Share this content. Continue making healthy choices While you had to watch your food choices closely during pregnancy, breastfeeding allows for a larger range of foods and fewer restrictions. Stay hydrated Water, water everywhere — and you should be drinking it! Breast Milk Storage Bags.
Stay Connected. Again, other babies may not mind if mom just enjoyed a bunch of hot chili peppers. Just like during pregnancy, nursing moms should avoid or limit their intake of fish high in mercury, since high mercury levels can damage the developing nervous system. Also, if you notice a pattern of fussiness, gassiness, colicky behavior, etc.
He or she may suggest not eating the food such as dairy products, a common allergen for a few days to see if there's any change. Drinking in moderation — one or two drinks within a hour period — is fine, as long as you wait before feeding your baby.
When you drink alcohol, a small amount of it gets into your breast milk. The amount of alcohol in breast milk depends on the amount of alcohol in the blood. It takes about 2 hours after having one drink for the alcohol to be metabolized and no longer be a concern for nursing. So do not give your baby fresh breast milk, from your breast or pumped for a bottle, for at least 2 hours if you've had one drink, 4 hours if you've had two drinks, and so on.
If you plan to drink more than a few preferably after breastfeeding's been established for about a month , you can "pump and dump" — pump your milk and then throw it away. But drinking to excess when you're nursing is not recommended. Even if you "pump and dump," there are other risks to your baby. Consequently, a well-balanced diet is critical for the health of you and your child.
Talk to your physician about taking a prenatal or multivitamin to cover any gaps in your diet. Carolyn Robbins began writing in Her work appears on various websites and covers various topics including neuroscience, physiology, nutrition and fitness.
Robbins graduated with a bachelor of science degree in biology and theology from Saint Vincent College. List of Foods to Eat While Breastfeeding. Post-Natal Diet.
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