If you talk about nursing mothers, you can add "and what health is your child". There are several nutrition rules for nursing mothers, which are hard enough, which district pediatricians and gynecologists sometimes forget to say when a young mother leaves the hospital.
Let's talk a little about what should be the food for nursing mothers.
To milk was a lot
What does mom think about that feeds the baby? About that there was a lot of milk, so that the baby was full. To increase lactation, it is necessary to introduce in the diet more parsley (greens and roots), as well as walnuts. However, you can not overdo it with nuts, since they cause constipation in a baby who is breastfeeding. Increases lactation and tea with milk. In this case, strong tea can not be drunk - the substances contained in it (tannins) can also cause a delay in the stool. It is better if the tea is on herbs - mint, melissa, valerian root in the absence of allergic reactions will have a mild soothing effect on both the mother and the newborn. In pure form, milk is not a lactogenic factor. Therefore, it is necessary to dilute it.
Categorical prohibitions
The main thing - remember - everything that you eat, gets into the body of the child. Therefore, alcohol, coffee drinks (especially soluble), popular carbonated drinks, chewing gum - are categorically removed from the diet. On the health of the little man, greenhouse vegetables can also have a negative impact, since they contain nitrates. Nutritional supplements, various tableted vitamins can be consumed only with the knowledge of the doctor.
And it is important to monitor the reaction of the child. If honey, fruit and vegetables or other products appear to react in the form of rashes, skin spots or stool disorders - these foods need to be removed from their traditional menu.
What is better to serve?
What is healthy food - we all know - is a balanced food, prepared from natural products, which has a large number of vitamins and other nutrients and nutrients.
Therefore, your food should contain proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fiber, but all in moderation.
Another rule is to use meat and fish in boiled or stewed form. However, as well as traditional for our table vegetables - potatoes, cabbage, carrots.
Peas are fraught with the fact that the child can whip up the tummy, the same reaction is caused by plums and grapes. Onion and garlic in large quantities spoils the taste of milk. If the baby is a gourmet, then it will be capricious. However, to refuse from onion and garlic in winter and in spring-autumn periods is inexpedient. The main thing is to observe the measure. But green apples, pumpkin, zucchini, cabbage, carrots - in any form (boiled, stewed, baked, in the form of juices) will be useful. It's vitamins, fiber, mineral supplements - like three in one. And again, a warning - watch how the child reacts to these types of food!
If there are rashes, you need to know clearly - which product. But sometimes you can not determine, because we during the day eat such a bouquet of dishes prepared from meat, vegetables, dairy products! Therefore, try especially in the first months, if you notice an allergic reaction and while you and the baby get used to each other, do not greatly diversify the table during the day.
If the potatoes are then mashed potatoes. Then, after a couple of hours you can eat a steamed cutlet or boiled meat. Bouillon plus a slice of bread. So you can identify the source of allergies and adjust the menu.
Be careful
If the child is healthy and gives a normal reaction to any products, then we begin to diversify our table. But be careful! Even citrus and chocolate in this case are not contraindicated - in scant amounts! One slice of chocolate today, tomorrow - a slice of mandarin, and the day after tomorrow - tea with a slice of lemon or a spoon of cranberry jam. But sugar, if you sweet tooth - reduce to a minimum. Do not overdo it.
It has long been observed that red, yellow, orange fruits contain allergens, which can respond to infants. It is better to prefer fruits and vegetables green: green apples, green pears. Especially it should be noted that the dyes, which are added now to decorate products (crab sticks and meat, candy shell, cakes and cakes - all confectionery products, as well as into sweet drinks) cause often unpredictable reaction of newborns. Some experts argue that such food colors can be harmful to children's vessels. The fact that an adult "trained" organism can transfer without difficulty, for a child - can become a real threat to health.
Dairy - good or bad?
Once a child is fed with milk, milk is good. This is one of the most important products in the question of what nutrition should be for nursing mothers. Cottage cheese, cheese are the main sources of calcium for the body. Do not overdo it here. Only a small number of children have an allergic reaction to dairy products. Basically milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, cheese - this is what you need! Do not forget about yourself - because the calcium that the baby needs for growth, is "pumped out" from your body.
Therefore, calcium needs a lot!
And calcium gluconate tablets, chalk - weak helpers. To ensure that your teeth were intact, and the child was formed correctly and in a timely manner, you need milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, cheese. In order to calcium was enough in breast milk, sometimes make calcined cottage cheese. A liter of milk is added one tablespoon of liquid (it is possible from an ampoule) of calcium chloride and boiled. Milk is curdled, the necessary amount of calcium is bound by milk proteins. The resulting cottage cheese is very tasty and, of course, useful. But it should be eaten no more than 2-3 times a week, especially when the fontanel is not overgrown in the child. Excess of calcium can lead to early tightening of the fontanel. Therefore, it is necessary to consult a district pediatrician.
Enjoy your meal!