What to eat when feeding a newborn with breast milk. Proper diet for a nursing mother for a week

· THE COLOR RED IS FORBIDDEN FOR MOTHER!

This category contains liquids and products that are prohibited during breastfeeding, the consumption of which by the mother during breastfeeding can be dangerous for the baby. As a rule, it is recommended to exclude all allergens from the diet for breastfeeding women. In particular, a nursing mother can eat vegetables and fruits, but not orange or red. I think you've heard that food during breastfeeding should not contain tangerines, oranges, red apples, carrots and other “dangerous” foods. That is, all orange and red foods are prohibited when breastfeeding, due to their possible allergenicity. However, the baby may not be allergic to these products, but it’s definitely not worth checking before 6 months, and then with caution - one slice is unlikely to do any harm.

What breastfeeding foods should absolutely not contain is alcohol. Calming herself with the thought that one glass of red wine will not affect the baby in any way, the mother must be aware that any alcohol, without exception, is 100% absorbed into the baby’s blood along with breast milk!

The list of prohibited foods when breastfeeding includes fresh and canned spicy and spicy foods. Such as onions, garlic, hot pepper, wild garlic, mayonnaise, hot sauces and other concentrated, rich products. They give the milk a spicy taste and can cause breast refusal, heartburn and other digestive problems for the baby.

Mustard, horseradish, black strong coffee (especially instant), dark chocolate containing more than 70% cocoa, blue cheeses and soft, so to speak “fresh” cheeses with various herb additives - a list of products that make milk bitter, and are not recommended for use in breastfeeding mothers.

Food during breastfeeding should not contain spicy herring, mussels, squid, octopus, especially in sauce. Mom should not eat cod caviar, pollock, especially those containing additives. Except possible allergies and a lot of stress on the kidneys, they make the milk salty.

Foods prohibited when breastfeeding include fresh or canned tuna and shrimp. These products provoke allergic reactions.

· YELLOW COLOR – CAUTION, BUT POSSIBLE!

There are a number of different foods that until recently pediatricians forbade nursing mothers to eat. Modern doctors have come to the opposite opinion. Eating these products is not only possible, but even necessary, however, they should be introduced into the diet during breastfeeding carefully, gradually and inappropriately. large quantities.

Eat a little and sometimes melon, beets, fresh kefir, beans, peas, vegetable oil. If there is an excess of them in the mother’s diet, this leads to bloating and upset bowel movements in the baby.

Pears, persimmons, pomegranates, rice, shortbread, fresh bread - a list of foods that can stick together when breastfeeding and, if in excess, cause constipation.

Cow's milk, grapefruits, oranges, black currants, red fish and caviar, eggs, semolina, corn and millet porridge are certainly healthy foods, but can cause allergic reactions in a child.

· COLOR GREEN – AS MUCH AS YOUR SOUL WANTS!

The list of foods marked with this “food traffic light” color can be eaten without hesitation or special restrictions while breastfeeding. It’s good for both you and the baby!

Dill, parsley - contribute to your baby's visual acuity.

Lettuce, gooseberries, black currants are foods that increase immunity.

Pumpkin, zucchini, perch, cod - contribute to the rapid development and growth of the baby.

Natural yogurt, cottage cheese - necessary for skeletal system, and dental health.

Ryazhenka, kefir, ayran, oatmeal, cauliflower, broccoli - promote better digestion.

And of course, allowed foods during breastfeeding are:

1. natural meat (chicken, quail, rabbit, beef, veal);
2. porridge: oatmeal, buckwheat, rice, corn, barley, wheat);
3. lean soups;
4. cereals (buckwheat, rice, oatmeal, corn, millet, wheat, pearl barley);
5. legumes and beans (from 6 months);
6. seafood;
7. fish (boiled or stewed);
8. vegetables (boiled, baked or stewed);
9. baked, boiled potatoes;
10. pasta in small quantities;
11. eggs (chicken is fine, but quail is better);
12. fermented milk products - fermented baked milk, kefir, cottage cheese - preferably homemade;
13. hard, mild cheeses;
14. gray bread, bread with bran, white bread - only dried or slightly stale, not freshly baked!
15. seasonal fruits;
16. nuts, excluding peanuts and pistachios;
17. greens and spices (parsley, dill - from birth; mint, savory, celery, basil, lemon balm, oregano, thyme, tarragon - from 3 months);
18. onions (in soups from birth, fresh - from 3 months), garlic - no earlier than 6 months;
19. honey (rich in calcium and vitamins) – introduced from 3 months, and pollen– starting from 6 months;
20. drink freshly squeezed juices, combining them to taste, but introduce them carefully, one at a time and starting no earlier than 3 months of age;
21. compotes and decoctions of dried fruits and rose hips without sugar;
22. make homemade compotes and fruit drinks (from blueberries, lingonberries, cherries, gooseberries) - from 1 month;
23. herbal tea (yarrow, chamomile, linden, horsetail, mint, lemon balm, eucalyptus, nettle, coltsfoot, elderberry, Bogorodskaya grass(thyme), string, calendula - one at a time or combining 2-3 types of herbs, no more), brew teas from branches of fruit trees;
24. green tea (without additives, loose leaf); weak black tea; teas for lactation;
25. distilled or spring water, table mineral waters.

