breastfeeding

jxeychua
jxeychua Posts: 1 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
I have gain a total of 33kg during my pregnancy and only manage to lose off 13kg after 8 months of breastfeeding. I was told breastfeeding helps to lose weight rapidly but why doesn't it work on me? How much calories intake recommended for me to lose weight without affecting the production of milk for my baby?

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  • lovetolose17
    lovetolose17 Posts: 31 Member
    Probably need more details about your height, etc., but I would aim for around 2000 per day to keep supply up and lose weight. The general rule is that BFing "burns" around 500 calories per day, but that can decrease once your baby starts eating solids (and I assume yours is). Try eating 2000 per day for two weeks and see what happens. You should not aim to lose more than .5 of a pound per week, although a loss of one pound is probably fine. I'm sorry I don't know the kg conversions!
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    jxeychua wrote: »
    I was told breastfeeding helps to lose weight rapidly but why doesn't it work on me? How much calories intake recommended for me to lose weight without affecting the production of milk for my baby?

    Some women lose easily while breastfeeding, some find that their supply is easily impacted and they are not able to lose much while breastfeeding if they wish to keep their supply up. How many calories you specifically need depends on your height, weight, activity level, milk production, and how responsive you supply is to a calorie deficit.

    This does a great job explaining calorie counting while breast feeding:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10176233/gaining-weight-during-pregnancy-and-losing-it-post-partum

    and this post is very helpful to new and/or struggling MFP users:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1




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