The diet of a mother who is breastfeeding should consist of a balanced and complete set of products. The well-being of the baby, its development and health for years depend on what and how the nursing mother eats. The famous doctor E. Komarovsky in his works gives nutrition tips for nursing mothers.
Exclude from the diet
All the advice of a famous pediatrician is advisory in nature, however, in matters of nutrition, the doctor adheres to a position of perseverance. Firstly allergy-causing foods are excluded: citrus fruits, chocolate, strawberries, eggs, seafood. Mom, especially in the first days and weeks, should carefully monitor the baby’s reaction to the new product she has eaten. If in doubt about a product, the doctor advises first to eat a small amount and, depending on the child’s reaction, decide whether to include it in the diet in the future.
All products, due to which milk can change the taste and smell, become unpleasant for the baby, are excluded from the diet. This group includes acidic, salty, spicy dishes, sharply smelling seasonings. A number of products (legumes, cabbage, carbonated drinks) have a bad effect on the intestines of the baby. Their use can increase gas formation and in some cases cause diarrhea.
For the digestion of fatty foods, the body requires additional efforts, with increased fat content of breast milk, it is difficult for the child to suck out, and mother to express it. Therefore, the doctor does not recommend saturating food with fatty foods (fat sour cream, butter, pork, nuts), in which milk becomes more nutritious, but also difficult to digest. In this case, vegetable fats are preferred over animals.
The diet of a nursing mother
Nutrition of the mother is the main source for the child to receive the substances necessary for development.
What to eat and drink:
- Meat and fish (non-greasy);
- Dairy and sour-milk products (milk, fermented baked milk, kefir, etc.);
- Vegetables and fruits: cherry, watermelon, grapes, apples, pears, apricots. We also read: fruits with HS and vegetables for HS;
- Dried fruits (dried apricots, raisins) and compote from them;
- Greenery;
- Green tea;
- Not dried or salted fish;
- Braised, baked and boiled dishes.
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Do not eat and drink:
- Fatty dishes (including fatty broth);
- Coffee;
- Spicy, salty, sour dishes;
- Smoked and fried foods;
- All types of conservation;
- Cocoa and products containing cocoa (sweets and chocolate);
- Sweets containing butter cream;
- Peas;
- Citrus fruits (oranges, tangerines, lemons);
- Yeast baking;
- Red berries;
- Mushrooms.
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The daily diet should contain at least 0.5 kg of fresh fruit.If mom is quite slender and can afford it, Komarovsky recommends eating a plate of semolina for the night. All products that the mother teaches the baby during pregnancy and when breastfeeding, will subsequently be perceived by the child with pleasure, because this is a familiar food.
Nutritional Recommendations
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A well-known pediatrician advises to be very careful about the presence in the diet of exotic fruits or imported products. Such food is obviously unknown to our digestive system and its assimilation by the body may be incomplete. The occurrence of a load on the liver or pancreas adversely affects breast milk.
The doctor gives some more tips:
- Avoid overeating. A little underestimation will be more useful
- With an obsessive desire to eat something forbidden, you can "knock down" a tiny amount of this product;
- Doubts in the product should cause a complete rejection of it;
- Do not eat at night;
- If circumstances forced to drink alcohol, then a little red wine is acceptable;
- The intake of vitamin complexes should be regular.
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Beverage Issues
Dr. Komarovsky speaks quite clearly about removing the issue of additional forced drinking for nursing mothers (although many experts say that a large amount of drinking does not affect milk production, many nursing mothers are convinced of the opposite in their experience). The pediatrician adheres to the principle of naturalness as much as possible: if mother and baby are all right and there is enough milk, then you do not need to drink anything extra, beyond the desire of the woman ..
If there is not enough milkthen after each feeding mom needs to make up for the lost fluid and drink 300-500 ml of fluid. Night feeding should not be an exception, so it is better to prepare a drink in advance.
Drink is preferred:
- Sweet green tea with milk;
- Dried fruits compote;
- Apple, grape, carrot juice (at the same time remember moderation);
- Boiled and baked cow's milk, dairy products (fat content of 2.5% and below).
Various drugs are known, medicinal (nicotinic acid, pyroxan, apilak) and food (nuts, beer, yeast), which have the property of increasing lactation. However, a well-known pediatrician advises not to overestimate their value.
The principles of Dr. Komarovsky have gained popularity for their simplicity and proximity to nature, they are advisory in nature, based on the natural needs of a nursing mother and baby.
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