Diet of a nursing mother. What can and cannot be eaten by a nursing mother?

It’s not so easy to decide what a young mother can add to her food during lactation.

Especially when it comes to a special category of products - herbs and spices. After all, as you know, they are not always useful for a nursing woman and her newborn baby.

It is better to avoid spicy and overly aromatic spices throughout the entire lactation period.

This is due to two points: firstly, they very often cause changes in the taste of mother's milk; secondly, they often cause allergies.

Some dried vegetables, which are also allowed fresh, are also allowed for cooking during breastfeeding. For example, dried carrots, which turn out to be much tastier in this form. You can safely add it to soups and minced meat, as well as to any dishes where it would be appropriate.

Spices: types and methods of production

There are several types of flavorings (spices) based on their origin:

• natural vegetable (pepper, garlic, onion, mustard, cumin, vanilla, cinnamon, etc.).
• mineral (salt).
• obtained synthetically (vinegar, sugar, vanillin, citric acid, monosodium glutamate, etc.).
• seasoning mixtures (curry, khmeli-suneli, adjika and others).

It is generally accepted that during pregnancy and lactation dietary restrictions are necessary. But lean and bland food does not bring any pleasure; moreover, it can cause a poor emotional state, which is undesirable during these periods of a woman’s life. Most spices contain essential oils, sugars and glycosides, tannins, organic sulfides, etc. The rational use of seasonings can solve the problem of monotony in dishes, while many are compatible with lactation.

Oriental delicacies

Oriental delicacies come first on the list of permitted sweets. First of all, this is Turkish delight and kozinaki

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However, they can only be consumed if the baby is not allergic to nuts and seeds.
The same applies to halva. If there is no allergy, the treat can be eaten in limited quantities. The unsaturated acids in this product strengthen the body and speed up recovery after childbirth.

Nuts and seeds normalize the condition of hair, skin and nails, improve blood circulation and strengthen blood vessels, relieve fatigue and tension. In addition, halva often increases lactation. Halva is easy to prepare at home.

Remember that halva and Turkish delight are difficult to digest foods, so you should not get carried away with such delicacies. In addition, seeds and nuts are classified as strong allergens.

The permissible daily intake of halva, Turkish delight or kozinaki is 50-100 grams.

The effect of spices on the body of a nursing mother.

We don't think about the effect of spices on the body when drinking another cup of tea or eating lunch. But there are spices in these dishes - salt and sugar, at a minimum. Are they prohibited for breastfeeding women? No! But this only applies to common seasonings. In moderation, garlic and onions, pepper and mustard, dried herbs and bay leaves are even useful. These seasonings not only improve the taste of dishes, but also speed up metabolism, increase appetite, and saturate the body with certain microelements and vitamins.

However, there are dangerous seasonings, among them monosodium glutamate, which, unfortunately, is present in many products from the store. There is no scientifically substantiated evidence of the harm of this additive, but presumably the spice causes serious physiological pathologies, including visual impairment, hematopoiesis, the development of asthma and allergic consequences. All artificial preservatives and dyes have a negative effect on the body, and it is also assumed that palm oil does. Do not get carried away with mustard, vinegar, and exotic seasonings.

In the first 2-3 months after birth, while the baby’s digestive and immune systems are developing, it is better to avoid seasonings for dishes, or use non-allergenic flavoring additives. Some mothers even practice eliminating salt, but small amounts of salt should be present in the diet: it is a source of sodium that is not synthesized by the body on its own. The following spices are considered safe during lactation:

• anise, cumin, dill and fennel, which not only improve milk production, but also help reduce colic in the baby.
• basil, garlic and onion, which stimulate the immune system.
• bay leaf, which not only improves the taste of dishes, but also has a beneficial effect on the mother’s nervous system.
• ginger, which has a complex effect, stimulating the immune system, digestion and central nervous system function.

• paprika, containing a lot of vitamin C.
• rosemary, stimulating lactation, etc.

Seasonings should be consumed in moderation during breastfeeding. Acceptable: dried and fresh herbs, black, white, red pepper, a mixture of them). Although onions and garlic are also not prohibited, due to the high content of phytoncides in them, the taste of milk may change. It is possible to use vanilla, citric acid and zest, cinnamon, poppy seeds in the diet of nursing mothers in baked goods and desserts. At the same time, when introducing a certain spice into the menu for the first time (no more than 1 per week), you should observe the response of the baby’s body.

