Breast feeding

jofromnz
jofromnz Posts: 82 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Can any one help? How do I incorporate exclusive breastfeeding (5 month old) to my food diary? How many cals on average does breastfeeding use? Thanks :)

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  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    There is an entry in the food journal if you search breastfeeding - it adds a negative amount of calories depending on how often you are feeding

    :flowerforyou:
  • ChrystalF
    ChrystalF Posts: 42 Member
    I have read it burns around 300-400 calories a day :-)

    I was also told not to go under 1700 calories a day to make sure you keep up your supply.
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    Psych is right! There's a breastfeeding option in the food journal. It'll set your daily calories to the minus range to start your day off to make sure you're eating enough. =)

    There's also a super helpful breastfeeding community here too.
  • rebeccaisafish
    rebeccaisafish Posts: 87 Member
    Everyone will burn different amounts of calories when breastfeeding, so its a bit tricky.
    I entered it for a while, but quickly decided it wasn't worth guessing. 300 calories wasn't going to make a huge difference to me.

    I say listen to your body! It will tell you if you're eating too much or not enough.

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