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BF Mama

meghanhommy
meghanhommy Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
Any advice for how many “extra” calories a breastfeeding mom needs to safely lose??

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  • Lkav88
    Lkav88 Posts: 50 Member
    I was told 300-500 extra calories - I am EBF xx
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    I have heard the standard is to eat at normal maintenance calories and the extra burned from breastfeeding is your deficit.
  • sarahq81
    sarahq81 Posts: 35 Member
    I set my diary to gain half a pound a week and I’m currently losing it instead. I tried the exercise diary but I think I ate more in the end.
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