"The U.S. Institute of Medicine states that the average exclusively breastfeeding woman burns an extra 500 calories per day. About 170 calories per day are burned from maternal fat stores, so these women need to consume an extra 330 calories per day."
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I breastfed both my younger children and went back to my pre-pregnancy weight in about 3 months.
Some women do lose more weight breastfeeding but I know most of my friends just ate more to compensate for the extra calories they needed so they lost at about the same rate as a non breastfeeding mom but every woman is different.
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But the breast milk is good for your baby though...That is one good thing to think about for the baby's sake.
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