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deltonamommy
deltonamommy Posts: 6
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Remember mommies new to myfitnesspal, add at least 200 calories burned to your cardio each day.

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  • deltonamommy
    deltonamommy Posts: 6
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    Learned a new trick. Look for breastfeeding as a food not an exercise, some actually include the carbs, protein, ect needed. I'm now using... Breastfeeding - Older Baby or Minimal Feedings -200 Cal Per Day, 1 day -200 -50 -16 -10
  • Mystic_Potato
    Mystic_Potato Posts: 57 Member
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    Oh that is great! I just added 300 calories to my diet since my little girl is still EBF, but this is a better idea. Not quite sure how to do it.
  • kidcole11
    kidcole11 Posts: 98 Member
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    I added about 600 calories to my total calories for the day because 300 was not enough and I was getting dizzy. I am now aiming for around 1850 a day with ebf. I added a bit extra because I am ebf my almost 5 month old but I have an older daughter who also will have bm every so often.
  • Sjenny5891
    Sjenny5891 Posts: 717 Member
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    If you add it as an exercise, It's 20 calories an ounce. As an exercise, it adds carbs, fat,etc to your daily allowance.
  • BuhByeFatty84
    BuhByeFatty84 Posts: 2
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    Thanks for the tip! I just signed up today and I wasn't sure how to factor in breastfeeding.

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