This can be easily illustrated by the fact that many bottle-feeding mothers experience changes in breast size. She also notes that the majority of women eventually return to their normal breast size. Breastfeeding mothers are inundated with information that says nursing burns extra calories and helps trim back those extra pregnancy pounds. I breastfed all four of my children. Calif. But before you go getting all excited over the idea of losing 20 pounds, think again.
Some women actually gain weight after weaning.
Just stopping breastfeeding, by itself, may not affect weight at all. How much is very much dependent on the woman herself and why she's weaning. Women who want to wean seem to adjust better than those who are weaning against their will. Add to this the possibility that your period may return after a several month long hiatus, and you could be in for a real roller coaster ride. Any pain and discomfort of weaning is almost always due to engorgement.