Breastfeeding mama needs support

macmomof4

Im new here. I have 4 kids the youngest being 8 months. I am currently breastfeeding and trying to figure this whole thing out without compromising my milk supply. Looking for other breastfeeding mamas!

beckyyoungers

If you type in "breastfeeding" under foods, several entries will come up with negative calorie amounts. I am still breastfeeding my toddler but only once or twice per day, so I choose a breastfeeding entry that is about 200 calories. Anyway it subtracts those calories from your daily total. I like doing it this way because then I can put in my height/weight/goals into MFP and let it calculate my calories for me as I lose weight, and manually add in the breastfeeding each day. HTH!

ETA: by "subtract" I mean it subtracts the calories from the number you've eaten, not from your calorie goal! Hope that makes sense.

macmomof4

I'll check it out, thanks. I'm still new to all of this and trying to figure everything out!