What diet should be followed when feeding a baby. Diet for breastfeeding: nutritional features of a nursing mother. How a new product is introduced

The long-awaited moment has come - your baby was born, and now he needs his mother's care and love for normal growth and development. As before, he was completely dependent on you, being in the womb, and now, having been born, he remains in close contact with his mother. The most important and most valuable thing that a mother can give to a newborn baby is milk.

1. The need for a diet for breastfeeding and its principles

2. Approved products

3. What is better to refuse

4. Useful tips for mom

Mom's milk is an amazing and versatile product that carries everything necessary for a baby's life, but its quality composition and taste depends very much on what the mother eats, so a breastfeeding diet is very important.

The doctor will probably tell the new mother in the hospital about the need to follow the diet and limit the consumption of certain types of foods, and I must say that the diet during breastfeeding seems much more strict than during pregnancy.

Very often, after hearing the list of prohibitions, young mothers panic: "You can't eat anything, but what should you eat then?" In fact, despite a wide range of food restrictions, the diet of a nursing mother is quite wide and varied: it is possible and necessary to eat well, tasty and full to meet the needs of the child and restore the female body after pregnancy and childbirth.

The need for a diet with HB

To be honest, the word "diet" in relation to the nutrition of mothers who are breastfeeding a baby is a highly exaggerated concept. Yes, there are some prohibitions and restrictions, but they are valid for the first weeks of a baby's life. The rest of the time, it is enough just to adhere to the principles of rational and proper nutrition, however, as before pregnancy and as always advised, regardless of the age and physiological state of the woman.

At the same time, it is important to understand that there are no strict prohibitions and prohibit you from eating anything, of course, no one has the right, but since you are a mother, you must understand the degree of your responsibility for the health of your child, because breast milk can enter the baby's body unwanted substances.

So, why there are a number of dietary restrictions for nursing mothers:

• - NS The digestive system of a newborn is still far from perfect... It will take at least a couple of months until she "gets on track." As a consequence of such imperfection, parents often observe problems with stool after some foods eaten by the mother;

• - A allergic reaction to food... A baby may also react to some foods a mother eats. Feeding in this case should be based on the principles of hypoallergenic nutrition of the mother and careful monitoring of the child's condition after the introduction of a new product into the diet.

As the child grows up, the mother's diet also loses itself, all new foods are allowed, but it is important to remember that the diet should still be as balanced and healthy as possible.

So, let's form the basic principles of a breastfeeding diet:

1. Mom's diet is a balanced source of vitamins and minerals, and accordingly vegetables, fruits, meat, dairy products must be present in it.

2. In the first months of a baby's life, when most children have an acute problem of bloating and colic, it is necessary to limit carbon-containing products, i.e. eat flour and sweets in strictly limited quantities.

3. A strict breastfeeding diet is highly desirable in the first three weeks of the baby's life, when the digestive system is developing and the intestines are colonized with beneficial microflora. In the future, new foods are introduced into the mother's diet with HS according to the principle of introducing new complementary foods: one at a time, a little at a time, and we look closely at the child's reaction. If the baby has an allergy or colic, we remove the product and try to introduce it into the diet a little later.

4. Breastfeeding completely excludes the use of alcohol, since it passes into breast milk, as well as products containing artificial colors, flavors and other harmful substances - it is better to forget about chips, mayonnaise and the like during breastfeeding altogether.

5. When purchasing products for a nursing mother, be sure to pay attention to the composition: Mom can eat ice cream, cookies, and many other delicious products if they are made from natural ingredients.

6. Cooking food by boiling, baking or steaming.

7. Meals should be at least four, preferably six with 1-2 small snacks. Portions are small, it is better not to overeat.

8. Eat better freshly prepared food or within a few hours after cooking. It is advisable to cook 1-2 times, but not for future use.

9. Remember to drink plenty of fluids to stimulate milk production.

Permitted products for HW

Group name	Products
Cereals	Rice, buckwheat, rolled oats and oatmeal, corn grits, polenta, couscous, barley kupa, bulgur, millet and any lean cereals based on these products
Meat and offal	Any lean meat: lean beef, poultry (turkey, chicken), rabbit, hearts, liver, stomachs
A fish	Boiled and baked river and sea fish (hake, pollock, chum, etc.)
Milk products	Cottage cheese, milk (preferably goat, be careful with cow), yoghurts, kefir, fermented baked milk, sour cream, hard and soft cheeses
Eggs	Boiled chicken, quail eggs or scrambled eggs (in small quantities, since protein is considered a strong allergen)
Fats	Vegetable oils, butter in small quantities
Vegetables	Potatoes, carrots, onions, zucchini, cauliflower, beets, pumpkin, tomatoes (as part of dishes) in boiled or baked form
Fruits and berries	Bananas and apples (baked), from 3 months seasonal fruits and berries in limited quantities and natural juices based on them
Greens	Parsley, dill, basil, bay leaf from 3 months
Pasta	Any durum wheat pasta from 6 months of age
Drink	Weak herbal teas, green teas, lactation teas, dried fruit compote, rosehip, linden tea, pure water
Sweet
Legumes	Printed biscuits, dried fruits (except raisins), nuts (except peanuts), drying, cottage cheese and vegetable casseroles, oatmeal pancakes, manna
Bread	Bran and gray bread croutons

What is better to refuse

During the neonatal period, i.e. before the baby is one month old, foods that cause increased gas formation and food allergens should be completely excluded from the mother's diet, preservation and semi-finished products, even home-made, should not be allowed.

