Breastfeeding: How many calories?

chicagocubsfan23
chicagocubsfan23 Posts: 186
in Health and Weight Loss
I know I should be eating more calories because I'm breastfeeding, but does anybody know about how many more I should be eating? I want to be successful in breastfeeding and in losing this baby fat!

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  • phynyxfyre
    phynyxfyre Posts: 145 Member
    guidelines say between 300 and 500 extra calories/day. And a multivitamin. :)
  • chicagocubsfan23
    chicagocubsfan23 Posts: 186
    guidelines say between 300 and 500 extra calories/day. And a multivitamin. :)
    Thank you!!! I am taking my prenatals still so I have the vitamins down :smile:
  • rwinnie2
    rwinnie2 Posts: 59 Member
    And really keep up your water it will make you less tired.
  • ahmommy
    ahmommy Posts: 316 Member
    If you're exclusively breastfeeding, it's 500 calories a day. If you've started solids or you're supplementing with formula, go for 300 a day. Good luck!
  • phynyxfyre
    phynyxfyre Posts: 145 Member
    Awesome. I started with my newborn at 500 cals a day extra. When he started eating less, I went down another 100, and so on. Now that he is almost weaned, I don't count those at all.
  • chicagocubsfan23
    chicagocubsfan23 Posts: 186
    I am EBF and he's only 8 weeks old so he's eating a lot. I've been drinking about 3 liters of water a day but was unsure how much to actually eat! Thanks everybody for your advice!!!
  • missdeebibby
    missdeebibby Posts: 1 Member
    hi if you put breastfeeding into your snacks it does the calories for you :smile:

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