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Nursing mommas

annied000
annied000 Posts: 39 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi! How do you (or do you) account for the calories expended by exclusively breastfeeding your baby? Do you adjust your calorie goal?

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  • AnkeH82
    AnkeH82 Posts: 10 Member
    Hi, I have the same question. I read somewhere that nursing mothers need between 300-500 extra calories. I was given a target of 1400 by MFP and I just manually changed it to 1800. I've been loosing weight with this number - more than my goal in fact so maybe I burn more. Yesterday for example my 3 month old nursed lots I was so hungry I ate another 500 calories again. I'm not doing it again and part of me wonders if I was just trying to justify my binge but I'll get back on track. If my supply drops I might increase my target by another 100..
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Set MFP to your goals

    Add in 500 calories for breastfeeding ...you can add it as exercise
  • annied000
    annied000 Posts: 39 Member
    Thanks!
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