So, what should not be included in the mother's diet with HB and what foods can cause negative consequences in the first weeks of a baby's life - all this is in the table below.

Name of products	Prohibition period
Alcohol and alcoholic foods and drinks	Is always
Spices and hot spices	Up to 3-6 months
Legumes and vegetables that ferment	Up to 3 months
Pastry and flour sweet	Up to 6 months
Convenience foods and fast food	Is always
Raw fruits and vegetables	Up to 3 months
Fatty meat and fish, rich broths and dishes based on them	Up to 6 months
Strong tea and coffee	Up to 9 months
Whole cow's milk	Up to 6 months
Strong allergens (honey, red vegetables and fruits, egg whites in large quantities)	Up to 6 months
Chocolate, candy, cocoa, ice cream	always
	Up to 9 months

When following a breastfeeding diet, it is worth remembering that foods directly affect the taste of a nursing mother's milk, and some of them can significantly degrade its quality. So, there is an opinion that the use of onions and garlic, as well as spices, can make milk extremely unattractive for the baby and cause breastfeeding. In other sources, garlic is recommended for use in small quantities, since it increases the breastfeeding time, which is useful for poor lactation.

There are also indications for the health of the mother and baby, which require a strict diet for breastfeeding. So, for example, if a child has a small, so-called "dot" fontanelle, doctors recommend refraining from eating dairy products containing a large amount of calcium or limiting their intake, so as not to provoke a rapid overgrowth of the crown. If the baby is prone to allergies, the mother needs to follow a strict diet, which the pediatrician will help develop.

With the growth and development of the baby, the mother can include more and more new products in the diet, so for convenience it is reasonable to give a couple of tips:

• - keep a food diary indicating the date and amount of new food eaten, so you can clearly trace which product the baby reacted negatively to. In the future, such notes will come in handy when introducing the first complementary foods;

• - try to add one new product at a time and do not rush to eat everything at once, so that it is easier to follow the baby's reaction;

• - at the first sign of allergy, immediately exclude the product from your diet and try to introduce it later after 1-2 weeks. If the reaction is severe, it may be worth considering stopping this product before the end of the GW.

In conclusion, we can say the following: it is very important for young mothers who have started feeding their baby to eat varied and complete. You will probably notice a significantly increased appetite, and the fact that the feeling of hunger during the first months of a baby's life will haunt you all the time. This is a normal natural reaction, because your body needs not only to provide its own nutrition, but also "building material" for the development of lactation. You can diversify your diet, even despite the rather modest list of permitted products, it just takes a little more time and imagination than usual.

The main thing to remember is that breast milk is invaluable for a baby, and the restrictions on nutrition that breastfeeding imposes is a temporary phenomenon that costs nothing compared to the health of your baby.

To maintain her own health and the condition of her newborn baby, a nursing woman must follow the rules underlying a healthy lifestyle. Breastfeeding nutrition is no exception - the diet should be saturated with useful components as much as possible for the successful formation of strong immunity in a newborn baby.

It's not for nothing that breast milk is considered the ideal food for a baby. It initially has an optimal temperature for better absorption of all nutrients by a fragile body.

Breastfeeding nutrition should be saturated with useful components as much as possible for the successful formation of strong immunity in a newborn baby

There are several reasons why it is important to follow the rules of a healthy diet:

• After birth, the process of formation of normal bowel function in the child begins, and the quality of the mother's nutrition is directly related to the maintenance of a stable microflora in his body.
• With an insufficient intake of substances with food in a woman's body, milk is produced from reserves, which can cause a lack of strength and a decrease in the general immunity of the mother.
• Insufficient calories from the mother's food will negatively affect the fat content of breast milk.
• Milk, formed on the basis of a balanced rational nutrition of the mother, is the key to the health of a newborn child.

The formation of a protective barrier of a child from the effects of external environmental factors occurs due to the balance of all biologically active substances that a woman is able to transmit. Eating at this time should be rich in calories that have accumulated from healthy foods with a moderate fat content.

Diet rules

Rapid assimilation and maximum enrichment of breast milk with vitamins and minerals are the main criteria on which recommendations for composing the daily diet of a nursing mother are based. After the birth of the child, the main task of the mother is to maintain the health of the child, which began to form in the womb.

General rules include:

1. Change the usual menu where each prohibited product will be replaced with a more useful one. The diet, the number of servings, the calorie content - everything should be as balanced as possible.
2. Avoiding fried and fatty foods... Oven or double-boiled meals will be preferable during breastfeeding. Such food will not only be tasty, but also healthy.
3. Increasing the number of calories consumed by increasing food intake. After feeding, you should have nutritious snacks.
4. Exclusion or decline quantities of products that are saturated with preservatives, chemical additives, dyes. This will help to avoid the occurrence of unwanted allergic reactions.

Breastfeeding nutrition should consist of foods that are easily processed and absorbed by the body.

The assimilation of heavy foods forces the woman's body to additionally produce hormones that facilitate their efficient digestion.

It is also possible to exclude the appearance of negative consequences by refusing to use exotic vegetables and fruits, and it is recommended to choose them only according to the season.

Table of permitted products for hot water

A large list of foods allowed during breastfeeding allows you to diversify the daily menu of a woman who has given birth, making it rich in useful components. The table indicates the products allowed for consumption.

