breast feeding mothers

angelwings0110

I have a neice that is breast feeding and is really ready to start loosing some weight. Baby is 3 months old. I have read no less than 2,000 calories to maintain good milk producion. Anyone have any suggestions from their own experiences?

kgeyser

It's going to depend on her personal stats, whether she is nursing full time, how much she has to lose, etc. There's no one general calorie amount that is going to apply to everyone.

angelwings0110

I know everyone is different and needs different calorie intake etc. I was just hoping to get some insight from other mothers that have lost weight while breast feeding. Does MFP have options to put in that someone is breastfeeding?

jemhh

I always recommend kellymom.com as a really good breastfeeding resource. Here is an article that discusses the caloric needs of breastfeeding moms: http://kellymom.com/nutrition/mothers-diet/mom-calories-fluids/

I3righti3lue24

For myself, I use MFP goal... Than I search breastfeeding which gives me an additional 500 calories, never had a problem. That may or may not put you over 2000 calories depending on where your currently sitting, and your activity level. You can safetly lose weight, but if your baby is under 6 months, no more than 1lbs a week, and watch your your babies diaper out puts for signs of milk decreasing, and if you feel like your hungry, drink water, if that doesn't cut it, EAT.

Kellys mom is great too

dandelyon

The average woman burns 670 extra, so eating 500 plus maintenance is recommended by a lot of resources as way to achieve slow and steady weight loss.

Definitely introduce her to kellymom.com (there's a search bar on the side).

2000 is probably a good number, but she may be able to eat even more

angelwings0110

Thanks everyone for the feed back. I will pass on the info.