· LIST OF FOODS THAT YOU CAN EAT AND WHAT ARE PROHIBITED WHEN BREASTFEEDING

Let's summarize. So, nutrition during breastfeeding can include everything you ate during pregnancy. By the way, this also applies to the so-called generally accepted allergenic products. The only exceptions can be considered cases of real allergies in a woman to certain foods or dishes. If you have an allergic reaction to food products If the mother has it, it will most likely manifest itself in a breastfed baby.

Of course, this rule only works if the measure is followed. That is, you can easily eat one peach, or 10 strawberries, if you really want to. A piece of chocolate will not do any harm if you are not allergic to it. To identify foods that are really not suitable for your baby, enter food diary , and monitor all your baby’s reactions to new foods. Introduce everything new gradually and step by step, making sure it is safe for the baby.

In the first months of life, in 90% of cases, various rashes appear on the skin of babies - some have less, some have more - as a rule, this is normal. Often, products that are suspected of being allergenic, when tested again after a couple of weeks, do not give any allergic reaction, including a rash. Most often, the reaction occurs to flavors and dyes in food products for breastfeeding mothers. Therefore, the most important thing is that the mother’s food is natural, the dishes are prepared independently, and consumed freshly prepared. And of course, everything should be in moderation!

You can also drink almost anything, it is advisable to be careful with new juices, and the most common drinking clean water should prevail in the diet.

Remember: before the introduction of complementary foods, that is, up to 6 months, the baby must try everything through mother’s milk!

· List of prohibited foods when breastfeeding:

1. highly allergenic food products - caviar, fish, seafood, mushrooms, eggs, nuts (except walnuts), honey, chocolate, cocoa, coffee;
2. vegetables, fruits and berries of orange and bright red, and exotic pineapples, avocado, kiwi, and cucumbers;
3. marinades, broths, canned food, spicy and salty dishes, smoked fish and meat, spices;
4. products containing preservatives and dyes;
5. sauerkraut, radish, radish, fermented cheeses (Suluguni, feta cheese, Adyghe), sausages, ham;
6. legumes;
7. carbonated drinks, kvass;
8. alcohol.

· Breastfeeding: limited foods allowed

1. sour cream - only in dishes, whole milk - diluted and only in porridges;
2. pasta and bakery products made from premium flour, semolina;
3. sweets, confectionery;
4. sugar;
5. salt.

· Breastfeeding: permitted foods

1. fermented milk products (kefir, plain yoghurts, bifikefir, bifidok, etc.);

2. cereals (buckwheat, rice, oatmeal, corn, etc.);

3. bread – rye, with bran, 2nd grade wheat;

4. fruits and vegetables (green, white);

5. meat - Not fatty varieties pork, beef, turkey fillet, stewed and boiled chicken, steamed cutlets;

6. soups – vegetarian;

7. drinks - tea, fruit drinks, dried fruit compotes.

· Strong allergens for nursing mothers and newborns:

MILK. There is still a common misconception that a woman needs to specifically drink up to a liter of goat or cow milk per day in order to increase the nutritional value of breast milk. In fact, it increases the risk of your baby developing a lactose allergy. Whole milk contains more than 20 substances that can cause an allergic reaction. Milk proteins are particularly resistant to heat, which means that it should not be drunk in large quantities, even when boiled. In a one-time case, an allergy may appear skin rashes, with a regular attack by allergens, the baby may develop intolerance to milk and any dairy products, and even to mother’s breast milk, which is the worst thing. When breastfeeding, it is better to give preference to fermented milk products, and add milk to porridge, diluting it with water.

EGG WHITES. This product may be a serious allergen for the baby. This mainly applies to chicken eggs; less often, allergies are provoked by goose or duck eggs. Quails become irritants in extremely rare cases, almost never. It is recommended that a nursing mother eat only one hard-boiled egg per week.

