Oh Breastfeed!: Foods To Avoid

Foods To Avoid

There is no list of foods that people who are breastfeeding should avoid altogether. Instead, they should eat food that is healthful and pay attention to cues from their body.Breast milk comes from nutrients that pass into the blood. Many of the potentially dangerous ingredients that could cross the placenta during pregnancy do not get to the breastfeeding baby.Some tips that can support healthful eating include:

“Mother’s milk, developed through evolution with thousands of ingredients to build the human brain, body and immune system, is incomparable with a man-made product of a couple dozen ingredients that are non-human and in wrong proportions.”

Submitted by: Manila, Mica Mejia, Jemimah Valledo, Denielle

Limiting consumption of seafood that may contain mercury. Paying attention to how caffeine affects the baby. When a person who is breastfeeding drinks coffee, the baby will only get a very tiny dose of caffeine in the breast milk, but this could be enough to affect their sleep. Monitoring how the baby reacts to the diet, and making changes according to the needs of both the baby and the person who is breastfeeding.

Oh Breastfeed! IMPORTANCE OF BREASTFEEDING AND PROPER NUTRITION FOR LACTATING WOMEN.

Calcium

The suggested daily intake of calcium for breastfeeding mothers is 1,300 milligrams per day. Reading nutrition labels can help ensure that you are getting enough calcium.The best sources of calcium are: Milk Calcium-fortified orange juice Yogurt Calcium-fortified tofu Hard cheese

WHAT TO EAT WHEN BREASTFEEDING?

The nutrition requirements for breast-feeding are similar to those for pregnancy, and women are recommended to continue eating similarly to how they were eating during their pregnancy. However, a breast-feeding woman needs 200 more calories per day than she did during pregnancy, and it is important that the calories come from nutritious foods. Lactating mothers diet should includes;

Protein

While breast-feeding you should eat two to three servings of protein each day. A serving is equal to 3 to 4 ounces of meat, fish or poultry. Good sources of protein include; Meat Milk and yogurt Poultry Tofu Seafood Dried beans Eggs Cheese

WHAT IS SO GOOD ABOUT BREASTFEEDING? Breast milk provides all the nutrients that a baby needs for the first six months of life to grow and develop.Breast milk continues to provide high-quality nutrients and helps protect against infection up to two years of age or more.Breast milk protects babies from infections and illnesses.

Iron

Iron is also important for breast-feeding mothers. If you are 18 years of age or younger, you should get 10 milligrams of iron per day. For those over 19, the suggested daily intake is 9 milligrams. Good sources of iron include: Meat Poultry Seafood

Dried beans Dried fruit Egg yolks

Breastfeeding promotes the emotional relationship, or bonding, between mother and infant.