Breastfeeding & pumping to donate milk

CCJ13
CCJ13 Posts: 165 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I used to pump & donate milk to a friend of mine but haven't for a few months. She no longer needs the milk. I have another friend who has twins & needs milk so I am going to start pumping for her. My 1 year old still nurses alot. He nurses more like a 5 or 6 month old instead of a 1 year old. I give myself an extra 300 calories per day just for nursing my baby. Do you think I need to increase that since I'm pumping now too? I know I have read that breastfeeding an infant burns around 500 calories per day & since I'll be feeding 2 babies, I was thinking about giving myself an extra 500 instead of the 300 I've been doing.

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  • bellyto5k
    bellyto5k Posts: 26
    yes.... pumping on top of breastfeeding your own baby = WAY more calories burned!! What an amazing gift to give your friend's child!!! 500 it is!!
  • asudheimer
    asudheimer Posts: 82 Member
    500 is the average for most women, but if you know how much you are pumping, 1 oz breastmilk = 20 calories burned. And you can log breastfeeding as a food, it is negative calories to equal out your calorie needs. :)
  • mlemonroe2
    mlemonroe2 Posts: 603
    I think I remember reading in What To Expect When You're Expecting that you should eat more caloires if you are breastfeeding multipuls, so I would say 500 is fair!
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