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Breastfeeding?

ace9104
ace9104 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How do I calculate calories burned for pumping/breastfeeding?

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  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Its suggested you allow 500 calories a day.
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    Enter it in as your cardio exercise for the day, Mfp will take into account your height and weight. So while some people may need an extra 500 calories, I only need an extra 450 and I am exclusively breastfeeding my baby.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    There are several entries in the food database for breastfeeding that will give you a calorie adjustment, just pick the one that seems most appropriate for your frequency of nursing.
  • ace9104
    ace9104 Posts: 2 Member
    Thank you everyone!!!
  • billigrrl
    billigrrl Posts: 17 Member
    I had no idea i should include bf'ing in mfp. I wonder if that's why im hungry all the time! !!
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