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Moms - Breastfeeding/Calorie Question

Erin_robinson
Erin_robinson Posts: 4
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Is it cheating to track breastfeeding in the exercise log? Docs say breastfeeding burns an additional 500 cal. a day. I mean, that's great...but is it sissy of me to log it?

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  • iamamamatologan
    iamamamatologan Posts: 6
    I just added it into my daily calories.
  • shanerylee
    shanerylee Posts: 298 Member
    My sister adds it into hers. I think you should add it.
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    I think you should add it. It's not sissy because you need to make sure that you eat enough calories to produce milk!
  • jljohnson
    jljohnson Posts: 719 Member
    Some people log them as food, some people log them as exercise. It's definitely not sissy to log them... you need that extra energy. I log it as exercise and am continually losing weight.
  • mama22girlz
    mama22girlz Posts: 291
    I agree you need to add it so then you can eat it back, if you don't then your milk supply will decrease. I only stopped logging mine because my little one is 18 months and only nurses once in the morning and once before bed. But since you have a new little squishy (that what I call the itty bitty ones) You are constantly nursing and should log it. Make sure you eat enough and congrats on your little one and choosing to BF :flowerforyou:
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