Logging breastfeeding?

lotus_luv24
lotus_luv24 Posts: 11 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
My daughter is 6 weeks and I'm getting back into logging food and exercise. They say that BFing burns 300-500 calories. How do i log this? And what do you put? 300? 500? Somewhere in between?

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  • Kiki829
    Kiki829 Posts: 60 Member
    SInce your daughter is so young and depends exclusively on breastmilk, I would go with the 500. If you look in the food database, type in Breastfeeding and it will bring up an entry with negative calories to put in your diary. SInce your babe is so new, you want to make sure you get plenty of cals to not affect your milk suplly. My baby just turned one, but she still nurses at least 5 times a day, so I count 300 for her.
  • lotus_luv24
    lotus_luv24 Posts: 11 Member
    Thank you for your post!!!
  • FitMama2013
    FitMama2013 Posts: 913 Member
    Hey mama! Congrats on your baby and breastfeeding too :) You may want to join this group for breastfeeding mamas: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/197-breastfeeding-support
  • lotus_luv24
    lotus_luv24 Posts: 11 Member
    Thanks! I just joined :)

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