Products	Benefit
Poultry, fish, meat	The protein content in foods is essential for proper growth. Vitamin D contained in fish allows calcium to be fully absorbed by the child's body.
Fermented milk products, cottage cheese	The contained vitamins ensure the normal functioning of the immune, muscular, and skeletal systems.
Fruit - baked apples and bananas, vegetables	Rich in fiber and dietary fiber, it is beneficial to health.
Porridge	Promote high-quality cleaning from decay products.

All of the above products will constitute a woman's diet in the first months after childbirth. Subsequently, it is necessary to add food, gradually checking the child's reaction to the new food.

List of prohibited foods

For a fragile baby, processing breast milk from hard-to-digest foods is difficult.

That is why you should refrain from eating certain foods:

• Mushrooms - These are difficult to digest and can cause poisoning.
• Canned vegetables, marinades with a lot of salt.
• Products with dyes.
• Fatty meats and fish.
• Alcoholic drinks and unnatural juices with harmful food additives.
• Mayonnaise, store-bought sauces, spices and smoked meats.
• Fermented milk products with flavors.
• Condensed milk.
• Excessive yeast baked goods that cause bloating.
• Citrus fruits and strawberries, which can trigger allergies.
• Chocolate.

With great care, it is necessary to introduce white cabbage into the diet, since its use can adversely affect the child's digestive system.

Foods to be eaten with caution

Most newborns and their parents have a hard time in the first months, which are accompanied by the appearance of colic. This is an inevitable process of the formation of the digestive system of a small organism, and at this time it should be helped as much as possible to overcome difficulties.

For this, the mother should be careful to eat foods:

• Sugar... Sweets are a direct and quick source of energy, which is usually sorely lacking in a woman who has given birth. However, excessive consumption of sweets can cause diathesis in the child, so their amount should be limited.
• Eggs belong to products that can cause a strong allergic reaction, therefore, they should be introduced into the diet with great care.
• When introducing milk in the diet, the child's reaction should be monitored, since in its pure form it can cause colic.
• Despite the fact that cereals for a nursing mother are useful and enriched with useful components, caution should be introduced semolina.
• Dried fruits can cause bloating in the baby.

The daily food intake fully influences the composition and quality of breast milk. Even the taste can change, so after consuming any newly introduced product, it is necessary to monitor the child's behavior.

Products that increase lactation

The composition of mother's milk fully corresponds to the capabilities of the child's body. In some cases, the desire to breastfeed the newborn is not enough, and regular breastfeeding does not have a visible positive effect.

In this case, nutrition during breastfeeding should be additionally diversified with products that contribute to increased lactation.

These include:

• Hot soups and broths from lean meats, chicken.
• Walnuts, which make milk richer.
• Liquid cereals made from rice, buckwheat or oatmeal milk.
• Ryazhenka, kefir.
• Pure carrots or freshly squeezed juice.
• Adding dill, cumin and anise greens also increases milk flow to the breasts.

Special attention should be paid to the amount of fluid consumed. You can saturate the body with vitamins and improve the quality of breast milk with the help of an uzvar made from dried fruits, compotes, natural fruit juices, hot tea with milk, and wild rose broth.

The opinion about the benefits of condensed milk, which should cause a rush of milk, is considered erroneous.

In fact, this product is quite high in calories, contains a lot of sugar and artificial additives. Its use can cause an allergic reaction and colic in a child.

How to introduce new foods to your diet

A young child's receptive digestive system is unable to absorb several new foods introduced simultaneously into the mother's diet. At the same time, there is a high risk of developing allergies, and with the introduction of new products, it will be quite difficult for a woman to determine which particular product caused a negative reaction.

The basic principles of introducing a new product include:

• The introduction of a new dish should be carried out no more than once a day. The most optimal option is the introduction of the product 1 time in 2-3 days.
• It is advisable to try a new product in the morning during breakfast. In this case, there will be enough time until evening to monitor the child's reaction to food.
• Food should be consumed in small portions.

Graduation and observation are the basic rules for introducing new foods while breastfeeding.

Expansion of the diet of a nursing mother by months after childbirth

Nutrition during breastfeeding should be as useful as possible, since it is the basis of the formed immunity of the child and supports the health of the mother. A large selection of permitted products allows you to create a balanced menu, but the introduction of each new product should be carried out gradually.

The order of introduction of products:

1. From 1 to 10 days- this is the most cautious period and the diet should be as simple as possible. It is allowed to eat cereals, bananas, baked apples, broths, lean meat, biscuit biscuits, butter.
2. From day 10 fermented milk products, baked fish, potatoes, pasta, cheeses, baked or boiled vegetables, eggs are added to the diet.
3. From 1 to 3 months dishes can be varied: lean borscht without fried vegetables, seasonal vegetables and fruits, nuts, fruit drinks from berries.
4. From 3 to 6 months you can add pearl barley and millet porridge, onions, fresh juices, honey, fresh and dried natural spices.
5. From 6 months if desired, you can add legumes, seafood, garlic. By this time, a woman will be able to almost completely return to her usual diet, excluding harmful unnatural products.

If the introduction of the dish did not cause any deviations in the behavior and health of the child, then after 2-3 days you can begin to expand the diet.

Diet: portions and frequency of meals

The organization of proper nutrition will benefit not only the child, but also the woman's body, weakened after childbirth.

