Logging breastfeeding?

lotus_luv24

My daughter is 6 weeks and I'm getting back into logging food and exercise. They say that BFing burns 300-500 calories. How do i log this? And what do you put? 300? 500? Somewhere in between?

Kiki829

SInce your daughter is so young and depends exclusively on breastmilk, I would go with the 500. If you look in the food database, type in Breastfeeding and it will bring up an entry with negative calories to put in your diary. SInce your babe is so new, you want to make sure you get plenty of cals to not affect your milk suplly. My baby just turned one, but she still nurses at least 5 times a day, so I count 300 for her.

lotus_luv24

Thank you for your post!!!

FitMama2013

Hey mama! Congrats on your baby and breastfeeding too You may want to join this group for breastfeeding mamas: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/197-breastfeeding-support

lotus_luv24

Thanks! I just joined