Calculadora de Calorias na Amamentacao — Formula

Calorie Needs While Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding requires additional energy to produce milk. The exact amount depends on how much milk is produced.

Additional Calories Needed

Nursing LevelExtra kcal/day Partial (supplementing with formula)300 Exclusive breastfeeding500 Exclusive + extra pumping650

Nursing mothers should generally not go below 1,800 calories per day to maintain milk supply and energy.

Exemplo Resolvido

A woman with 2,000 baseline calories who is exclusively breastfeeding.

  1. Total calories = 2,000 + 500 = 2,500 kcal
  2. Extra needed = 500 kcal for exclusive nursing
  3. Min safe (with 500 deficit) = max(2500 - 500, 1800) = 2,000 kcal