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How many calories do you burn while breastfeeding?
• Have you ever wondered how many
calories you burn while breastfeeding or pumping? Certainly
we know the milk takes energy to produce, but how much?
When I was pumping for my first child
I could eat ANYTHING! It was great! I was also pumping over
80 oz of milk per day - we purchased a deep freezer just for
my milk supply.
Studies have shown the average nursing
mother burns 600 calories per day.
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