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Question on pumping
mdelynn01
Posts: 176 Member
I am ebf my 4 week old. I also am pumping about 8+ ounces a day. I usually put 20 oz for what my little guy eats then add the extra in. I have it set up in my foods with the negative macros it affects so I can just do it by oz. I want to continue to lose a pound a week and not compromise my supply. How would the rest of you treat the calories. I'm set to 1200 then add the milk.
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25oz is more along the lines of what a typical baby eats, as I understand. So, that's where the typical 500 calories for breastfeeding comes from (20 cal per oz x 25oz = 500). You are pumping an additional 8 ounces above that, so if I were you, I'd set my calories to 1700 (to include the EBF 500) and then add in the extra 20cal/oz for those 8oz (or 160 calories, in this instance), for a total of 1860.
I wouldn't go below 1800, but that's just me.0 -
I second that ^^^
Also, if you're only eating 1200 calories a day for yourself and you're not four foot tall, then make sure you eat back every single exercise calorie too. For information: I'm 5ft 5in, breastfeeding, eating 1860 cals a day, plus an additional 500 for breastmilk, plus most of my exercise cals and losing half a pound a week happily.0 -
I third what FitMama said!0
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