Use of quince for a nursing mother
First, it is worth mentioning those properties for which these fruits have long appreciated:
- fruit can prevent inflammation of the digestive tract;
- due to the large content of vitamin C, the fruits have an excellent effect on immunity;
- quince helps to eliminate toxins from the intestine;
- fruits are rich in iron, because they are a good prevention of anemia;
- quince calms the nervous system;
- the use of fruit helps to normalize the metabolism.
Harm to quince during breastfeeding
But, despite these useful properties, many experts recommend refraining from eating fruits:
- poisonous seeds, therefore there is a risk of poisoning;
- villi on the skin of quince can cause difficulty in breathing;
- fruit can sometimes have a negative effect on the vocal cords.
So, can you give your mother a quince?
But since each organism is individual, specialists do not give a solid negative answer to this question. It is better to refuse from the use of fruits in such situations:
- those women who have never ate quince before pregnancy, since there is no way to anticipate a reaction to an unfamiliar product;
- if the mother has a tendency to constipation, it is also better not to eat fruits, because of the astringent effect the problem can worsen;
- You should abandon the fruit before the baby turns 3 months old.
The following recommendations are also useful:
- there is a quince when lactating you need only in boiled form, you can extinguish;
- before cooking you need to peel, remove seeds;
- You can not eat fruits more than once in 14 days.
Introduce the fruit in the diet gradually, starting with 1 tsp. Then you can eat a whole fruit at one time.