You should not overuse spices while breastfeeding, but there are no official recommendations prohibiting most of them. A nursing mother should not forget: a small pinch of seasonings will not harm the baby, but excessively spicy food flavored with a bouquet of aromatic spices can affect the quality of breast milk and cause restless behavior in the baby, causing breast refusal.

When a mother decides to breastfeed her baby, she must be prepared for many restrictions in diet, habits and lifestyle in general. Of course, the bans will not last forever, but they will have to be observed for a certain period. There is no need to think that the diet during breastfeeding is boring and monotonous. The list of products for a nursing mother is quite extensive and allows you to prepare many tasty and healthy dishes. So what can a woman who is breastfeeding her baby eat?

Use of sweeteners

It must be remembered that breastfeeding women should not consume:

• xylitol;
• sorbitol;
• aspartame and other synthetic products.

Sweeteners that get into mother's milk, and from there into the baby's body, will not be processed; the baby does not yet have the means for this. Some of the substitutes, for example, aspartame, when digested, turn into methyl alcohol, which is a powerful poison. The synthetic substitute cyclamate is completely banned in the European Union. One of the oldest substitutes, saccharin, has a destructive effect on the gastrointestinal tract, so it is as harmful to the mother as it is to the child.

Avoiding eating sweets while breastfeeding is possible for medical reasons. What are the possible options if such a need arises? The best options are fructose or stevia-based substitutes - this plant, native to Brazil and Paraguay, has been used by Indians as a sweetener for centuries. Stevia consumption helps treat obesity and hypertension.

List of products for breastfeeding

Food for a nursing mother should be healthy and balanced in essential nutrients. There is no need to focus on just buckwheat and apples. A woman recovering from childbirth needs to replenish lost reserves of vitamins and minerals. In addition, beneficial substances penetrate into breast milk, making it even more nutritious and beneficial for the newborn baby. Allowed products during breastfeeding:

Fatty meats should be avoided, as they are poorly digestible and have a high calorie content. Preference should be given to veal, rabbit, and lean pork. You can eat poultry meat - turkey, chicken. When doing this, remove the skin and choose lean parts, such as the breast. Cook the meat for at least 1.5-2 hours. It is undesirable to fry, it is better to stew, boil, bake. We must remember that pork and chicken are quite allergenic foods, so they should be introduced into the diet during breastfeeding no earlier than the third month.

It is easily digestible and provides the body with protein. It is better to choose low-fat varieties - pollock, cod, pike perch, pike. Sometimes you can treat yourself to salmon or trout. Although these are fatty fish, the Omega-3 acids they contain more than compensate for the deficiency. If you want such a delicacy as fish caviar, then it is better to give preference to black sturgeon caviar rather than red.

Fish is one of the must-have foods for nursing mothers

All cereals are allowed. If your baby is diagnosed with gluten intolerance, then only buckwheat, corn grits, millet, quinoa, sorghum, chia, and rice are allowed. Cereals are boiled in water. At the end of cooking, you can add a little milk or cream with 10% fat content. Caution should be exercised only with semolina, since most mothers note that its use during breastfeeding causes colic in the baby.

During breastfeeding, dairy products must be present in the mother's diet every day. You can eat all fermented milk products of normal fat content (from 2.5% to 5%): fermented baked milk, kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese, natural and drinking yogurt. It is necessary to choose products with a minimum shelf life. It is not recommended to sweeten fermented milk with jam, sugar or honey; this can cause diathesis, allergies and colic in the baby.

Small amounts of sour cream and butter are allowed. These products can only be eaten as a dressing for cereals, salads, and first courses. The fat content of sour cream should not exceed 20%.

A nursing mother can only eat cheeses that are lightly salted and not too fatty. All spicy, salty and moldy varieties are prohibited. Preference should be given to grainy, semi-hard and young varieties of cheeses (Adyghe, Suluguni, mozzarella). If possible, the fat content of the product should be as low as 17-35%.

Cream is allowed at 10% fat content and only as a topping for tea, coffee, main courses, and cereals.

Whole milk can be consumed in very limited quantities, for example, cook porridge with it, diluting it 1:1 with water. Start administering no earlier than 4-5 months after birth

Chicken eggs are a strong allergen. They should be introduced into the diet with great caution, not exceeding the limit of 2 eggs per week. It is better to start with quail eggs, as they are considered hypoallergenic. Chicken eggs can be eaten by a nursing mother only from 3-4 months from the date of birth.

Fruits that nursing mothers can eat are: bananas, apples, pears, kiwi. Citrus fruits are also allowed, but you need to eat them with caution, observing the baby’s reaction. Fruits should be eaten without skin and 1.5-2 hours after eating.

