Feeding a young mother
All substances that are contained in the food of the mother, fall into the milk, and, consequently, the baby. The only difference is in their number. Some of these substances are undesirable for the health of the baby, and others give an unpleasant aftertaste to milk, so you need to exclude garlic, onions, salted, acidic, spicy dishes from your diet. It should be ensured that milk does not become too fat, since it is more difficult to suck, the baby will quickly get tired and remain hungry. To prevent this, eat less products such as fatty meat, fat, sour cream, etc. It is better to eat vegetable fats: olive, vegetable, corn oil. Reduce to a minimum in your diet a variety of canned foods. The substances contained in them, do not do any good to your child and you, but can be dangerous in terms of the emergence of
allergies. You can not also eat smoked, carbonated drinks, ketchup, mayonnaise, seasonings, caviar. Try to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Since you are feeding, a certain amount of fluid from your body goes into milk. If you do not have enough milk, then you need to drink more. After each feeding, you need to drink at least 0.3-0.5 liters of fluid. Preference should be given to green tea( preferably with milk), compotes, fruit juices, except citrus and grape. Milk should become a must on your table. It not only serves as a rich source of calcium, so necessary for a young mother, but also covers a lack of liquid, so during the day you should drink it at least 0.5 liters, and in the evening, before going to bed - another 0.5 liters. In your diet, you should in many ways be guided by the child's well-being. If he does not like milk, there is a rash after you use some product, even allowed, then in the future it should be discarded. Each new product should be introduced into the diet carefully and gradually, following the reaction of your son or daughter. It is very useful to make a food diary in which you will celebrate all the changes in your menu. So it will become much easier for you to correlate your nutrition and the health of your baby.
To increase the amount of milk in the first days of 2 after delivery, you should enter buckwheat porridge prepared on the water with added vegetable oil in your diet. Also, the diet includes cereal breads, cheese. Be sure to consume meat, which is an indispensable source of animal protein. It is only necessary to ensure that it is non-fat. The daily requirement for essential fatty acids is covered by 3 walnuts. Liquids need to drink at least 2 liters a day. Include a decoction of nettle in your diet in the first week after birth - it excellently stimulates the formation of milk.
At 3 days after delivery, a physiological inflow of milk takes place, so the liquid at this time should be limited to 1 liter per day, you can slightly less. During this period it is useful to eat vegetables and fruits baked in foil, especially apples, zucchini, as well as oat and wheat porridge. Do not forget about yogurt and other bifid products, in abundance containing bacteria useful for your intestines. Limit at this time eating meat, soups should only be vegetarian. Take the habit of eating bran, perhaps it is not very tasty, but it is useful for your intestines and is the best prevention of constipation.
Beginning with the second week of the postpartum period, the young mother's diet includes boiled fish and soups from her, low-fat meat broths, but not very strong. Especially useful is marine fish, which contains a large amount of iodine and polyunsaturated fatty acids. This is very important -
but for the full development of the nervous system of the baby. We continue to lean on sour-milk products, we add cottage cheese. We learn to eat green apples. Very useful for expectant mothers are brown rice and millet porridge.
Since the 3rd week after childbirth the intestine of the child is already fully functioning, so you can treat yourself to boiled eggs, but preferably without yolk, boiled chicken without skin. Potatoes baked in a peel are useful. We continue to eat Hercules, we connect dishes from soy. Help cranberry and cowberry fruit drinks to quench your thirst. In large quantities, we consume fruits. Sometimes we allow ourselves to be pampered with a pear.
Take food 5-6 times a day, i.e. before each feeding. This additionally stimulates the flow of milk.
Certainly, during feeding from food, alcohol is absolutely excluded. Also do not recommend products from dough, baked goods, pickled cucumbers, cabbage, ice cream.
Do not forget that some medicines are contraindicated in breastfeeding, so before taking any medication, consult a pediatrician.