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Plus physical activity can actually GIVE you more energy. If you’re needing to lose 10+ pounds, adding physical activity (in addition to breastfeeding), even if it’s just 30 minutes a day, can help with weight management. By balancing both exercise and nutrition, you may be able to manage your weight ( 6). However, if you think about the numerous of athletes and elite runners that train for hours a day – they are still able to breastfeed.

Many mothers might be hesitant to work out, because they think it will jeopardize their milk supply. Then breastfeeding in itself feels like a workout, which can make you even more tired. Obviously having a baby is exhausting! With the sleepless nights, and just general exhaustion of having a newborn and possibly caring for older children, it’s no wonder you don’t have the additional energy to workout.

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Some foods/herbs that may help with milk production are brewers yeast, oats, flaxseed, fennel, moringa etc, but try to get them from natural sources or recipes that don’t call for excess amount of sugar.Ĭheck out these healthier, refined sugar free lactation recipes: Ensure either baby is efficiently draining the breast, or your pump is efficiently removing your milk.

Sure there are herbs and foods that can help with milk production, but the driving force is milk removal. Supply and demand is the driving force of milk production. How many of these cookies and drinks do you need to actually boost your supply? In saying this, more and more women are reaching for heavy laden lactation cookies, Starbucks Pink drinks, Body Armor, sugar filled treats etc to help with milk supply, however this can easily pack on the calories and weight. The body’s preferred source of energy are carbohydrates, so it’s natural for your body to crave carbohydrates, the question is – WHAT kind of carbohydrates are you eating? Are you choosing cookies, pastries, soda, white bread etc or are you eating fruits, vegetables, and whole grains? To reiterate what I mentioned above, ALL foods can fit in your diet, but aim for 80-90% healthy and 10-20% indulgence. The additional amount of calories (200-500 calories) is dependent on the amount of breastfeeding (exclusively or partially breastfeeding/pumping) and mother’s additional fat stores.īreastfeeding requires more energy than the brain! Breastfeeding is very demanding on your body. This weight is usually your breasts and weight around your hips. If women do not consume the extra calories, then their body stores are used to maintain lactation ( 4). Your body will generally hold on to an extra 5-10 pounds above your pre-pregnancy weight, until several weeks after weaning and this is to protect your ability to produce milk, in case of illnesses or famine/severe calorie restriction, which is often seen in fad diets. Your body utilizes fat stores for the production of breastmilk. It is NOT recommended to go below 1500 calories, as this can affect your supply.

Many moms, however, are able to have an abundant milk production with 1800-2200 calories (3). Exclusively breastfeeding mothers produce an average of 25-35 oz per day of breastmilk and the energy required to produce that milk is about 200-500 calories.

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