How Many Breastfeeding Mothers Eat More Than When They Were Pregnant?
October 18, 2009 by Guest Author
Filed under Breast Feeding Supplies
I am currently breastfeeding my two month old daughter, and am staved all the time. I eat way more than when I was pregnant, and have more cravings. Is anyone else like me?
OH yeah!! I was exactly the same way. Now that Sophie eats tons of solids, it’s not as bad. But she still has those days where she pushes meals away and would rather nurse instead, making me hungrier than usual.
Oh yes Im starving now that Im breastfeeding. I eat lots of food and have still lost alot of weight. I love breastfeeding because I love to eat and I also love the fact that I have lost weight haha. One thing I have noticed is that I crave peanuts. Anything with peanuts in it like peanutbutter, muslie bars that are full of nuts or just plain old peanutes. I heard nuts are good for your milk so I guess that will be why my body is craving them.
Oh you will need to eat a lot. I was nursing and pregnant! I was eating a lot of food. I mean a lot. Try eating stuff that has nutritional calories instead of food that have empty calories. Don’t do snack foods they just made me hungrier. Good Luck.
I ate more breastfeeding my daughter than I did with my other children. Ended up gaining more weight, too. I really overdid it though.
I was constantly starving and my daughter ate all the time.
When you are pregnant, the max extra calories you need is 250 per day. When you nurse it’s 500 to 1,000 depending on the needs of your infant. Nursing for me is constant hunger.
Yes, I eat almost as much as I did when I was pregnant, and I have tons of cravings too! Now I just wish the rest of that baby weight would fall off.
OMG, I’m starving ALL the time.
OMG yes you are so right. I Dont feel like Im losing any of the prego weight
yes yes and yes