Some helpful tips for a mother who is breastfeeding:

• Rare meals 1-2 times a day will lead to a significant deterioration in the quality of breast milk. Despite the busyness and lack of time, you should try to allocate time for eating, and preferably it should be 5-6 times a day. The food will be better absorbed, which will be of great benefit to the baby and mother.
• You can fight the feeling of constant hunger with snacks, which should be nutritious and light. To do this, you should choose yoghurts, vegetables or fruits.
• It is advisable to build your diet in accordance with the child's feeding regimen. Shortly before feeding, you should saturate the body with useful components, which will also have a positive effect on the flow of milk.
• For nursing mothers, the total calorie content of meals should be approximately 2500 kcal. In this case, milk will be produced in the amount necessary for the child, and the woman will not be in danger of gaining excess weight.

When breastfeeding, proper nutrition also consists in consuming a sufficient amount of clean non-carbonated water, which should be 1.5-2 liters.

Approximate weekly menu for every day with HW

With a lack of time, a woman often does not have enough time and energy to think about menu options for every day. Preference should be given to those dishes that take a minimum amount of time to cook, but with the obligatory observance of the balance of nutrients:

Breakfast	Dinner		Dinner
Monday
Porridge, stewed vegetables		Soup, fish stew		Boiled meat with pasta
Tuesday
Boiled egg, bread with butter, broccoli		Fish soup or wheat porridge with poultry		Salad, baked potatoes, cheese cakes
Wednesday
Millet porridge with baked vegetables		Chicken broth soup, lean veal		Boiled egg with baked vegetables
Thursday
Rice milk porridge		Borsch with minimal cabbage content, corn porridge		Lean Meat Pasta
Friday
Cheesecakes or regular cottage cheese		Chicken soup with potatoes and vegetables		Vegetable casserole with lean meat
Saturday
Cottage cheese and banana casserole		Rice soup, leafy salad		Baked beef with vegetables
Sunday
Oatmeal		Buckwheat soup with potatoes and poultry		Pasta, steamed fish and baked vegetables

Between three main meals, you should have at least 2 snacks to choose from:

• Tea with cookies or dryers.
• Baked apples.
• Fermented baked milk or kefir with breadcrumbs.
• Cottage cheese with biscuit biscuits and dried fruit compote.

There can be many options for meals, and cooking should be based on personal preference for the benefit of the child.

Is it okay to go on a diet during hepatitis B?

Increased appetite during pregnancy can lead to excess weight, especially if you ignore recommendations for a healthy diet.

After giving birth, a woman strives to lose weight quickly and effectively, and usually her first desire is to adhere to a strict diet. Breastfeeding nutrition and a low-calorie diet with a sharp restriction in food intake are incompatible concepts.

Lack of nutrients entering the mother's body will degrade the quality components of breast milk.

This will affect the health of the child, and limit the possibility of his full development. If you follow the rules of a healthy diet, a woman will be able to quickly lose weight without cutting portions, but replacing high-calorie unhealthy foods with more useful and easily digestible ones. The need for a diet can also arise with persistent allergic reactions in a child.

However, even at this time, you shouldn't cut back on portions or skip meals., from the permitted products, you can always choose those that will benefit the child and help reduce the mother's weight: for this, sweets, fried, smoked foods should be excluded, saturating the body with proteins, fats and carbohydrates in optimal quantities.

Features of the diet for allergies in a baby

With an increased tendency of the child to develop allergic reactions, the daily diet should be selected especially carefully.

If minor symptoms appear in a child, the use of:

• Cow's milk.
• Sweets, especially chocolate.
• Honey.
• Citrus fruits.
• Mushrooms.
• Canned food.
• Spices.
• Seafood.

If the exclusion of the above foods did not lead to an improvement in the child's condition, then you should return to the diet that is recommended for the first ten days of life. Then, gradually, you should re-enter the permitted products and carefully observe the reaction.

With more pronounced manifestations of allergies, you should be examined by a pediatrician who will identify prohibited foods and help you create a special diet. Such nutrition may seem rather rigid and limited, but the state of health of the child will depend on it. Additionally, drug treatment may be recommended.

How much do you need to adhere to the dietary rules for HB?

The production of milk and the provision of the feeding process requires additional energy, which the woman receives with food. That is why the daily diet for breastfeeding should be increased by 500-600 kcal from the usual.

With a normal level of health of a woman and her child, the absence of allergic reactions and good functioning of the child's digestive system, strict adherence to the diet is not necessary. The most important rule is that the product must be healthy and properly prepared. To do this, you can steam, oven, boil.

Throughout breastfeeding, you should stop using:

• fast food;
• colored carbonated drinks;
• salty snacks;
• spicy food and smoked meats;
• alcohol;
• exotic products;
• products with artificial preservatives, colors and flavors.

Otherwise, products introduced gradually, in most cases, are not able to cause an undesirable reaction on the part of the child's health. Simultaneously with the growth of the child, the diet will constantly expand and by the end of breastfeeding, the woman will almost completely switch to her usual diet.

In the first month of a child's life, the restriction in food will be as strict as possible, after which there will be no shortage of permitted products.

The importance of proper nutrition during breastfeeding should not be underestimated. In the first months of a child's life, the immaturity of the digestive system and intestinal function can lead to colic and allergic reactions associated with the inability to absorb certain foods.

