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I am due to have my second child february 16th how can i loose weight while breast feeding?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Diet: You need about 1200 to 1400 calories per day and you will burn an extra 300 calories a day by breast feeding. If you take in less calories than you burn, you will lose weight.

Answered 12/15/2014

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Calories are used to: produce breast milk, and if you are solely breast feeding, an infant will drink about 32 oz a day, which requires at least 750 calories to produce. A pound of body weight is lost for every 3500 calories. By eating a healthy normal diet as you did pre-pregnancy, you should lose over a pound a week. Continue with vitamins and drink plenty of fluids to keep your urine is a light yellow.

Answered 12/29/2014

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