Just out of interest. I have a friend who had gestational diabetes and wants to lose weight, but she’s breastfeeding a 1 year old toddler. What’s the reason for not doing this diet while breastfeeding? I could understand if it would affect the milk she produces, but her toddler eats normal meals so it doesn’t matter if her milk production goes down.

Can anyone shed any light?

I think it probably is to do with production. The body will reduce its supply of breastmilk if calories are too restricted – which is bad news for a baby which is relying on breastmilk for sustenance, but wouldn’t be such a big deal for a toddler. The toddler may complain a bit is the only problem I can foresee!

I have am just starting a second round of the BSD and have continued breastfeeding my toddler throughout. I’m not sure how much milk she’s getting, but at 14 months she doesn’t need it for the nutrition and she seems quite happy with it from an emotional perspective. I just really wanted to lose some weight and she showed no sign of wanting to stop, so in the end I just went ahead and started.