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Breastfeeding and losing weight

jennlopez007
jennlopez007 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm exclusively breastfeeding my 11 week old baby fulltime, and trying to lose weight at the same time. I have no idea how many calories I should be eating. I'm also scared dieting will impact my milk supply. Any suggestions or advice from other mommies? Thanks in advance

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  • runshellersrun123
    runshellersrun123 Posts: 21 Member
    I am just winding down on breastfeeding for the second time. I did not find restricting calories to affect my supply. I generally just put my goal settings where I want them, and then just add a miscellaneous 300 or so calories of excersize to compensate for the breastfeeding.
    I did ask my doctor about this the first time I was using MFP while breastfeeding, and he assured me that a reasonable caloric deficit would be fine and encouraged me to go ahead and work towards my prepregnancy weight.
    I find hydration to be much more of a factor in supply. If I get dehyrated, my supply will dip. I've never noticed that problem with calories.
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