20/09/2021
Exercise and breastfeeding. When you are ready and if you want to!
Well done and a great big Bristol cheer to all the breastfeeding runners who took part in todays Bristol Half, or the Weymouth Iron Man, or breastfeeding music lovers who danced the night away at Tokyo World.
What a bunch of local lovely
athletes you are! If you are feeling ready to get back into exercise, and you have a sturdy bra then go for it!
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Research has shown that moderate exercise does not affect milk supply, milk composition, or babyโs growth. Exercising to exhaustion may have a short-term effect on lactic acid and IgA content of a motherโs milk, but even this has little impact on one breastfeed a day - even if you are an Olympian in training.