Mother's nutrition should be based on the principles of a healthy diet, where each product is a source of vitamins and important micronutrients. This will help form the good health of the child and improve the condition of the woman's body after childbirth.

Video about woman nutrition while breastfeeding

10 Nutrition Tips for a Nursing Mom - Dr. Komarovsky:

Nursing mothers have to limit themselves in gastronomic variety.
A breastfeeding diet is an important condition for a child's normal adaptation to new foods. Especially in the first weeks and months after birth.

Now the information space is replete with advice on diets for breastfeeding, but sometimes they contradict each other. But there are general recommendations that help the mother get in shape as soon as possible without harm to her health and well-being of the baby.

In the first months after childbirth, it is better to refuse a special diet for weight loss. A complete and healthy diet will already have a beneficial effect on the figure.

In addition, it is important that the child is provided with a variety of vitamins and nutrients.

You don't need to eat for two to produce the required amount of milk. It is enough to add one meal in the evening.

The menu should be varied and balanced.

Foods that can cause allergies should be administered with caution, in very small portions. Then closely monitor the infant's reaction.

When breastfeeding, it is not the quantity that is more important, but the composition and variety of food. The measure should be observed.

Mom's new diet by month

Every month the child's body becomes more and more resistant to new products in the mother's diet.

Age	Recommendations
First month	Time to be most careful when making menus. On days 1-10, it is permissible to eat baked apples, porridge in water, bananas, vegetable soups, chicken fillets. You can add vegetable and butter to dishes, drink green tea or tea with rose hips. Then, until the end of the month, you can introduce sour milk products, potatoes, sea fish, vermicelli, whole grain bread, dried fruits, boiled vegetables, biscuits, dryers, crackers into the diet. Banned during this period: fatty meat soups, coffee, fresh milk, heavy cream, raw vegetables and fruits, rich foods and alcohol.
Second and third month	At this time, you can become a little bolder and add seasonal raw vegetables, walnuts, lean beef and rabbit meat, berry compotes, heavy cream to the list of products.
From the fourth to the sixth month	The menu is replenished with honey, onions, spices, juices and fruit drinks. It is not recommended to consume alcohol and fresh milk. However, many moms are gradually trying to add milk to tea. This is believed to increase lactation. If the child reacts normally to such a drink, you can safely drink it.
From the sixth month and older	Mothers are allowed to try legumes, seaweed and garlic.
The entire period of breastfeeding	It is not recommended to eat sweets, especially chocolate, canned food, soda and instant drinks, ice cream, industrial sauces and ketchups, fast food and convenience foods.

Dr. Komarovsky on nutrition during breastfeeding

There are many baby and mom safe foods. It is best to use them in your menu rather than experimenting with allergenic foods.

In the zone of special risk, coffee, cocoa, citrus fruits, strawberries. It is better to refrain from using them than to treat the child for allergies.

The baby tastes everything that the mother has eaten with milk, and some foods change the taste and even smell of the milk.

For example, garlic, dishes with spicy, salty and sour tastes. Therefore, it is best to avoid them.

Cabbage and legumes can have a negative effect on the baby's intestines. They increase the production of gas and, in some cases, provoke diarrhea.

A special increase in the fat content of breast milk is not encouraged. Often they eat sour cream, pork and other fatty foods for this. It will be more difficult for the baby to breastfeed and to digest milk.

It will be more difficult for the mother herself to express it. It is preferable to add various vegetable oils to dishes.

It is better to give up canned food and eat fresh vegetables and fruits. They need to be eaten at least 0.5 kg per day. The fruit and vegetable diet should be varied.

If mom does not seek to lose weight, it will be useful to eat semolina porridge at night.

You should always pay attention to the infant's reaction to new foods. When in doubt as to whether any of them should be eaten, it is best to try a little.

If there is no negative reaction, you can replenish the diet with this novelty.

From drinks it is better to choose tea with milk, dried fruit compote, low-fat boiled milk, fermented milk products, juices.

Fatty dishes should be cut down, but not completely removed from the menu. Especially if the reason is the desire to lose weight. Fat is essential in limited quantities. For example, some vitamins dissolve only in them.

What foods can cause allergies

Most often, women follow a diet so as not to cause allergies in the baby. It is easier to compose a menu, knowing how allergenic the product is. In the first 2-3 months, it is better not to take risks and do not eat foods containing allergens at all.

According to the level of danger of provoking allergies, products are divided into 3 groups: low, medium or high risk.

• Low risk: Light colored vegetables, apples, bananas, beef and lamb.
• Medium risk: cereals of corn, buckwheat, rice, pork, rabbit, potatoes and green peppers.
• High risk: coffee, cocoa, cow's milk, citrus fruits, berries, red fruits, mushrooms, nuts, fish, chicken.

It is worth trying these products a few months after the birth of your baby. In small doses and one new product a day.

It is important to monitor your child's reactions over the course of several days. If all goes well, you can add a new product to your menu.

Taking into account the peculiarities of each baby, only by trying new products, you can understand whether they are allowed. After all, what is categorically unsuitable for one baby can be easily accepted by another.

Is it possible to diet for weight loss

Opinions vary on this issue. But most doctors advise to postpone the diet while the woman is breastfeeding.

If the mother is categorically determined to put her weight in order, a few months after the birth of the baby, you can try one of the diets. However, this must be done with the utmost care, following a number of unshakable rules.

