The main natural nutrition of the newborn is mother's milk. Breastfeed your baby - useful, healthy, convenient, economical and even fashionable. More and more mothers consciously continue breastfeeding their baby.
Breastfeeding mother should remember that the quality and quantity of nutrition of the newborn depends largely on her diet. Therefore, a woman should remember the list of those foods that she can eat and those that for the period of breastfeeding should be excluded from her diet. After all, some of them can cause serious harm to the health of the baby, because through the nutrition of the mother, they affect the composition of milk and can cause him allergies and colic.
But it is possible to eat calorie and variously and do not include undesirable products in your menu.
What can I eat while breastfeeding? Certain strict rules about what should be nutrition when breastfeeding a newborn, no. It all depends on your preferences, cultural traditions of the people. One can only give some recommendations, which should be listened to.
Calcium. If you want to keep breastfeeding as long as possible, always eat dairy products. They contribute to increased lactation and are a source of calcium, which is necessary for the health of the baby.
Phosphorus. Regular consumption of fish will provide both you and the child with the necessary amount of phosphorus.
Protein. When planning your meals while breastfeeding, give preference to rabbit meat, chicken, beef. In short, meat should not be fat.
oil. Choose olive and sunflower oil. Butter should also be present in the menu, but in much smaller quantities.
Vegetables, fruits, nuts( except hazelnuts) .Try to be careful about their choice. It will be better if you eat them in a baked form. Prunes are very useful( like preventing constipation).Be wary of tropical fruits. Better buy the habitual zoned fruits and vegetables.
Bakery products should be consumed in limited quantities. Cookies should be lean, and sweets should be replaced with marshmallow, dried fruits and marmalade. Choose a coarse bread. Groats and pasta. You can eat any porridge. If the baby suffers from constipation, exclude from the menu rice porridge.
Eggs .Recommend them to eat three to four times a week in the form of a steam omelet.
Water, herbal teas with fennel, mint and chamomile, birch sap. In a day you should drink two or three liters of liquid. Previously, there was a misconception that when you drink beer, lactation increases. It has now been established that this product depresses the reflex of separating milk and reduces its quantity.
Of all the cooking methods, give preference to cooking, stewing and steaming, baking.
Which foods are not suitable for feeding a nursing mother?
Garlic and onions. A small portion of them can significantly affect the taste of milk and the baby can give up breast before it was planned.
Carbonated drinks and products containing high amounts of sugar are able to cause fermentation in the intestines of a woman. As a consequence, the child will suffer from a digestive disorder( colic).
Allergenic products .Nutrition when breastfeeding should not contain them. They include chocolate, peanuts, honey, citrus fruits. The list also includes sausages, smoked and spicy foods, canned food, pickles, shrimp. If in your family someone from close relatives has an allergy to a certain product, exclude it from the diet during the first months of breastfeeding.
Cabbage, peas, radish, grapes. There is an opinion that if feeding with breastfeeding includes such products, it can cause painful colic in the newborn.
Try to eat when you really are hungry. Excessive consumption of food leads to a set of excess body weight. Try to organize your meals while breastfeeding, taking into account our recommendations.