STEAM MEAT. This product should not be included in a woman’s diet while breastfeeding. This is especially true for the “lower parts” of the carcass, as it contains the most dangerous substances. Buy fresh, fresh meat and place it in the freezer of your refrigerator - after freezing and further thawing, the concentration of allergens in the meat decreases.

P.S. There’s no need to talk about what “nonsense” this is. I myself don’t agree with a lot of things. This article is here for general information, maybe it will help someone in some way.

Motherhood is the destiny of every woman. From the first seconds of the meeting, just taking a tiny lump in her hands, the woman immediately feels responsible for the gift of life. Every loving mother considers it her duty to give her baby the best. And for a newborn, this is breastfeeding. After all mother's milk- a perfectly balanced product. Breast milk serves as a source of energy and nutrients for the baby, and feeding itself is the love and care that we give to the child.

Why you need to reconsider your diet after having a baby

Eating right is not only recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women. All people, without exception, need to eat right, because proper nutrition is the key to health and longevity. However, nursing women need to pay special attention to nutrition, because they feed not only themselves, but also the baby.

During pregnancy, the baby receives nutrients through the umbilical cord. At birth, a child’s digestive system adapts to the world around it and the changes that occur. Therefore, proper nutrition of women during breastfeeding is so important.

The child eats the foods his mother eats.

E.O. Komarovsky

www.komarovskiy.net

Video: why a nursing mother needs to eat right

Prohibited Products

The list of prohibited foods for a nursing mother’s menu is quite impressive. However, a woman should not be discouraged. After all, if you think about it and weigh what is more important for us: a tasty meal or the health of the child for many years. The answer will be clear - the health of the child. Therefore, nursing mothers should avoid the following foods during breastfeeding.

Table: prohibited foods on the menu of a nursing woman

Any “chemistry” on a nursing woman’s menu can have a negative impact on the baby in the form of allergies and deterioration in health

The main thing is to eat only fresh and natural products.

Based own experience I can say that all requirements for strict intake of products are purely advisory in nature. After all, every person’s body is individual. Every woman should choose her own rational menu, suitable for her and the baby. My first child was born in April and was two months old during strawberry season. Although the berry is red, I tried one at a time. We had no allergies, and we stocked up on the vitamins contained in strawberries for the year. The same thing happened with tomatoes. At the time of their maturation, the child was four months old. Naturally, I started trying only our homemade ones to eliminate the addition of fertilizers and chemicals. We don't have any allergies to tomatoes either. Therefore, if you are confident in the quality, from the second month you can try both beets and legumes, but a little at a time. The main thing is not to get carried away.

Strictly prohibited foods, powerful allergens for babies

It is strictly prohibited during all breastfeeding alcoholic drinks and cigarettes, which contain dangerous carcinogens and toxins. These harmful substances easily enter breast milk from the mother’s blood. And if a one-time incident, drinking a glass of wine or smoking a cigarette, does not cause a serious blow to the child’s health, then regular abuse of alcohol or cigarettes will negatively affect the mental and physical development baby.

Also strictly prohibited are fast food, chips, salted nuts and popcorn. These products contain high caloric content and concentration of “chemicals”, which will definitely bring more harm than the benefits to the health of mother and baby.

This also includes sweet carbonated drinks, as they contain a high content of sugar and dyes. Therefore, there is a high probability that they will cause allergies and colic in the baby.

By ability to summon food allergies For a child, all products can be divided into three groups:

1. High risk of developing allergic reactions:
   • milk, eggs;
   • fish, seafood;
   • wheat, nuts, honey, mushrooms, soybeans;
   • citrus fruits, strawberries, wild strawberries, raspberries.
2. Average risk of developing allergic reactions:
   • beets, carrots;
   • sugar;
   • apricots, cherries;
   • dairy products.
3. Low risk of developing allergic reactions:
   • colored and White cabbage, broccoli, zucchini, squash, cucumbers, corn;
   • millet, pearl barley;
   • rabbit meat, lean pork, turkey, lean lamb;
   • green varieties of pears and apples, garden herbs, white and red currants, gooseberries.

Conditionally permitted products

The list of permitted products for a nursing mother’s menu directly depends on the age of the child. The most strict, in terms of choosing products for a nursing woman, is the first month. Then, gradually, the menu will be replenished with more and more new products, and by the sixth month, mother will enter her normal eating schedule.

