Pregnant women need to stay trim too!

Yeah it would be nice to have a tool for pregnant women too. That way you would know, but I suppose like each person, each baby will also be different.

It would also be cool if you could count breastfeeding for burning cals. I've read that you can burn anywhere from 300-600 depending on how long/often you feed your baby.

Congrats! I hope your little one brings a lot of joy!

I just had a baby two months ago and only gained 15 pounds; losing all of it within 24 hours of giving birth. Before you do anything talk to your doctor. He/She will tell you what's healthy and what isn't. Trying to lose weight during this time of your life isn't the right way to go.

During your first trimester you're probably going to get really hungry and want a nap all the time. It's such a drag! My personal suggestion is to listen to your stomach and eat whenever it tells you to, otherwise you're going to be miserable. However! Eat carrots, grapes, bananas, celery, light and fit yogurt etc. etc., and try to drink at least 48oz of water a day (water will help in your third trimester and keep you from bed rest). That will help curb your apatite and fill you up with healthy foods.

After you give birth I suggest you breastfeed. That will help you lose the baby weight fast and it's so good for the baby! Training both yourself and the baby to breastfeed is difficult, but it's important to keep at it and have patience. You won't regret breastfeeding one bit!

I was always told you should add 300 calories per day per fetus. I'm hoping MFP will add a pregnancy mode soon too because my hubby and I are planning to try for baby #2 in the fall and it would be so nice to be able to still use MFP during the entire pregnancy. Good Luck to you!!

Yeah it would be nice to have a tool for pregnant women too. That way you would know, but I suppose like each person, each baby will also be different.

It would also be cool if you could count breastfeeding for burning cals. I've read that you can burn anywhere from 300-600 depending on how long/often you feed your baby.

Congrats! I hope your little one brings a lot of joy!

You can count breastfeeding for burning calories, I log mine every day.

i can vouch for the fact that she does! it comes up on my feed every day and its pretty impressive. lol

I was always told you should add 300 calories per day per fetus. I'm hoping MFP will add a pregnancy mode soon too because my hubby and I are planning to try for baby #2 in the fall and it would be so nice to be able to still use MFP during the entire pregnancy. Good Luck to you!!

This is a little inaccurate. First, it depends on your BMI to start. If you are overweight or obese, you'll need to gain less than someone who is a healthy weight; or someone who is underweight may need to gain more. So that will impact how many extra cals are needed at any point. Also, you really don't need to increase cals at all during the first trimester (unless you have multiples or are underweight and then that's a question for your doc.) First trimester should usually just be at maintenance cals.

But during 2nd and 3rd trimesters, about 300 cals for a single is about right for most women in the healthy/overweight categories.

I think you could definitely still use MFP while pregnant... just set it to maintenence, and then add around 300 more calories per day. Lots of women totally overeat and think it's an all-you-can eat buffet free-for-all while you're pregnant, but this isn't the case. In reality, a small snack and a glass of milk will satiate your extra caloric needs. I had a baby January 31st, and gained 25 pounds total. 10 weeks later and I'm back at my pre-pregnancy weight. Good luck

Thanks! Wow! you did great loosing that weight!
How do I set my MFP to maintenence setting?

Go to Settings, Update Diet/Fitness Profile and choose Maintain my currect weight under "What is your goal?"

We would also love to see a feature that helps keep you on track-though understand that everyone will be different.