Dried fruits are an excellent substitute for sweets, which are not popular during breastfeeding because they cause colic and gas in the baby. From this product segment, it is better to prefer prunes, dried apricots and figs. Prunes and dried apricots are an excellent natural prevention of constipation. Many young mothers know about this problem firsthand.

If the mother and child do not suffer from allergies, then berries on breastfeeding are acceptable, only in limited quantities, no more than 150 g per day. You should choose fresh berries that are in season. You can also buy frozen ones, for example, for compotes.

List of allowed vegetables: cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, cucumber, eggplant, potatoes, carrots, leeks, onions, sweet peppers, tomatoes. All brightly colored vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, red bell peppers) should be eaten carefully, keeping an eye out for a possible allergic reaction in the baby. For the first few months, any vegetable must be subjected to heat treatment (cooking, stewing, baking). Raw vegetables are consumed in very limited quantities without skin in the form of salads.

Vegetable oils are mandatory healthy products during breastfeeding. They are added when cooking, as a salad dressing or as an independent preventive measure. They can be consumed in limited quantities - no more than one tablespoon per day. Preference should be given to olive, sunflower, corn, pumpkin or grape seed oil. Choose only unrefined product!

You should not get carried away with bread and bakery products. They should not be the basis of the diet and replace meals. If you really want to, you can eat a couple of pieces of white bread a day. Brown bread often causes gas and colic in a child. Sweet baked goods, it is better to exclude cookies altogether. The only exceptions may be biscuits and dry bread, which also should not be abused.

Pasta is allowed on GV. It is worth remembering that they contain gluten, so they can only be consumed by mothers whose babies do not react to this protein. You cannot season pasta with hot sauces; a small piece of butter is allowed.

Nuts are a high-calorie product that is difficult to digest. But they will enrich and diversify the diet of a nursing mother. You can eat them only 2 hours after a meal, so they are better absorbed. Preference is given to hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts.

You need to be as careful as possible with spices on GW. Overly fragrant seasonings can negatively affect the taste of milk, and the baby will stop breastfeeding. You can eat: fresh and dried greens (dill, parsley, green onions, tarragon, basil), leafy vegetables (lettuce, spinach, arugula), mint, lemon balm, bay leaf, paprika. They should be added to food in moderation. Hot spicy seasoning mixtures, fresh onions and garlic should be avoided.

A nursing mother must ensure that there is enough fluid intake to ensure that lactation is sufficient and stable. In addition to pure still water, you can drink: weak tea (black and green without aromatic additives), weak natural coffee (no more than one cup per day), compotes and fruit drinks made from natural berries or dried fruits. Any carbonated water, packaged juices, freshly squeezed juices should be avoided, as these drinks can cause colic and allergies in the baby.

That's the entire list of products for nursing mothers. Quite vast and varied, isn't it? To make information easier to perceive, you can use a sign where all permitted food is displayed graphically:

Table of permitted products for GW

You can learn about what a nursing woman should not eat from this article.

I want something sweet

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It’s better not to eat your favorite cream cakes for now. Suitable for a young mother:

1. Marshmallow (we recommend reading:). When buying marshmallows, you should opt for plain white ones without dyes, flavors or chocolate.
2. Pastila. The good thing about pastila is that you can make it yourself. When buying it in a store, you need to pay attention to what it is made from. It's better to stick to pectin-based pastilles. Gelatin should not be consumed, and artificial flavors and colors should be avoided.
3. Marmalade. The most correct choice, but it needs to be based on pectin. In the store it is in the organic section.
4. Condensed milk . You can start using it when the newborn is one month old. Condensed milk is too sweet, so you need to use it little by little. The best option is to put it in tea, although not everyone likes to drink tea with milk. Drinking the drink is useful if there is not enough breast milk, since tea with milk enhances lactation (we recommend reading:). Official medicine doubts the effectiveness of this method, but from the practice of breastfeeding it can be argued that it helps.
5. Halva and kozinaki. Halva can be eaten while breastfeeding, as it is made from natural products. Sunflower, for example, is made from sunflower seeds. There is tahini halva made from sesame, peanut and others. They can be perceived differently by the baby, so you need to try them a little. The same applies to kozinaki, which also contains honey (we recommend reading:).
6. Candies . It is better not to eat chocolate ones, as they are made from cocoa beans, which are a strong allergen. Mothers whose babies do not have an allergic reaction to chocolate can eat 2-3 pieces a day (we recommend reading:). It is still preferable to opt for caramel, jelly sweets, “Cows” or toffee. A good option would be to make sweets from dried fruits at home.