If a woman led a correct and healthy lifestyle before pregnancy and childbirth, then the nursing diet will not be a burden.

Proper diets are beneficial for both mother and baby: eating healthy food, the woman manages to lose weight, and the child, in turn, develops normally.

Oksana, 33 years old, nutritionist

http://happy-womens.com/dieta-pri-grudnom-vskarmlivanii.html

Table: allowed products on the menu of a nursing woman

Healthy eating pyramid for a nursing woman

We have figured out the foods that a nursing mother can eat. Now the important question is preparation. We bought fresh and high-quality products, so that they bring benefits and not harm, they must be prepared correctly.

The best ways to prepare food for a nursing woman are:

• stewing;
• cooking;
• baking;
• steaming.

Breastfeeding women are prohibited from eating fried foods.

Frying is the most dangerous way preparing products not only for the menu of nursing women, but for all people.

Food cooked in a frying pan large quantities oils, always very greasy

Reasons to avoid fried foods:

1. Fatty food. Excess fat leads to serious problems:
   1. Indigestion.
   2. Atherosclerosis.
   3. Vascular diseases.
   4. Heart problems.
   5. Risk of developing cancer.
2. Carcinogens. They are found not only in superheated oil, but also in the crispy crust of potatoes, donuts and other starchy foods that long time fried in vegetable oil. Carcinogens enter the body not only directly from food, but also during the cooking process, when we inhale evaporating fumes.
3. Free radicals. Food is fried in vegetable oil, which has its own combustion temperature. Upon reaching it, the oil begins to smoke, which is poisonous to the human body. Also at high temperatures in oil there are chemical reactions during which they are released free radicals. This leads to the following diseases:
   1. Cancer development.
   2. Diseases of the immune system.
   3. Atherosclerosis.
   4. Skin diseases.
   5. Diseases of the nervous system.
4. Complete absence useful substances. Frying of products is carried out at high temperatures, which provokes the death of all useful substances and vitamins. Therefore, fried food becomes not only useless, but also harmful.
5. High concentration harmful substances, which is also called the AGE index. The vessels are the first to be negatively affected. This then leads to the following diseases:
   1. Atherosclerosis.
   2. Diabetes.
   3. Alzheimer's disease.
   4. Hypertension.
   5. Kidney diseases.

Another healthy eating tip: minimal cooking. With each reheating, food loses a significant proportion of biologically active substances.

Konopatskaya Tatiana

Women's magazine "Beautiful and Successful"

Spices and hot spices such as ginger, garlic, cinnamon, black pepper, chili pepper, curry are very difficult for digestive system baby. They can cause more than just diarrhea and vomiting. Such breast milk can even burn the baby’s delicate stomach and cause intoxication. Therefore, until the baby is 3 months old, all hot spices and seasonings are strictly contraindicated for the mother. And in the future, when breastfeeding, you should not get carried away with spices and seasonings, because due to poor nutrition Mothers and children suffer from colic and severe abdominal pain.

Most women after childbirth experience strong desire in sweets and this is not without reason. A woman’s body spends a lot of energy producing milk, and sweets help restore the level of carbohydrates, which are responsible for a surge of strength, energy and improvement. emotional state. However, you should not get carried away with sweets. After all, this is a colossal load on the baby’s body, on all its organs and systems. Sweets can cause allergies, colic, bloating, increased gas production and other digestive problems in your baby. And if you consider that when making sweets, manufacturers use preservatives, dyes and food additives, then it becomes immediately clear that there is no point in talking about any benefits of sweets in the menu of a nursing mother.

But allergies and digestive problems in a baby are not the only problems due to which it is better for a nursing woman to give up sweets. Sweets are also harmful to a woman’s health. They can cause the following diseases:

• risk of developing obesity;
• caries;
• diabetes.

But don't be upset. Sweets, chocolates, muffins and other store-bought sweets just need to be replaced with homemade baked goods. And instead of sweets and chocolate, eat dried fruits. Suitable dried apricots, prunes, dried pears or apples.

In the menu of a nursing woman, sweets and chocolate should be replaced with dried fruits. They will benefit the health of the baby's mother

Store-bought baked goods can be replaced with home-cooked dishes. This way we can not only diversify the menu of a nursing mother, but also add healthy and delicious products. Please note that yeast dough can cause colic in newborns and bloating. Therefore, during breastfeeding, nursing women exclude yeast dough products from their diet.

Yeast-free cookies are baked goods allowed for a nursing mother during breastfeeding.

