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Breastfeeding and Calories

CanadianMomma
CanadianMomma Posts: 66 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Does anyone know how many calories you burn in a day breastfeeding?

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  • dutchjacky
    dutchjacky Posts: 46 Member
    my daughter allows 500 calories a day for breast feeding
  • K_Kelley13
    K_Kelley13 Posts: 9
    You burn up to 3000 calories breastfeeding. :)
  • CanadianMomma
    CanadianMomma Posts: 66 Member
    is there a formula somewhere that you can use to determine exactly how many calories one burns in a day?
  • K_Kelley13
    K_Kelley13 Posts: 9
    Calories burned in a day doesn't seem like an exact science. It's mostly a guessing game and every person is different. Sorry that doesn't help much. :(
  • westholme
    westholme Posts: 3
    Hi im a breasteeding consultant, you need to eat approx 2000 calories a day and should burn around 500 providing you drink lots of water too
  • CanadianMomma
    CanadianMomma Posts: 66 Member
    Thanks!
  • CanadianMomma
    CanadianMomma Posts: 66 Member
    Thanks!
  • jmxxiiii
    jmxxiiii Posts: 231 Member
    250-500 calories, and a LOT of water!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Hi im a breasteeding consultant, you need to eat approx 2000 calories a day and should burn around 500 providing you drink lots of water too
    How can you know how many calories she needs to eat when you don't know her height, weight, or activity level?
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