Unfortunately, breastfeeding with allergies does not protect against this disease. Allergy in infants manifests itself as a diathesis. It can be caused by almost any foods consumed by a nursing mother. But there are foods with a high degree of allergenicity, which must be excluded from their diet.
Manifestation of an allergy
When breast feeding signs of allergies are reddening of the skin and rashes, greenish liquid stool, unreasonable anxiety of the baby, strong crying 10-15 minutes after breastfeeding, diaper rash with good care, crusts on the head.
If the food allergy affects the parents, then children often also react poorly to allergenic foods. Mom from the first days of breastfeeding can not eat foods that cause allergies to her or father. If the allergy is only in the father, then the mother after the child's 2 months can be a little bit to eat these foods. Perhaps the baby was not allergic to the baby.
When buying products in a store, get a rule - to study their composition. Even to potentially useful products, manufacturers can add allergenic components: dyes, flavors, baking powder, eggs, spicy spices, sodium nitrite, etc. Ideally, buy natural products and prepare food yourself. Remember, even "safe" products can cause allergy. Therefore, at the first signs of the disease, you should consult a local doctor.
The most difficult thing is to determine the product that causes allergies. It will take time. Initially, the mother should completely switch to low-allergenic foods and wait until the allergy is stopped. Then introduce into the diet one medium-allergen product and watch the reaction of the child's body. Introducing all new products sooner or later you will be able to identify those that cause allergies. You can try to include them in your diet in a few months, when the baby gets stronger.
Even being on a hypoallergenic diet, you need to maximize your diet within the limits of the allowed products. And in any case, you can not overeat. Ideally, each product is desirable to eat no more than once in three days. Since some allergens work only after accumulation in the mother's body.
Highly allergenic products
- Citrus fruits and exotic for your area fruit (pineapple, mango, avocado, etc.);
- Food additives, emulsifiers, preservatives, colorants, flavors, flavor enhancers;
- Spirits, cocoa, coffee, sweet soda;
- Chocolate sweets, marmalade, caramel;
- Nuts, mushrooms, honey;
- From dried fruits figs, dates, raisins, dried apricots;
- Sweet yogurt with food additives, many cheeses, cow's milk;
- All smoked products;
- Marinades and canned food of industrial production;
- Chicken eggs;
- Spicy foods and spices;
- Seafood, red and black caviar, some types of fish;
- Celery, sorrel, eggplant, carrots, sauerkraut, tomatoes, beets, red pepper, pumpkin;
- Berries and fruits of orange and red color: plum, melon, pomegranates, cherry, grapes, persimmons, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, sea buckthorn, strawberries, raspberries, red apples, etc.
- Juices and drinks from the listed vegetables, fruits and berries.
Products with an average allergenicity
- Herbal decoctions;
- Beans, peas, potatoes, green peppers;
- Berries and fruits (except for green apples, gooseberries, white currants);
- Meat of rabbit, turkey, lamb, horse meat, fat pork;
- Some cereals (buckwheat, corn, wheat).
Low Allergenic Products
- Mineral without gas, sour-milk products, compotes from apples, broth of dogrose, weak tea;
- Prunes and dried apples (pears allergies rarely cause, but lead to severe constipation in infants);
- Creamy, olive, sunflower-seed oil;
- Manna, pearl, rice, oatmeal;
- Chestnut, squash, turnip, green salad, zucchini, parsley, dill, spinach, cucumber, broccoli, colored and Brussels sprouts (white cabbage in breastfeeding is not recommended);
- Bread with bran;
- By-products;
- Some species of fish (sea bass, cod, etc.);
- Chicken, beef, low-fat pork.