When cooking homemade baked goods You can use this simple recipe.

Dough recipe for savory dishes

Products needed to prepare dough for savory dishes:

• two glasses of kefir;
• two glasses of flour;
• half a teaspoon of salt;
• half a teaspoon of soda;
• two tablespoons of sugar.

Dough preparation process:

1. In a large bowl, mix kefir, salt, soda and sugar.
2. Gradually add flour so that no lumps form.
3. Stir until smooth.
4. Leave for 15 minutes until bubbles form.

The finished dough can be used to make pizza or pie. The filling can be anything, but only from products allowed for a nursing woman.

What to do if mom still ate something forbidden

In order to figure out what a nursing mother should do if she has eaten a prohibited product, let’s look at the table. The table shows the time the product enters breast milk and the time it is excreted.

Table: how quickly food enters breast milk and how long it takes to be excreted

All substances, harmful and beneficial, enter the blood from the small intestine. Thus, food eaten by a nursing woman ends up in small intestine, then into the blood, and from there into breast milk. Until the food is digested and goes into colon all substances from it will flow to the child.

Therefore, if a nursing mother has eaten a prohibited product, she needs to weigh the pros and cons of giving such breast milk to her baby. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the time after which the prohibited product enters the milk and how long it takes to be excreted.

For example, if we drank an antibiotic, then of course it is better for the baby’s health not to give him such milk. And to prevent lactation from disappearing, the mother needs to pump during the course of treatment. If you have eaten something prohibited from dairy, then after 4 hours, when the product is eliminated from the body, you can feed the baby with breast milk.

If there is a need to consume a prohibited product, it is better to do so immediately after feeding the baby. Then the time it takes for the product to be removed before the next feeding will be longer, and the child will be less likely to be harmed by such a product.

General recommendations for nursing mothers, the main principles of nutrition during breastfeeding

Proper nutrition is the key to health and longevity for all people without exception. Breastfeeding women pay twice as much attention to proper nutrition, because they feed not only themselves, but also the baby. With mother's milk, the baby receives the necessary nutrients, milk strengthens immune system baby and helps to adapt to the outside world. The baby’s well-being, development and health for years depend on the diet of a nursing woman.

A healthy baby, who is regularly put to the breast, and a mother who sleeps at night, who is not nervous and does not twitch over little things, contribute to the production of a sufficient amount of milk to a much greater extent than all drinks, all food and medicines combined.

E.O. Komarovsky

A handbook for savvy parents. Part 1.

Video: proper nutrition for a nursing woman

All food eaten by mother is a certain form passes into breast milk. Therefore, the diet of a breastfeeding mother should consist of a balanced and complete set of products. The baby’s well-being, development and health for years depend on what and how a nursing mother eats.

Nutrition after childbirth for a nursing woman has many peculiarities and prohibitions. After all, the composition and quantity of breast milk directly depends on this. The baby's whims due to feeling unwell, short sleep, constipation - all these are consequences of non-compliance with the diet by a nursing mother. So what should you eat to keep your child healthy and calm?
Meals in the first months after birth should be light but frequent; new foods should be introduced carefully, observing the baby's reaction. Don't forget about the restrictions on junk food. Let's consider the basic principles of creating a menu for a young mother.

Proper nutrition of the mother after childbirth will ensure successful lactation, good health and health of the newborn baby.

Everything that the mother eats enters the baby’s body through breast milk and can cause negative consequences:

1. Bloating and severe colic.
2. or vice versa, diarrhea.
3. Some products may experience allergic manifestations in the form of a rash.
4. Food that has a strong taste and aroma worsens the taste of milk, and the baby may refuse to breastfeed.
5. Improper nutrition of a nursing mother after childbirth can have a stimulating effect on nervous system baby.

By adhering to a diet, a woman will also provide for herself and her family good rest. After all, a baby who does not suffer from colic or constipation sleeps better, eats well and gains weight.

Such a child grows and develops calmly, without suffering from allergic itching and from constant pain in the tummy, and the mother is not nervous, trying to calm the baby. In addition, a balanced and regular diet, excluding fried and fatty foods, will help a woman get rid of extra pounds accumulated during pregnancy.

Much depends on the mother's eating habits during pregnancy. If a woman previously regularly consumed persimmons, apples, plums, then after childbirth you can also add these products to the diet. However, if the mother did not eat these fruits before, and after giving birth she became interested in consuming them, then it is quite possible that the child will develop an allergy.

The menu must be compiled so that the daily diet includes:

• proteins – 20%;
• fats – 15-20%;
• carbohydrates – 60%.

