breastfeeding question

ashleyh3156
ashleyh3156 Posts: 177 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How do I add breasfeeding to my logging? I am exclusively breastfeeding now. Thank you!

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  • jdhubbard
    jdhubbard Posts: 26 Member
    Just type breastfeeding into the food database. It'll give you a bunch of options including feeding exclusively, gives me 500 extra calories each day. Good luck!
  • ashleyh3156
    ashleyh3156 Posts: 177 Member
    thank you!
  • momofJandA
    momofJandA Posts: 1,035 Member
    make sure you look through all the options and choose the one that most closely resembles your situation- infant (exclusively breastfeeding-no solids) does burn 500 calories but as they get older the calorie requirement decreases. I only log 100 because my daughter is older (28 months) and only nurses 2-3 times a day. There are a lot of option to choose from
  • dwyadygwyad
    dwyadygwyad Posts: 46 Member
    500 calories! Wow, I knew you lost with BF, but had no idea it was that much.
  • JenniferNoll
    JenniferNoll Posts: 367 Member
    You are one smart Mama! Not only are you doing something good for you (lowered risk of certain cancers), but also good for your baby. You are reducing baby's chances of obesity and diabetes.

    I was also at my slimmest while breastfeeding. I gained my weight later, due to a medical issue, but nursing always helped me to lose that baby weight.
  • amanda_ataraxia
    amanda_ataraxia Posts: 400 Member
    500 calories! Wow, I knew you lost with BF, but had no idea it was that much.
    The unofficial calculation is 20 calories burned per ounce. So, not everyone burns as much, but it is still significant.

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