breast feeding and solids how many calls?

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gazzala85
gazzala85 Posts: 19
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hi does anyone know how many calories breast feeding an 11 month old baby would burn since he is on solids now too

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  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
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    There are various entries in the database. It's around 300 though.
  • GNarya
    GNarya Posts: 2
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    I think it depends. If while exclusively breastfeeding an extra 500 cals worked for you, then 300 sound like a good number.
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
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    Can you gauge how many ounces he's drinking per day? A good rule of thumb is 20 calories per ounce. Of course that's going to vary from person to person but it's a good starting point if you're unsure, and then you can adjust it from there if you feel like it's not enough/too much.

    Once my daughter got to 13 months old and was down to nursing just at night before bed (and the odd middle of the night wakeup), I stopped logging any calories for it at all. At that point I felt like anything I was producing wasn't much - a few ounces per day at most - and, to be honest, I didn't really care if my supply tanked because I'd be fine if she weaned herself, lol. Fortunately/unfortunately (depending on how you look at it), here we are 6 months later and despite a large calorie deficit we're still going strong with that one nursing session per day!

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