nursing moms calorie question

Hi! I was still BFing when I joined! What I did was under food when you are logging your food, type in breastfeeding mother and just input how long you nursed and it will adjust your caloies. 1200 calories is not nearly enough to sustain a good supply. You need at least to allow yourself 300 extra calories. Good luck! I successfully nursed for 4 months while losing weight and not losing my supply! Good luck!

Hi there....how much are you nursing right now? To produce around 25 - 30 ounces of milk you require approx 500 calories. This is on top of your regular caloric expenditure. You are exactly right 1200 cal is nowhere near enough for you to continue to produce the quality milk your little one needs. If you are doing turbo fire you are really burning a good amount of calories so I would agree with the previous post to put in that you are nursing and increase those calories with lots of fresh veggies/fruit/lean protein and fiber.

Congrats on your commitment to being healthy while still nursing your little one....wonderful!
Cheers

Hi all....here is a note from the American Clinical Dietetics Journal about the calorie expenditure of nursing mothers....I just thought you would like some scientific evidence of the calories you are burning through nursing and how important it is that you take in enough calories to sustain you production. If you would like links to other articles I can post


The Secrets of Breastfeeding and Weight Loss



Breastfeeding burns calories. Over 600 calories a day for breastfeeding women who don't supplement with formula. 600 calories! That's like getting two hours of aerobic exercise each day. A study published in the Journal of American Dietician Association shows breastfeeding melting off inches around your hips and buttocks. The reference is below.

Reference

Summary: Mothers who breastfed exclusively or partially had significantly larger reductions in hip circumference and were less above their prepregnancy weights at 1 month postpartum than mothers who fed formula exclusively.

Author: Kramer, F.,

Title: "Breastfeeding reduces maternal lower body fat."

Published in: J Am Diet Assoc 1993;93(4):429-33

Thank you for the information! My baby is a chubby little thing be he is small compared to formula fed babies; he is 17 pounds at 9 months.

Hi all....here is a note from the American Clinical Dietetics Journal about the calorie expenditure of nursing mothers....I just thought you would like some scientific evidence of the calories you are burning through nursing and how important it is that you take in enough calories to sustain you production. If you would like links to other articles I can post


The Secrets of Breastfeeding and Weight Loss



Breastfeeding burns calories. Over 600 calories a day for breastfeeding women who don't supplement with formula. 600 calories! That's like getting two hours of aerobic exercise each day. A study published in the Journal of American Dietician Association shows breastfeeding melting off inches around your hips and buttocks. The reference is below.

Reference

Summary: Mothers who breastfed exclusively or partially had significantly larger reductions in hip circumference and were less above their prepregnancy weights at 1 month postpartum than mothers who fed formula exclusively.

Author: Kramer, F.,

Title: "Breastfeeding reduces maternal lower body fat."

Published in: J Am Diet Assoc 1993;93(4):429-33

Dont feel bad at all! Right now at 9 months, my baby weighs only 15 lbs! And she eats baby food everyday! Funny thing is for me, I haven't lost any weight. And I think it was because I wasn't getting nearly as many calories as I was supposed to be getting. Hopefully I can still lose some weight now.