Nutrition in the first three days after birth

The question of following a certain diet should be considered by a woman not only after the birth of a child, but also during pregnancy. If the tests are bad, the doctor may advise her to limit the consumption of certain foods so as not to provoke a worsening of the condition.

A few days before giving birth, it is better to give up such excesses as:

• chocolate;
• nuts;
• coffee, strong tea, cocoa;
• strawberries, tomatoes, red fish;
• smoked or salty foods;
• citrus fruits and various exotic foods.

It is also better to reduce the consumption of dairy products. This way, you will protect your newborn baby from appearing immediately after birth.

Meals on the first day after childbirth should consist of freshly prepared and light dishes, without spicy or aromatic seasonings. Indeed, during this period, the woman’s lactation process and the baby’s weaning to the breast are improving.

It is better to limit yourself to porridge with water, a boiled egg or a piece of lean meat; you can eat lean soup without frying. Sweets allowed include baked apple, banana and simple biscuits.

There is an opinion that in order to increase milk supply, a woman needs drinking plenty of fluids. This is not true, since drinking large amounts of liquid can lead to hot flashes and stagnation of milk in the breast. After all, a newborn baby eats very little.

Those who gave birth by birth should not eat foods rich in fiber: raw vegetables and fruits, black bread, bran. On the first day after surgery, it is better to limit yourself to water without gas.

End of the first week after birth

A breastfeeding woman should not starve. Meals after childbirth in the first days should be frequent and divided; ideally, after each feeding you should eat some light food and drink warm tea or compote.

At the end of the first week after the birth of the baby, the mother can:

1. Warm sweetened tea, cranberry juice, dried fruit compote, herbal infusions.
2. Stewed vegetables: beets, zucchini or eggplant, carrots, pumpkin with the addition of a couple of drops of vegetable oil.
3. From black or rye bread You can make crackers for tea or soup.
4. Introduce a few pieces of low-fat sea fish into the diet, observing the baby’s well-being.
5. A little mashed potatoes or good quality pasta.
6. Lean boiled beef.
7. Fermented milk products (no more than 300 g per day).
8. Once a day, be sure to eat low-fat soup or borscht without cabbage.
9. Be careful when introducing nuts and hard cheese into your menu.
10. Eat one banana and two baked apples in a day.

Introduce new foods into your diet carefully, in small portions, carefully observing the baby’s body’s reaction to them.

Portions should be small so that mom does not gain extra pounds.

Nutrition in the first 4 weeks after birth

Several weeks have passed since the birth of the child, the baby has grown a little, and it would seem that the mother can return to her usual diet, but no. Nutrition in the first month after childbirth is as important as in the first days.

During this period, a nursing mother is allowed to:

• all cereals with water, except rice, corn and wheat;
• You can put a little butter in the porridge;
• lean pieces of boiled beef or poultry;
• milk, yogurt;
• baked fruits, raw green vegetables.

You can make cheesecakes and casseroles from cottage cheese by adding dried fruits or berries. You are allowed to add a little sour cream to your dishes.

When introducing new products into your diet, you should follow a number of rules:

1. Eat a new dish in the first half of the day, but it is better in the morning, and carefully observe the child’s reaction.
2. Add only one per day New Product.
3. If a child develops rashes or becomes nervous and capricious, then it is better to avoid eating the new dish. For ease of observation and systematization of information, you should keep a food diary.
4. Introduce new products into your menu in small pieces. If the baby reacts well, the portion can be increased at the next meal.

Breastfeeding period

Of course, nutrition in the first month after birth is very limited, but after 8-12 weeks it can be significantly expanded.

On at this stage It is allowed to add to the mother’s diet after childbirth:

1. Some sweets (marshmallows, marmalade, natural marshmallows). Choose a product with a minimum amount of dyes, no foreign chemical odors, and a short shelf life.
2. Dried fruits (raisins, prunes, dried apricots, dates). They can be eaten in their natural form or added to various dishes. Don’t forget to wash dried fruits well before eating, or even better, pour boiling water over them.
3. Diversify the menu with other types of fish.
4. A little boiled corn and young peas, not forgetting to note the child’s condition after introducing new products.
5. Fresh fruits in season (peaches, apricots, plums, non-red apples). From berries - honeysuckle, blueberry, white currants and gooseberries.
6. Four months after giving birth, you can introduce freshly squeezed juices into your menu, but it is better to dilute them boiled water and drink no more than one glass per day.