• Starve.
• Use slimming teas, diuretics and laxative pills.
• Eating too strict diets. For example, a low-calorie or mono diet.

Special diets for breastfeeding

They are prescribed when some malfunction occurs in the child's body.

For constipation in an infant, mothers are advised to consume more laxative foods. Among them are plums, apricots, dried fruits (prunes and dried apricots).

If you react to cow's milk protein, you must follow a dairy-free diet. Whole milk is completely excluded from the mother's diet or its amount is significantly limited.

With lactose intolerance, the mother has to give up the use of milk, cheese, butter, fermented milk products, sausages.

Breastfeeding diet is indispensable. But do not deny yourself everything. The nutrition of the mother and child should be varied and balanced.

Try new foods a little at a time, and remove foods that provoke a baby's reaction. Do not rush to go on a weight loss diet.

The health and well-being of the baby should come first.

Control over your nutrition during pregnancy smoothly flows into a special one that is called "diet for breastfeeding." When breastfeeding a woman, it is very important to follow the correct diet. After all, proper nutrition of the crumbs entirely depends on the quality of breast milk.

The importance of nutrition during the breastfeeding phase

The feeding period has less strict dietary restrictions than the gestation phase. During pregnancy, substances, useful and harmful, from the mother's blood go directly into the baby's blood. And when breastfeeding, many harmful substances are cut off at the level of the mammary glands, without entering the milk, which, moreover, passes through the baby's digestive system.

The qualitative composition of breast milk strives for rational indicators, regardless of the woman's diet. With an improper diet, an insufficient amount of nutrients, the health of the mother will first of all suffer, whose body will spend the received food and its own reserves on the production of high-quality breast milk.

A balanced diet and breastfeeding diet will help:

• provide the child and mother with the necessary nutrients;
• make enough breast milk all the time
• prevent the difficulty of the newborn's digestive tract, reduce the likelihood of colic, bloating and allergies.

How much can you eat

Trying to find out how much the daily diet should be when breastfeeding, many mothers are faced with the opinion that they need to eat a double portion, as they say "for two." But this statement is fundamentally wrong. To provide the crumbs with the necessary amount of nutritious milk, it is enough to increase the daily calorie content by 450 - 500 kcal, and, of course, do this not at the expense of high-calorie foods, bakery products or sweets. This will allow the production of up to a liter of breast milk, which contains about 12 grams of protein, 40 - fat, 70 - carbohydrates.

You should not get hung up on numbers, you should start from your own individual characteristics. But remember that overeating will not affect your breast milk in any way.

When compiling a diet for a nursing mother, the main attention is paid not to the quantity of products, but to their qualitative composition.

During the feeding period, you should adhere to the following recommendations:

1. The first weeks of a baby's life need to adhere to a strict diet. In the future, new products are gradually introduced into the diet, observing the reaction of the baby's body.
2. The consumption of starchy foods and sweets will affect not only the mother's figure. It can also cause colic and bloating in your baby.
3. Products with synthetic food additives, artificial colors and flavors (mayonnaise, chips, soda, etc.), including alcohol, must be excluded for the entire period of breastfeeding.
4. Breastfeeding mothers should pay special attention to the composition of products, choosing products with natural ingredients.

It only seems that the nursing mom is facing severe restrictions. In fact, the diet for breastfeeding a newborn is much simpler. Mom can eat almost anything, avoiding the harmful substances containing chemical additives.

Some foods can provoke the formation of gas in the crumbs. But giving up on them is not at all necessary. Proper processing, moderate consumption, knowledge of individual characteristics and observation of the reaction of the baby will allow mommy to fearlessly diversify her diet. Foods requiring increased attention when consumed include:

• White cabbage;
• black bread;
• dairy products;
• fresh fruits;
• tomatoes.

The basis of nutrition for a nursing mother is:

• soups with vegetable broth;
• buckwheat or corn porridge;
• meat. Lean varieties (rabbit, veal) should be preferred. Fatty pork can contribute to colic, and chicken meat is often food-grade and can be a strong allergen.
• lean fish
• stewed and boiled vegetables. A storehouse of useful substances, containing vitamins and minerals, so necessary for a nursing mother. And such heat treatment allows you to preserve all the usefulness of vegetables, while making them easily digestible.
• baked apples. A healthy dessert that, unlike fresh apples, cannot cause allergies.

Taking into account the recommendations for the diet, it is worth remembering about the individual characteristics of your body. Therefore, if during the nursing period mommy really wants some non-recommended product, a tiny portion will not do harm, but will add a good mood, which is no less important than a balanced diet.

Indications for a strict diet

In some cases, the doctor prescribes a special diet for the nursing mother.

If the child is predisposed to manifestations of allergies, the prescribed diet must be strictly observed. Unfortunately, the ecological situation in the world contributes to the fact that more and more sensitive children with allergies are born.

The mother of a child with a small "dot" fontanelle will have to limit the consumption of foods rich in calcium, in particular - dairy products, in order to avoid rapid overgrowth of the crown.

Any doubts and fears can be dispelled by a doctor who will draw up the correct diet and indicate all the necessary restrictions.

What you need to eat for more nutritious milk

The fear of underfeeding a child worries almost every mother, and to avoid this, they not only more often attach the baby to the breast, but also try to increase the fat content of milk. Is it possible?

Correct and timely breastfeeding can improve the quality and quantity of milk.

