FOR ALL BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS! ! please help:/

It depends on how often your baby is nursing. I found that when my daughter was nursing 4 times per day, 300 extra calories were enough to keep my supply up but still lose weight. Now that she's nursing twice a day, I allow 200 extra. I may drop that a little more, as my weight loss has slowed to under 1lb per week (I have MFP set to 1.5lb/week).

That being said, you are really close to your goal, and I'm still 30lbs out. Your weight loss should be very slow, and that "give or take a couple hundred" could be enough to put you on the gaining side as opposed to the losing side, from what I've read of other's posts regarding being close to goal weight/being a shorter female. You could try dropping your calories a little lower (1800?), and be sure to drink lots of water. It takes some fine tuning to balance weight loss with milk supply, I think, so don't be afraid to experiment a little. Having a 750 calorie deficit has not hurt my supply, thank goodness! But if had looked like it had been, I would have upped my calories right away to make sure I didn't do any damage.

You are already at a normal weight so your body has fewer stores to rely on for milk supply. Depending on baby's needs (age), I would not restrict calories if I were you.

If you are determined to lose those last five pounds now, then you should talk to a lactation consultant. Your nutritional needs are different because of your current weight and your milk at greater risk.

FYI I am breastfeeding a 9 month old and aim for a 1lb/week loss, I've been successful, but I am still in the obese range and so my supply is in no danger.

I noticed that my milk supply went down when I tried to loose weight. My mom told me to make sure I was getting lots of healthy fats and not to worry about weight loss if I planned to nurse traditionally (over a year). I have a happy healthy son that never had an ear infection and was never sick beyond a few hours; it was worth not stressing about weight loss to me :-) I know that's not the advice you were looking for but maybe it will give you a little piece of mind ;-)

I maintain at 2400. While I was breastfeeding before introduction of solids I'm sure I ate about 3000 a day. I didn't try to create a deficit until 7-8 months. Supply tanked. Came up a bit with better hydration but I had to go back to eating and not diet until I weaned. I was about 10 lbs above prepregnant weight and still within healthy weight range at the time.

Everyone varies...most doctors say not under 1800. When your baby is on solids then its easier to cut back on calories. Pumping helps keep supply up as well..