Breast feeding adjustments on mfp

MrsTreeMama
MrsTreeMama Posts: 12 Member
edited December 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey all does anyone know if there's a way to adjust settings for breast feeding mamas??

Also, any other mamas out there looking for some mutual support and motivation, add me :)

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  • StacyChrz
    StacyChrz Posts: 865 Member
    I'm not a momma yet, some day I hope. However, other moms have said that in the food diary you can type in breast feeding and it will give you an option for negative calorie adjustments. Best of luck!!
  • MrsTreeMama
    MrsTreeMama Posts: 12 Member
    Hmm okay thanks! I can't seem to get that working on mine but I'll keep trying to figure it out :)
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    edited September 2016
    I always just logged it as a 1 minute custom exercise for the amount of calories I wanted 'credit' for.

    I'm only nursing once a day now (I have a 19 month old toddler, not really a baby anymore LOL) but you can add me if you like. Since he's barely getting more than drops I don't bother counting nursing as an extra deficit. I figure it just cancels out any logging inaccuracies I might see otherwise.
  • VonHocker08
    VonHocker08 Posts: 26 Member
    Breastfeeding momma here! I'm not sure about the settings. I just added 500 cal.
  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
    Yep, usually it's an extra 300-500 calories/day for breastfeeding
  • jennb2096
    jennb2096 Posts: 34 Member
    I just added 300 calories to my daily calorie goal. My boy is 11 months and he eats food and breast feeds.
  • akmomof7
    akmomof7 Posts: 162 Member
    I enter it in as cardiovascular exercise and add the calories I want. I am working toward weaning, but because I am nursing twins I am still adding in quite a few calories. I feel awful if I don't ( dizzy, light headed, etc).
  • MrsTreeMama
    MrsTreeMama Posts: 12 Member
    Thanks mamas.. My breastfeeding babe just turned 2months, so no weaning anytime soon.. I did find if you type breastfeeding into your food diary that options come up.. But for now I've decided to listen to my body- I'm following mfp guidelines as they are and if I get s headache or anything I'll eat more... But for now my milk supply has actually increased because of all the water and healthy foods!
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