After the birth of a baby, it is important to think about getting them all the necessary substances, which can only give full breastfeeding. Lactation can be stimulated by the inclusion of special products in the diet: this will allow preserving “natural feeding” without supplementation with mixtures and giving the baby a full range of vitamins and minerals.
Menu restrictions for lactation
There are products that can harm the production of milk in the body of a woman. They trap water in the tissues, so milk production may slow down. In the diet of the mother, such food should be absent due to its harmfulness to the baby, because we are talking about:
- Smoked meats (meat, fish), especially hot smoked products;
- Salted food;
- Seasonings, spices;
- Canned foods;
- Nutritional supplements (monosodium glutamate, preservatives, etc.).
Among the seemingly harmless tea herbs and garden greens, there are also “violators” of milk production. These include sage, mint, parsley, and they should not be on the menu at least in the first 2-4 months of lactation.
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Top products for great lactation
There are foods that you can periodically eat for optimal production of breast milk, and the main ones are described below.
1. Warm tea
The easiest option is to drink green tea with honey (not strong) or lightly brewed black tea with milk. If the baby or mother is prone to allergies, it is better not to abuse honey, but to add milk to tea. If you drink a drink 30 minutes before feeding your baby, milk production will definitely increase.
2. Caraway seeds and bread with caraway seeds
You can chew cumin, or eat brown bread with its seeds. You can also make yourself a caraway drink: 1 teaspoon of caraway seeds brew a glass of boiling milk and insist 2 hours. You need to take this drink half a cup 15 minutes before feeding.
3. Uzvar
Uzvar is a compote of dried fruits (plums, pears, apples, apricots), a little sugar, water. It is recommended to take the uzvar in a glass twice a day. And it will enhance lactation and is rich in vitamins.
4. Pure water
Suitable for increasing milk production and plain water, still and clean. It should be drunk up to 2 liters per day, then there will be no problems with feeding. But immediately before feeding, it is better to drink a drink with a more pronounced lactogenic effect (for example, a glass of milk or a cup of green tea).
5. Nuts
The mass of useful components in nuts will not only allow the baby to grow better and improve health, but also eat breast milk in sufficient quantities. Every day you need to eat 2-5 pieces of almonds (without salt and roasting), but do not abuse it because of the risk of pain in the baby’s stomach (it causes gas in the child and can cause severe constipation.). Other nuts (walnuts, cedar, Brazil) work similarly, but they are quite fat. You can still make a cedar cocktail: 1 table.spoon of pine nuts pour a glass of water at night, boil in the morning, add honey and drink.
6. Dill tea
Our grandmothers used dill tea as a lactogenic agent. A spoon of dill seed is brewed with 200 ml of boiling water, insist night in a thermos. Drink twice a day for half a glass. Dill seeds can be replaced with cumin seeds, anise. On the basis of these plants, you can also prepare another herbal tea: 20 g of anise and dill seeds, 30 g of fenugreek seeds and fennel fruits, grind and stir. 1 teaspoon of the collection pour a glass of boiling water, insist and take 2 times a day for a glass of infusion 15 minutes before feeding.
You can make yourself dill milkshake. To do this, mix the chopped dill seeds with kefir, season with nutmeg, salt, strain and drink before breakfast.
However, it is worth remembering that both anise and dill can cause allergies.
7. Herbal tea
Plants that increase lactation can be purchased at any pharmacy. Among them are popular oregano, nettle, lemon balm, dill, anise, hawthorn (berries). You should make fees from them (combine in equal proportions), brew a spoonful of raw materials with a glass of boiling water and take 100 ml three times a day. Doctor consultation before consuming any herbs is required! They can cause colic or allergies in a child!
8. Walnut milk
Walnut milk is prepared simply. 50 g of walnuts need to grind, pour 250 ml of hot milk, cook until slightly thickened. Add sugar to taste in the drink, take it in 70 ml. before the next feeding (for 30 minutes).
9. Lactogenic products
There are products that can enhance the production of prolactin - the hormone responsible for and supporting lactation. Many of them are of animal origin, high-protein, so they should be present on the menu according to the daily norms for lactating women. Here is the list of products:
- Low-fat meat soups, broths;
- Fish and lean meats;
- Hard cheese, Adyghe cheese, feta cheese;
- Sour-milk food.
