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Breastfeed much?

elishamulcahey
elishamulcahey Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
why is breastfeeding not considered? You burn around 500 calories a day breastfeeding and I think that should be factored in. Thought?

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  • never2bstopped
    never2bstopped Posts: 438 Member
    There is a breast feeding entry that gives you extra cals per oz your baby eats.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    It's listed under exercise or as a negative calorie food. You can log it either place (though i think negative calorie foods are buggy on the app) and it will add more calories to your goal.
  • blktngldhrt
    blktngldhrt Posts: 1,053 Member
    You can, and should, give yourself 300-500 for breastfeeding. I just logged it under snacks as a negative calorie thing. You can also log it as exercise.
  • Pascal56
    Pascal56 Posts: 53 Member
    I add it to my diary under breakfast every morning. I might have been better off using the exercise option though; I think entering nursing as food makes my reports a little harder to interpret (e.g. saying I ate 1500 when in actuality I ate 2000 total).
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