“During the period of breastfeeding, there is no need to adhere to a special diet, the main thing is that your diet is balanced” - this opinion has often been heard lately; this is the main recommendation of nutritionists. Does this work for everyone, especially in the first weeks after the baby is born?
Everything you eat or drink passes into your breast milk. And yet, breast milk carries the taste of all the foods you eat. And no matter what they say, the mother’s diet in the first days and weeks of the baby’s life is the key to the health of the baby and mother.
What foods are important to avoid?
Coffee can affect the quality of your baby's sleep.
Chocolate can not only cause sleep disturbances, but also affect the skin (diathesis) and cause abdominal pain and gas formation.
Vegetables with coarse fiber and essential oils, which are strong digestive stimulants (radish, radish, turnip, celery, sorrel, mushrooms), and can cause bloating and intestinal colic in a child.
During lactation, foods that enhance fermentation are excluded: legumes, sweets, baked goods, fermented drinks, black bread, grapes, sweet apples, pickled vegetables, white cabbage, cucumbers, carbonated drinks, confectionery, sweet cheeses, curd pastes and sweet cereals.
It is important to limit the consumption of raw vegetables and fruits, since in this form they increase peristalsis and cause bloating. For this reason, it is better to bake or stew vegetables and fruits and start consuming them in small portions, since a large amount of fiber can cause loose stools and bloating in a child.
By the end of the second or third month, the diet has already expanded significantly, but new foods must be introduced carefully for 3-4 days in a row and the baby’s behavior must be observed. On the first day, you can eat a small piece of any product, and the next day examine the child’s skin and observe his general condition. If there are no rashes, redness or peeling on the skin, you can eat this product in slightly larger quantities on the second day and again observe the reaction. On the third day, the same product is consumed again and the baby’s condition is assessed; if everything is normal, you can leave this product in the diet.
It is important to very carefully introduce low-fat fish and seafood, eggs, while monitoring the child’s condition.
Cereals, fermented milk products, soups (it is important to avoid rich broths), baked or boiled meat, vegetables (steamed or baked), butter and vegetable oil will nourish you and your baby.
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