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Breast Feeding

StorkVictim
StorkVictim Posts: 4 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone have an opinion on if I should count breastfeeding into calorie count?? It is supposed to burn about 500 calories per day? Do I count this as an exercise??

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  • iamstaceywood
    iamstaceywood Posts: 383 Member
    I heard that there is an entry in the excercise already made for it. try lookin for that. i would defnitly count it. i think it would be super important to make sure your not stealing anything from baby int he spirit of getting fit. know what imean?
  • hunterzmomma
    hunterzmomma Posts: 121
    search for "breastfeeding" in food and a few options will come up, I chose "breastfeeding - mother of older baby" which gives me 300 extra calories. it seems to be working for me, I am losing a pound a week.
  • TristaVan
    TristaVan Posts: 16 Member
    You need to count it. Someone else said it if you burn to many calories you will start to lose your milk supply.
  • StorkVictim
    StorkVictim Posts: 4 Member
    Thanks Everyone! I found it! Now I get to eat an additional 300 calories! Yummy!
  • hunterzmomma
    hunterzmomma Posts: 121
    Thanks Everyone! I found it! Now I get to eat an additional 300 calories! Yummy!
    lmao I know, I was so excited when I found it tooooo
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