Dietary restrictions for nursing mothers

We've figured out what you can eat after giving birth. But these products should absolutely not be consumed by a woman while breastfeeding her baby:

1. Alcoholic drinks and food from restaurants fast food. It is better to exclude them at the stage of pregnancy in order to avoid health problems.
2. Citrus fruits are strong allergens, they also need to be removed from the diet of a nursing mother. In the autumn-winter period, it is better to give preference to rosehip decoction or sauerkraut, they also have a lot of vitamin C.
3. Store-bought cakes, cream pies and sweets with alcohol should be replaced simple cookies. If you really want, you can bake the cake yourself by making custard from low-fat milk.
4. Many women drink tea with added milk, considering this drink beneficial for lactation. But that's not true. Whole cow's milk It is also considered an allergen and should be consumed with extreme caution, in small quantities. Better yet, replace it with goat's.
5. Fatty, fried, smoked and salty foods are prohibited not only for a nursing mother, but also for a pregnant woman.

In the first days after childbirth, a woman’s nutrition is severely limited; this is necessary for wellness mother and baby. Healthy food will help improve the functioning of the newborn’s gastrointestinal tract and avoid such unpleasant problems like colic, bloating and constipation. Later, the mother’s diet will expand, returning to what it was before pregnancy.

Sample menu for the week

A nursing mother can eat many foods; the number of meals should be at least 4 per day. If a woman wants to lose weight, then food should be divided into small portions, but she should eat 6-7 times a day. You should remember the rules heat treatment food, raw fruits, greens should be eaten in small quantities, and care must be taken that the child does not have problems digesting milk.

What should a nursing mother not eat?

The list of prohibited foods when breastfeeding helps young mothers avoid sleepless nights at the crib crying baby, as well as adjust his digestion in an excellent way and prepare him for the introduction of more solid food.

Sample menu for the week:

If you look at the various variations of the menu, you will notice that they do not contain sweets, coffee, or chocolate. Products that contain large amounts of sugar are harmful in this case; sweets can be replaced with marshmallows, homemade jam, marshmallows, pastries, etc.

A balanced and healthy diet is doubly important for a nursing mother, as it provides everything necessary substances two organisms at once. Food must contain sufficient amounts of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and microelements. At the same time, when breastfeeding it is often recommended to exclude many foods that may have harmful effects. Negative influence for the baby. The list of such products, along with potentially dangerous ones, sometimes also includes completely harmless ones, which in some cases provoked various reactions in children and were thus classified as unreliable. So what is actually definitely not allowed and what can a nursing mother eat?

Products prohibited during breastfeeding

Having received a list of allowed foods from the doctor after being discharged from the maternity hospital, mothers sometimes become desperate, since it lacks many of the usual goodies, and it looks more like a list for patients with diseases of the digestive system. Just as in nature there are no clear transitions, for example from one color to another, there is also no clear boundary between potentially dangerous and healthy foods in the diet of a nursing mother, and such lists are compiled with a large degree of reinsurance. In fact, there are no prohibited products, because there are no products that, when consumed by mothers, would always affect the condition and health of each child.

Important! There are no products that, when consumed by mothers, would always affect the condition and health of every child. The only exception to this rule is alcohol, which, penetrating into milk, enters the child’s body and can even cause intoxication in large quantities.

