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Breastfeeding calories burned

ishen
ishen Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello,

Does anyone have any information on how to account for breastfeeding? It's not an activity in MyFitnessPal at current. And is there a difference between exclusive breastfeeding and when babies start to eat solids but is still drinking breastmilk?

Thank you.

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  • kiwilaurie
    kiwilaurie Posts: 41 Member
    If you search Breastfeeding under foods (as if you were adding a food to your diary) you will find a variety of options for how much baby feeds. You then add the 'food' and it deducts some calories for you. You have to add it every day.

    Feel free to add me as a friend to see what I mean. Every day I have added breast feeding to my snacks. My 15 month old is only feeding 3 or 4 small feeds a day, so I am getting an additional 200 calories to eat.

    Hope that helps.
  • ishen
    ishen Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you so much!
  • swilk627
    swilk627 Posts: 245 Member
    You get 500 extra calories for exclusive BFing - meaning no formula, no juice, no baby food, no table food. Beyond that, your calorie allowance decreases.
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