Speaking of foods that affect the nutritional value of breast milk, walnuts and broccoli and foods rich in calcium are primarily noted: cabbage, fish, raisins, cottage cheese, herbs, carrot juice will also help make milk more fatty. But do not forget that in unlimited quantities any product is harmful, especially for the susceptible organism of a nursing mother and child. Therefore, it is worth increasing the nutritional value of milk not at the expense of individual products, but by observing good nutrition.

Myths about the nutrition of a nursing mom

Relatives, acquaintances, grandmothers, in the clinic - everywhere the nursing mother is told that she should eat. Many of these claims are nothing more than unfounded myths. Let's try to figure it out and find out what a mother's diet is for breastfeeding.

The amount of breast milk does not depend on the amount of food eaten. A woman's body is designed in such a way that it accumulates all the necessary substances, and after childbirth, these reserves are spent on making milk of high quality and nutritious. Even if a woman severely restricts herself in nutrition, the composition of breast milk will tend to normal, even to the detriment of the mother's health. A balanced diet rich in nutrients is all that is necessary for the production of sufficient milk.

The amount of breast milk is not affected by the presence or absence of dairy products in the diet. Therefore, a nursing woman needs to take into account only her feelings and desires. It is not worth eating or drinking any foods by force. They will not bring benefits, but they will add discomfort.

Almost 90% of milk consists of water, but the excessive use of liquid by the mother will not affect its quantity or quality in any way. You need to drink water, starting from your desires.

Milk tea is also believed to improve lactation. But this is just a myth. And you should not get carried away with tea during the feeding period.

Indeed, if parents show an allergic reaction to fruits, it is highly likely that they will cause allergies in the child. But this does not apply to all mothers. The rest can safely try all vegetables and fruits, introducing them into the diet gradually and observing the reaction of the crumbs' body. It is much easier to acquaint a baby with a new product during the period of breastfeeding.

What to do if the mother's diet is not suitable for the baby

It would seem that the diet of a nursing woman is composed correctly, everything is fresh, natural, products that can affect the well-being of the child are excluded, and the baby still gives out an acute reaction to the components of breast milk. This is explained by the fact that the digestive system of the crumbs is in constant development. And the product that caused a negative reaction today, in a couple of months, will be perceived by the baby's body "with a bang." New foods should be introduced into mom's diet every three days. In this case, it is necessary to monitor the general condition of the crumbs, note the occurrence of colic, gas formation, disorders with stool, as well as the presence of rashes and redness on the body.

If the child's body gives out a negative reaction to all the products of the mother's diet, she will have to adhere to a strict diet in the first month of breastfeeding. In this case, it is better to entrust the revision of the diet to the doctor therapist, who will draw up a rational menu that is safe for the baby.

During the feeding period, when drawing up a diet, the most important thing is to build on your feelings and the needs of the body, not forgetting to monitor the child's reaction. Of course, it is worth protecting yourself from deliberately harmful foods and alcohol, but you should not completely abandon the variety of the diet. With a reasonable approach, you can eat almost anything.

How to eat in the first months after childbirth? What should be breastfeeding nutrition ?

Today we will discuss this topic and try to put things in order in such a variety of conflicting information.

Perhaps, if you are still expecting a baby, this question is not so urgent, but I assure you that on the very first day after the birth of your long-awaited baby, the issue of nutrition for a nursing mother will appear before you in all its glory.

In maternity hospitals, they often give what is prepared for everyone, so you should not hope that you will be fed in compliance with all the recommendations for a nursing mother.

It is better to plan for yourself in advance the options for nutrition after childbirth and immediately write a list of foods that you can bring after childbirth, and you will eat with peace of mind.

Here is a letter I received recently from my subscriber:

“Lyudmila, good afternoon!
Regarding questions about the topic of nutrition, I want to learn a lot, because the available information is contradictory and I still have not developed a clear understanding, although my son is already 1.7.

And I am planning my next pregnancy, I understand that the clarity has not increased, but I really want to feel like a confident and calm mother!

He is more interested in the nutrition of a nursing mother during the first months of hepatitis B and during the period when the child is growing up. Catherine"

Let's take a closer look at her question.

Nutrition while breastfeeding

There are 2 approaches to postpartum nutrition:

1. The first approach says that after giving birth you can with a clear conscience eatthe same as during pregnancy.

Of course, I am writing this hoping that you have a healthy and nutritious diet. Lemonades, fast food, convenience foods, canned food were excluded. If you have not thought about this topic, then I recommend that you go straight to the second approach.

On the one hand, everything is logical - during pregnancy, when you ate, nutrients entered the bloodstream of the child and, we can say that he is already familiar with your diet.

After giving birth, he will receive nutrients from breast milk. Directly no food gets to the child, which means there is no need to maintain a strict diet.

You can also draw an analogy with the animal world, and we will see that all animals after giving birth continue to eat the same way as before, no one is looking for new food, does not stop eating what he ate before the birth of the cub.

The very fact of birth is compared to how if you, an adult, completely changed your environment and would have to rebuild to new conditions.

The nervous, immune, digestive and other systems are immature and still capable of malfunctioning.

Also of great importance will be the very fact of how the pregnancy, childbirth went and how the first feeding went - did the baby receive colostrum, was it possible to protect the immature intestines and populate the mother's microflora there?

