Breastfeeding calories

[motherlovebone]

so, it takes 500 cals a day to feed your baby, does this change as their requirements change?

16mo still has a considerable amount.

im going to try and lose weight and need to know how many snickers health giving calories i can consume

If your DC is 16th months, and you want to start losing weight, I'd just eat a normal, healthy diet and you should start to lose. I wouldn't think you'd need to be eating many extra calories at that stage. Even malnourished mothers in developing countries still produce quality milk for their babies so you don't have to eat lots more in order to breast feed your baby. Just a normal, healthy diet with protein, healthy carbs (less white processed carbs), healthy fats with low saturates), fruit and veggies (lots). Drink liquid when you need to. It's a myth that you have to drink loads more than normal to make milk; you don't. Drink to keep hydrated. You also don't have to drink milk to make milk (my last midwife didn't obviously know this as she kept telling me to have a another drink of milk!)

that was the wrong answer.

im sure its 2 snickers.

seriously though, thanks lucie

whoops sorry MLB - eat 2 snickers and one for luck!