullet though. But i guess everyone is different.