If at some stage there was a failure, then most likely this will be reflected on the baby's skin. Pimples, redness, peeling - all this you can now see and track.

Of course, there is a greater sense of responsibility to the child - "I ate it, and now he feels bad, all his cheeks are red ..."

Therefore, the second approach to feeding a nursing mother is closer to me:

1. It is different more careful introduction of foods into your diet.

It is understood that after giving birth, we follow a diet for 2-3 weeks.

Not hard: water and bread, but quite nutritious and sufficient to satisfy the increased need for you, as a nursing mother, for nutrients, but at the same time, it is gentle and does not burden the child's immune system.

Also, a very significant point is that in the first days after childbirth, and, in principle, in the first month after childbirth, you often have intestinal problems, like a nursing mother.

During pregnancy, he was compressed, during childbirth, especially if you were given an enema, was exposed to strong stress and disruption of the microflora, therefore, such phenomena as hemorrhoids, constipation often accompany a nursing mother. A gentle diet helps you to normalize bowel function.

What foods can you eat while breastfeeding?

Alternatively, you can use this plate here.

Excluded

1. Highly allergenic products:

• seafood,
• chocolate, cocoa.

1. Vegetables, fruits and berries are bright red and orange, as well as kiwi, pineapple, avocado, cucumber.
2. Broths, marinades, salty and spicy dishes, canned food, meat and fish smoked meats, spices.
3. Products containing dyes and preservatives.
4. Carbonated drinks, kvass.
5. Sauerkraut, radish, radish, fermented cheeses (feta cheese, suluguni, Adyghe), ham, sausages.
6. Legumes (peas, beans, lentils).

Are limited

• Whole milk (only in porridge), sour cream - in dishes.
• Bakery and pasta made from premium flour, semolina.
• Confectionery, sweets.
• Sugar.
• Salt.

Allowed

• Fermented milk products (kefir, bifidokefir, bifidok, yoghurts without fruit additives, etc.).
• Groats (buckwheat, corn, rice, oat, etc.).
• Vegetables and fruits (green, white).
• Soups are vegetarian.
• Meat - low-fat varieties of beef, pork, turkey fillet, chicken in boiled and stewed form, as well as in the form of steamed cutlets.
• Bread - wheat of the 2nd grade, rye, darnytsky.
• Drinks - tea, compotes, fruit drinks.

And closer to the end of the second or third month after childbirth, new products can be introduced. You can get a nursing mother's nutrition table on this page.

See also a short video tutorial about vegetables for a nursing mother:

How is a new product introduced into a nursing mother's diet?

Better once every 3 days. Do not hurry. For example, let's say you want to taste chicken. Stick to the following plan:

1. On the first day, they ate a small piece.
2. In the morning of the second day, we looked at the child - if the skin is clean, then on this day you are eating chicken again.
3. In the morning of the third day, look, and if everything is in order, then on the third day you also eat chicken.

Such an introduction of new products is certainly lengthy and not convenient, but on the other hand, you will know for sure that the product is safe for your baby, there is no reaction. Sometimes the allergy does not appear immediately, but is cumulative, so we introduce the product for several days in a row.

In fact, reading these lines, you may be afraid that everything is very difficult, but everything will be depend on the child.

If you eat in moderation and without obvious allergens and you see that the skin is clean, the child has no pimples, there is no redness - perhaps you don’t need to follow the diet, expand the diet without waiting for 2 months.

However, if the skin is red, there are pimples, their number increases, it is better to insure yourself and limit the range of foods you eat.

Whether or not an allergy can be accurately assessed is possible after 1.5 -3 months, when such a phenomenon as "blooming" of newborns ends and most babies' skin becomes smooth and clean.

Nursing mother's diet

I believe that you need to eat at will. A nursing mother eats a lot, because energy costs increase, and keep in mind that the baby suckles day and night, so 3 meals a day is canceled.

Try to eat 4-5 times a day and be sure to drink clean water!

Pure water, drunk 10-15 minutes before meals, works wonders for your skin, provides water balance, is well absorbed by cells, and reduces thirst. Tea, fruit drinks, compotes - this is an additional liquid that you can drink at will.

So let's summarize our big conversation about how to eat for a nursing mom in the first month after giving birth. And in the first months of a child's life.

7 top tips for postpartum nutrition from a breastfeeding counselor

1. There is no need to deny yourself everything.

The nutrition of a woman in the first month of breastfeeding is no different from the nutrition of people leading a healthy lifestyle. Trust your intuition, listen to the body and your child - this way you yourself will learn to determine the consumption of which product you need to reduce or add.

1. Try to eat only freshly prepared food, completely exclude all canned food or convenience foods.
2. Introduce more calcium-containing dairy products into your diet.
3. Avoid fatty and fried foods.
4. When buying meat, give preference to lean varieties such as veal, chicken breast, turkey, rabbit.
5. From fish, pollock, navaga, haddock, blue whiting are well suited. When choosing products on the market, pay attention to their freshness.
6. It is perfectly acceptable to include fruits and vegetables in your diet. Just try a little at first, and if everything is good, then you can safely eat whatever you want.

Please write in the comments:

• What terrible thing can happen if you eat the way you ate BEFORE the baby was born?
• What are your child's manifestations that make you choose foods? (maybe he screams at you at night, or his cheeks are all red, or he can't pump for 10 days)

In general, what worries - then write.

Let's make a little chatter in the comments.