New Mum Exclusively Breastfeeding

BecsBennett
BecsBennett Posts: 26 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey there! I had my first baby nearly 8 weeks ago and I'm looking for some support buddies who are working to lose their baby bellies. I've set my daily cal allowance to 1800 and log BF as exercise that burns 450 cals. Does this sound about right? Thanks

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  • bendyourkneekatie
    bendyourkneekatie Posts: 696 Member
    Best resource I've found: http://kellymom.com/nutrition/mothers-diet/mom-weightloss/
  • BecsBennett
    BecsBennett Posts: 26 Member
    Thanks that's so helpful
  • palomapavlova
    palomapavlova Posts: 38 Member
    I'm 5 months pp and also exclusively breastfeeding. Hope it's ok if I add you!

  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    BecsBennett wrote: »
    Hey there! I had my first baby nearly 8 weeks ago and I'm looking for some support buddies who are working to lose their baby bellies. I've set my daily cal allowance to 1800 and log BF as exercise that burns 450 cals. Does this sound about right? Thanks

    It depends on where the 1800 number came from. If this is a number the site told you you need to eat to lose, then yes, eat there, and add breastfeeding as exercise.
    If 1800 is your maintenance, then you should not be adding breastfeeding at all.
  • Karen_can_do_this
    Karen_can_do_this Posts: 1,150 Member
    No advice sorry, I just wanted to say congrats on becoming a mummy and give you a virtual high five for breastfeeding!
  • BecsBennett
    BecsBennett Posts: 26 Member
    palomapavlova wrote: »
    I'm 5 months pp and also exclusively breastfeeding. Hope it's ok if I add you!

    Thanks for adding me
  • BecsBennett
    BecsBennett Posts: 26 Member
    aggelikik wrote: »
    BecsBennett wrote: »
    Hey there! I had my first baby nearly 8 weeks ago and I'm looking for some support buddies who are working to lose their baby bellies. I've set my daily cal allowance to 1800 and log BF as exercise that burns 450 cals. Does this sound about right? Thanks

    It depends on where the 1800 number came from. If this is a number the site told you you need to eat to lose, then yes, eat there, and add breastfeeding as exercise.
    If 1800 is your maintenance, then you should not be adding breastfeeding at all.

    Thanks for the info. I'm currently 81.5kgs and would like to lose 15kgs. I've read that mums that exclusively BF should aim for 1500 to 1800 cals per day and that anything lower could affect your supply. I've chosen to eat at the upper limit, partly because I'm ravenous. My diet is terrible full of sugary treats. I know I'll need to clean my diet up if I want to see a change

  • BecsBennett
    BecsBennett Posts: 26 Member
    mrsfitzyv8 wrote: »
    No advice sorry, I just wanted to say congrats on becoming a mummy and give you a virtual high five for breastfeeding!

    Thanks! :)

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