courtney0514

My daughter, also my 2nd and first successfully bf, weaned just before 15 months. I guess I used more of a 'don't offer/don't refuse' approach. When she hit the one year mark, I started feeding her complete meals with a sippy cup of milk at our meal times, and only nursing when she cued she wanted to. (She would ask to be…

Oh yeah, my doctor also said to eat your exercise calories back to make sure your net stays above 1800. But I've read many different opinions on that. :)

I think 2000 is a good place to start to see how your body/milk supply responds! I've been doing 1800 for the last 3 weeks, and have lost 2-3 lbs a week. My doctor said 2500 is the recommended amount for maintaining while exclusively nursing, and didn't recommend going under 1800. He also cautioned to stay very well…