Breastfeeding a toddler - how many calories burned?

mimimunchery
mimimunchery Posts: 69 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone

I'm breast-feeding my almost sixteen month old. She eats quite a bit of solid food, but she still nurses several times a day and (much to my chagrin!) several times at night too.

Any ideas how many calories I should allot for breastfeeding? I know an exclusively breastfed baby can burn 500 cals, but not so sure for an older baby?

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  • jandsstevenson887
    jandsstevenson887 Posts: 296 Member
    I probably would just set yourself at light activity and not log anything else
  • Nifesie
    Nifesie Posts: 25 Member
    I exclusively pump and they say for every ounce it's 20 calories burned. For breastfeeding, however, I'm not terribly sure. Perhaps you could Google how much toddlers consume on average for ounces in breastmilk and go from there?
  • steadygirl06
    steadygirl06 Posts: 15 Member
    There is the option of breastfeeding a toddler in the database. Not sure on accuracy though
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    400-600 is the norm, so given the babies size, probably closer to 600. :)

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