Pastila is an amazing dish. It tastes like unhealthy and delicious store-bought sweets, but at the same time it consists of one hundred percent natural ingredients - most often apples

What products are allowed for allergies in a child?

The hypoallergenic diet is slightly different from the general menu of a nursing mother. Nutrition should become selective and strict. To make it easier to figure out what you can eat and what is better to exclude from your diet, you can use the table:

Table of products that are allowed (green column) and prohibited (red column) for allergies in a child. Products from the yellow column should be consumed with great caution

The list was not too large, but sufficient to provide a varied diet. You should not immediately try to introduce many foods into the diet, even if you are sure that they will not negatively affect the child’s condition. If you have allergic reactions, you need to be careful about your diet and carefully select your menu.

Benefit or harm

However, sweets while breastfeeding can cause a lot of harm. First of all, the baby may develop allergies.

In addition, carbohydrates place a heavy burden on every organ of the infant’s still fragile body. Therefore, disturbances in digestion occur, colic, bloating, and increased gas formation appear.

Excessive consumption of sweets will also harm your mother. Too much sweets will lead to excess weight gain, dental disease and increased blood sugar.

The risk of diabetes increases.

Unfortunately, preservatives, dyes and other chemical elements are now added to many sweets. This leads to allergies or poisoning. Some treats are prone to fermentation in the body, which contributes to the appearance of colic in the baby.

However, these problems can be easily avoided if you eat in moderation and carefully select foods. By the way, cooking at home would be an excellent solution. You can choose simple recipes that won’t take much time. At the same time, you will be confident in the contents and safety of the dish.

Safety regulations

You need to consume sweets during breastfeeding in a strictly dosed manner. In addition, a number of recommendations must also be taken into account:

• If marshmallows or jam are on the menu that day, remove refined sugar. Taken together, these products may cause an undesirable reaction;
• Packaged store-bought juices should be replaced with freshly squeezed drinks or homemade compotes;
• It is better for a nursing mother to eat sweets by preparing the treats herself, at home;
• It is better to avoid most sweets when breastfeeding in the first month of a newborn's life. During this period, it is best to limit yourself to biscuits or apple marshmallows;
• Sweets should not be given to nursing mothers whose children have already had a reaction to such treats.
• You should not eat sweets in large quantities. The mother of a breastfeeding baby should not forget about moderation for a minute.

Remember: if you eat a lot of sweets, it jeopardizes your baby’s well-being. Well, you shouldn’t forget about your teeth and figure either.

Delicious and varied sweets are the ultimate desire of many women during lactation. But you shouldn’t indiscriminately buy and try the entire range of confectionery departments. Less is more - this is the main motto of a mother who is breastfeeding her baby.

Almost every woman loves to treat herself to something delicious. But the lactation period becomes a real test for a nursing mother: not only do you have to give up usual foods for a while, but also the consumption of sweets is reduced to a minimum.

Of course, excessive consumption of sweets by a nursing mother will certainly not bring benefits to the baby, but it is also impossible to completely give up eating sweets.

The fact is that sweets contain carbohydrates that the body needs. And after childbirth, a woman’s body just needs to recover, and the easiest way to do this is by eating foods rich in carbohydrates.

How to choose natural soy sauce

Sauces that a woman consumes during breastfeeding should not contain chemicals. But finding natural products in the supermarket is quite difficult. Here are a few tips to help you choose a good sauce:

• Natural product is expensive. In order to choose a good sauce, first of all pay attention to the price. The price of the products depends on the cost of the sauce components, the costs of its production and transportation;
• The container must be glass. Sauces, like many other products, retain their properties better in glass. Therefore, it is better to leave all products that are in plastic containers on the shelf;
• Consistency and color. Having chosen the sauce in a glass container, you can carefully examine it. The contents of the bottle must be transparent, without any sediment. In terms of color, light brown or dark brown tones predominate in a quality product. Its taste depends on the color of the sauce. Thus, light colors indicate a salty and slightly tart taste. The dark product is less salty, but denser in richness;
• Check the product label for ingredients. To prepare a natural product, they take soy, wheat, salt, sugar, and vinegar. Sometimes a little garlic or peanuts are added to it. The presence of preservatives in the product indicates that it is a fake. The sauce, made from natural ingredients, can be stored for several years;
• Study the information about the cooking method. If the product is not counterfeit, this information will be available;
• Please note the product release date. A nursing woman should eat only fresh foods. Never buy expired food products.