Calorie intake amount and breastfeeding.

nisha_nynp · January 2017

Considering i am breastfeeding should i add calories to what the recommended intake is?

hellobaconplease · January 2017

I do, I have added 500cal per day.

Karie2017 · January 2017

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/breastfeeding_calorie_calculator.htm
I breastfeed and pump so I used this website.

victoria_1024 · January 2017

There's a negative food entry for breastfeeding. I added 500 extra calories until he started eating more solid food then decreased to 300, then decreased to 200 once he turned 1. He still nurses in the mornings sometimes but I don't log extra calories anymore.

ashliedelgado · January 2017

Is your little eating solids or getting supplemental formula? 250-300.
EBF? 500 is typical, I do 450.

hellobaconplease · January 2017

karieluttrell wrote: »

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/breastfeeding_calorie_calculator.htm
I breastfeed and pump so I used this website.

Is that number is comes up with meant to maintain or lose weight? It gave me a figure that I eat to lose weight but didn't say anything about weightloss.

gradchica27 · January 2017

Good advice here: http://kellymom.com/nutrition/mothers-diet/mom-weightloss/

I wait until about 4-5 mo pp to really start trying to lose and play with my calories. I start around 1900-2000 (I'm 5'4", by that time pp about 160) and see how I'm losing and how hungry baby is. If he's constantly wanting to nurse over a few days (1-2 may be a growth spurt, more than that I worry my supply might be dipping), I up calories. I usually end up around 1800 by 8 mo pp when baby is eating solids and sleeping well.

hellobaconplease · January 2017

I have calculated my TDEE while breastfeeding for the last 25 days (going by an average of what I consume versus how much weight I have lost) and it's 3089cal, I certainly think breastfeeding must be taking a hell of a lot of energy!

Calorie intake amount and breastfeeding.

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