Keto & breastfeeding???

brittgreenlikethecolor88
brittgreenlikethecolor88 Posts: 1,080 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am curious if anyone on here has any experience with doing the keto diet and breastfeeding..... did your production decrease at all?

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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    This is a time when I'll say: ask your doctor.
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    I breastfed my youngest while keto. No supply decrease as I was eating enough and was determined to stay hydrated. He was in the 90th percentile decade for height and weight the whole time. As long as you are eating enough and drinking enough, your body will make enough milk. My diet was doctor approved (limiting carbs), btw, as gestational diabetes lingered after his birth. After 6mo, my A1c was back to normal.
  • julieakana
    julieakana Posts: 5 Member
    My Ob has no issue with it. Just stay hydrated and get your calories in!
  • 7elizamae
    7elizamae Posts: 758 Member
    I believe you just need plenty of calories and water, but I'd email your doctor and see what she says.

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