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Breastfeeding. How many calories should be burned?

BlessedMamatoBoys
BlessedMamatoBoys Posts: 8
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am nursing my 4 month old infant. I nurse on demand and exclusively. I plan to nurse him his entire first year and longer if he wants to. However, I began a low-carb diet and I actually felt my milk decrease and he was very fussy. So I went back to my regular diet. I do not want to compromise my son's food supply but I also want to lose weight. I am also not blessed with losing weight when nursing a baby...never have in the past with my other children.

Since MFP does not allow for nursing mothers...how many calories should I account for? Thank you :smile:

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  • LoveMy3Boys
    LoveMy3Boys Posts: 562 Member
    in the "food journal" type in breastfeeding and you'll get option for added calories.
  • wackyfunster
    wackyfunster Posts: 944 Member
    It's around 300-500 calories per day if nursing exclusively. Wife and I will be working on diet/routine in around 6 weeks when she is recovered and able to work out again, so will hopefully have a lot more insight into getting back in shape from pregnancy and diet/exercise while nursing in a few months.
  • BlessedMamatoBoys
    BlessedMamatoBoys Posts: 8
    Thank you so much!:smile:
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