However, what you will not go for the sake of the health of your beloved child. Therefore, first of all, nursing mother, it is necessary to get acquainted with the list of allowed food products and gradually introduce them into your diet.
Products allowed for lactating mothers
The diet of the nursing mother is made taking into account the needs of the newborn, while not forgetting the features of the immature digestive system of crumbs. In addition, the nutrition of the nursing mother after childbirth should be varied and full, in order to make up for the body the losses associated with pregnancy and the secretion of breast milk.
Dairy products, cereals, vegetable and butter, low-fat varieties of meat and fish, fruits and vegetables are the necessary minimum of products that must necessarily be present in the diet of a nursing woman .
Basically, when creating the menu, you can follow the following principles:
- Caloric value. The daily requirement of the female body during lactation is 3000-3200 kcal.
- Completeness. Food for a nursing mother should not only be a source of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, but also contain vitamins and minerals.
- Fractionality. Adjust the lactation of a nursing mother will help the correct diet. Three main meals and two intermediate meals - will fill the needs of the body and keep the figure.
- Security. Among the forbidden foods for nursing mothers include: smoked sausages, sausages, sausages, canned goods, carbonated drinks, muffins, chocolate, mayonnaise, ketchup, instant coffee, fried meat and, of course, alcohol. All of them can contain in their composition various dyes, fragrances and other substances that are not safe for the child's organism.
In addition, with caution should be treated with potential allergens. Such as, strawberry, eggs, red apples, oranges, tangerines, seafood, fish, honey, nuts. In view of the characteristics of the digestive system of a newborn, it makes sense to exclude from the diets of a nursing mother some fruits and vegetables, especially in the first month after childbirth.
Let's consider more in detail, what should be the correct nutrition of the nursing mother by months.
First month of feeding
The most difficult period in the process of becoming lactation. From the nutrition of a nursing mother in 1 month after childbirth, how much quality and lengthy will be breastfeeding, as well as the growth and development of the baby. First of all, the menu should include:
- boiled meat of low-fat varieties (once a week you can replace the fish);
- Milk or dairy products are introduced into the diet gradually;
- buckwheat, oatmeal and millet porridge;
- chicken or quail eggs (once a week);
- macaroni products from firm grades;
- vegetable oil 15 g per day, creamy 30 g;
- boiled vegetables (potatoes, zucchini, carrots, beets, but from white cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, beans at first it is better to refuse);
- Sweets are allowed in small quantities and only from natural ingredients.
Food from 2 to 6 months
You can add these products to the menu:
- barley, pearl, wheat porridge, and they can be cooked already on milk;
low-fat cottage cheese; - from vegetables - eggplant, turnip, pumpkin, cabbage;
- crackers, biscuits.
Meals from 6 to 12 months
During this period, proper nutrition is still a priority for a nursing mother. However, you can already afford to eat something fried, a couple of chocolate pieces, or some exotic fruit.
Meals from 12 to 18 months
If proper nutrition has not yet become a habit, then with a sense of accomplishment, you can safely return to the previous menu.