After pregnancy, most women are anxious to begin losing weight. They want to get started as soon as possible to lose the extra weight. You may wonder if you can take diet pills, such as fat burners, to encourage weight loss while breastfeeding. You should be careful about taking any medications while nursing because some may get into breast milk and affect the baby.
Fat Burners and FDA Approval
As of 2009, the only non-prescription fat burner approved by the FDA was Alli. You should think twice before taking an unapproved diet pill, breast feeding or not.
Fat Burners Excreted In Breast Milk
The only FDA approved fat burner, Alli, is not recommended for use by breastfeeding women because of the fear that the drug could pass through breast milk to an infant.
Infants Need Fat
Infants rely on the fat in breast milk for brain development. If a fat burning medication gets into the child's system through breast milk on a regular basis, it could disrupt growth and development.
Weight Loss Dangers
Losing more than 1.5 pounds a week while breast-feeding is unsafe. Many doctors believe that rapid fat burning releases toxins stored in the fat that are excreted in breast milk and can make a baby sick.
Weight Loss From Breastfeeding
Breast feeding burns approximately 500 extra calories per day. Eating a healthy diet while nursing results in a slow, steady and healthy weight loss without the risks of taking fat burners.
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