How to log in breastfeeding?

michellelee7659
michellelee7659 Posts: 1 Member
edited 2:08AM in Health and Weight Loss
Hi I am new to this app and was wondering if anyone knows how to log in breastfeeding?
Thanks,
Michelle

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  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
    If you're breastfeeding daily, I wouldn't log it as an exercise. I would include it as part of your daily activity by upping to 1 level higher than you are now. Example, if you're set at sedentary change it to lightly active. Test at this level for a while and see if it's consistent with your results. Adjust as needed.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    its in the food database
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    there are food entries that will add the calories for you, or you can just set your daily goal higher (on the app go to goals, calorie and macro goals, you can set your calories.)

    the second half of this post has useful info for calorie counting while breastfeeding if you need any help setting goals:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10176233/gaining-weight-during-pregnancy-and-losing-it-post-partum
  • rcervetto
    rcervetto Posts: 60 Member
    I just set my goal to maintain instead of lose which gives me about a 1 lb a week deficit since breastfeeding burns ~500 calories a day
  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
    rcervetto wrote: »
    I just set my goal to maintain instead of lose which gives me about a 1 lb a week deficit since breastfeeding burns ~500 calories a day
    That's as good a place as any to start. If you find it's not giving you the expected results you can adjust it.
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