From non-animal foods, the production of the necessary hormone accelerates seeds, carrots, honey, as well as vegetables and fruits, in which there is a lot of fiber.
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10. Juices
Freshly squeezed juices. Juices prepared at home are much more useful than store-bought juices, they must be taken immediately, without standing in the refrigerator. Perfectly cope with the increase in milk juice of carrots, currants, blackthorn berries. It is important that the juices are fresh, without preservatives, diluted with water.
11. Barley broth or barley coffee
Barley coffee is an excellent substitute for tea. It is better to drink such drinks with honey, sugar and milk. These barley drinks can be bought at a store in the diet department.
12. Radish with honey
There is a drink that does not differ in excellent taste, but it works no worse than juices. This is radish juice. Squeeze the juice, dilute evenly with water, add a spoonful of honey to a glass of liquid. With gastrointestinal diseases, such a drink can not be taken.
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13. Dandelions
The best effect for increasing lactation from herbs is dandelion. It can be used in the following ways:
- We grind the fresh young leaves of dandelions in a meat grinder, squeeze the juice, salt, let it brew for 30 minutes, and drink 100 ml 2 times a day in small sips. To improve the taste, you can add lemon juice, honey, sugar.
- A decoction of dandelions: for 1 teaspoon of chopped roots and leaves of dandelion add a glass of boiling water and insist for an hour. Then strain and drink 50 ml 4 times a day for 30 minutes. before meals.
- Dandelion milkshake. Mix a glass of milk with 4 glasses of kefir, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of chopped dill leaves, dandelion petals, 10 g of grated walnuts and beat with a mixer. Eat half a cup for breakfast.
14. Ginger tea
Peel the ginger root, chop, boil in a liter of water for 3-5 minutes. Cool, drink 50 ml 4 times a day. If desired, you can flavor tea with honey, lemon.
15. Vitamin mass
From dried fruits, you can cook not only compote, but also prepare a vitamin mass.To do this, rinse 100 g each of dried apricots, figs, raisins, prunes, add as many walnuts or pine nuts, chop everything into a homogeneous mass. It is allowed to put honey in it to taste. To eat a vitamin “dish” you need half an hour before feeding the baby, washed down with warm tea.
16. Hercules
If you eat cereals rich in fiber for breakfast, it will be not only useful for the intestines of a young mother, but will also increase milk production. Oatmeal is especially good for this purpose. You can cook porridge in water or milk, eat granola, or pour oatmeal with water, leave overnight and consume with kefir. Porridge goes well with dried fruits and honey.
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17. Buckwheat
Experts advise to wash buckwheat groats, then fry it in a pan and eat like seeds. This is also beneficial for lactation.
18. Watermelon
Watermelons are an excellent product for lactation - they should be purchased only during the ripening season (since August). You should not buy watermelons until August, they can be dangerous due to the high content of nitrates and pesticides.
19. Carrots and onions
It is easy to get onions, carrots, and their ability to influence the production of milk is also high. Fresh and boiled, cooked, carrots and onions positively affect lactation, so try to add them to all dishes.
20. Salad
To increase lactation, it is useful to eat any kind of leaf salad, which is seasoned with olive oil or sour cream.
Additional tips for young mothers during lactation:
- Do not be nervous;
- Observe the regime of the day, sleep;
- Have more rest;
- Avoid stress, overload;
- Be sure to feed the baby at night.
In the store of goods for children or in any pharmacy presented ready teas and fees for women during lactation. They purposefully act by increasing the amount of milk. But it is worth remembering that busting in the effect on lactation can result in stagnation of milk in the chest and development mastitis, so everything is good in moderation!
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Dill tea and fennel tea helped me a lot. When the watermelon season began in late August, I lactated very well with watermelons. I only bought from acquaintances who were growing for myself and were afraid of pesticides
Horror. First you read articles on the topic of breastfeeding, where it is written in no case to eat nuts, onions, carrots or honey, for example, during this period, and then in another article, which you learn from the first one that turns out to be necessary there is! From this in my head is not just porridge, but whole explosions of atomic bombs. You need to be more careful when selecting material for publication on the site.
The one who wrote this text has no idea what to eat during lactation! Onions, nuts, carrots, honey, watermelon, pure milk - at least take pity on the children, who will then writhe and scream from colic. And it would be nice to regret their parents too.