Any nursing Mamas out there?

sounds like you're doing everything right.... just be prepared to adjust the breastfeeding calories, e.g.. if your baby's having a growth spurt and is really hungry, adjust them upwards to compensate for making extra milk. And when he starts taking solid food, he'll need less milk so start to adjust your calories downwards as he takes more solid food and less milk. take the fat loss slowly and steadily, it's not a race. You're more likely to maintain in the long term if you lose it slowly, plus you have to make milk as well!!

if you keep an eye on your milk supply and energy levels, and also get plenty of water, you should be fine. If your supply starts dropping you can always add in a couple of hundred extra calories. Same if you feel drained all the time, because that can be a sign you're not getting enough to eat.

make sure you're getting plenty of vitamins, minerals and healthy fats too, because you need them for yourself as well as your baby. Especially calcium. Your baby's bones are laying down calcium, which is why milk is full of calcium, and why you need to make sure you're getting enough otherwise your body can actually draw calcium from your bones to go in your milk. Calcium is in green vegetables, nuts and beans, as well as dairy products.

I breastfed my two girls exclusively for 5-6 months, then part time up to age 2 (first one) and 2.5 (second one) and also lost weight while breastfeeding both times.

My daughter will be 1 Saturday and I've been breastfeeding the entire time. They say it's about 20 calories to produce an ounce of breastmilk and most babies will take 20-30 ounces a day, so I log 500 calories for breastfeeding in my food diary. I figure it's a pretty good average based on her nursing 4-5 times a day.

Hi, my name is Doria. I just had my second child who is 3 weeks old and i also breastfeed and pump o i make twice what he eats. i was at 1500 calories while i was pregnant bc i was at 1200 before i got pregnant and i have stayed at 1500 calories and have lost 17 pounds since he was born. i produce a little over three ounces per side as of right now every 2 hours. i eat healthy and drink TONS of water.

My baby is turning 4 months. I nurse on demand and my calories on a daily basis is 1250. If she eats more than usual, then I'll add 300 calories. I lost about 20 lbs without any effort. 18 more to go to my pre pregnancy weight.

I had my LO 5 weeks ago by unscheduled c section and am EBF. I have my 6 week check next week to clear me to work up. Anyone have any work out tips that won't diminish my supply? I lifted weights, did Pilates, and crossfit training before the pregnancy.

I add 500 calories a day right now, but my baby is 2.5 weeks and eats constantly, when things even out I'll try to lower it! I lost 20 lbs after having her, and have like 17 to go