Myths about prohibited foods

1. You should not eat foods that can cause increased gas formation. These products include legumes, zucchini, cabbage, grapes, carbonated drinks, and pears. This myth owes its origins in part to frequent problems with the tummy in babies in the first months of life, the cause of which is not the mother’s diet, but the child’s adaptation to new food and the colonization of the gastrointestinal tract with beneficial microflora. However, if these products cause flatulence in the woman herself, then most likely they will affect the composition of the milk and, as a result, cause similar symptoms The child has.
2. Flatulence and foamy green chair this is the result of eating a prohibited product. Most common cause green stool is not a forbidden product eaten, but a child’s digestive problems caused by an imbalance of foremilk and hindmilk. Such an imbalance arises, again, not because of the mother’s nutrition, but because of short feeding, when the baby only sucks foremilk. The breast is not completely emptied, and the baby does not receive the so-called hindmilk, which is rich in fat. Lactose in breast milk without enough fat is not digested, causing digestive problems. Therefore, the first priority actions in such a situation will not be to order tests and a strict diet for the mother, but to properly establish breastfeeding.
3. While breastfeeding, you should not eat sweets. The emergence of such a ban is due to the lack of a clear understanding of the effect of different types of sweets on the body. After all, no one denies the benefits of dried fruits, honey (in the absence of allergies to it), jam, which in addition natural sugars contain vitamins and other useful components which are necessary for the body. It's another matter if we're talking about O confectionery, which, in addition to excess sucrose, food additives, contain cocoa butter substitutes or other modified fats rich in trans isomers of fatty acids, the harm of which has been scientifically proven. In addition, excess sugars can lead to fermentation in the baby's tummy. Therefore, natural products rich in natural sugars (mainly glucose, fructose and a small amount of sucrose) can and should be eaten, since sugars are consumed in the process of milk synthesis.
4. You should not eat onions, garlic, radishes, and other spicy and pungent foods, as they negatively affect the smell and taste of breast milk, and the baby may refuse it. Such precautions are unnecessary, since research has proven that such food not only does not force the child to refuse mother’s milk, but sometimes even, on the contrary, stimulates the child’s appetite. After all, the taste of milk, as well as its composition, is not constant and infant it is difficult to “surprise” him by changing the taste or smell of food that is natural to him. So, if your body requires such products, do not refuse, but, as with everything, know when to stop.
5. A vegetarian mother needs to give up her diet while breastfeeding. There is no need to refuse if such a mother’s diet contains a sufficient amount of proteins plant origin, through the consumption of whole grains and legumes. The daily food of a vegetarian mother must contain unrefined vegetable oils, such as sunflower and olive, rich in unsaturated fatty acids necessary for the full development of the baby. If, in addition to meat, a woman does not yet eat dairy products, it is important to replenish calcium reserves by taking complexes of vitamins and minerals containing calcium, which is necessary for the child’s teeth and bones. As for vitamins, almost all of them are present in plant foods, with the exception of vitamin B12, the source of which is animal food (meat, offal, yolk chicken egg, cheese). You should also take care of the consumption of this vitamin because if its deficiency is not noticeable in the mother, this does not mean that everything is fine in the child. B12 accumulates in the liver, and its deficiency can be detected even several years after a vegetarian diet. A lack of this vitamin causes muscle atrophy and decreased hemoglobin levels in infants. By making up for the deficiency of all substances that are missing in plant foods, a vegetarian mother will even benefit compared to ordinary mothers, since her milk will be more environmentally friendly. After all, most pollutants are found in fat, the content of which in plants is not as high as in animal products.

List of potentially dangerous products

Why is it still more appropriate to talk about potentially dangerous products? The thing is that it is impossible to determine in advance whether the product will really be harmful to the baby for several reasons:

• no one knows exactly how this or that food component will be transformed in the mother’s body;
• it is not known for certain in what form, concentration and what specific components will circulate in the mother’s blood;
• will these components be able to penetrate into the milk through the blood-milk barrier, and how many of them will be there;
• will there be a reaction to the components that penetrate into breast milk on the part of the child’s body.

Several food groups are considered potentially hazardous

Rules for the use of potentially dangerous products

You should not include potentially dangerous foods in your diet from the first days of breastfeeding. Between blood and milk there is the previously mentioned hemato-milk barrier, represented by lactocytes - cells lining the alveoli of the mammary gland from the inside. In the first days after birth, there are gaps between them that allow more freedom, but after a few days they begin to close, and there are fewer substances freely penetrating into the milk. It is better not to consume potentially dangerous foods in the first three months of a child's life.

Important! It is better not to consume potentially dangerous foods in the first three months of a child's life.

Even if food allergens enter the child’s body from time to time along with milk, their quantity will be insignificant, which will help to gradually get used to them and in the future significantly reduce the risk of allergic reactions or reduce their manifestations. Agree that this is reminiscent of a kind of allergy vaccination for a baby.

Important! A product that may cause an allergic reaction should be excluded from the diet for a month and the baby’s reaction should be observed. It is not recommended to completely remove such a product from a nursing mother’s menu. Minor quantities food allergens in breast milk helps the baby adapt to them and in the future significantly reduce the risk of allergic reactions or reduce their manifestations.

In any case, if the child has an allergic reaction, the mother should try to remember which of the potentially dangerous foods she ate. For these purposes, it is convenient to keep a food diary so as not to painfully remember what you ate. A product that may cause an allergic reaction should be excluded from the diet for a month and the baby’s reaction should be observed. It is not recommended to completely remove such a product from a nursing mother’s menu; on the contrary, after a month you should try to introduce it again. This will make it easier for the baby to adapt to the allergen through breast milk. Often the cause of rashes is not some product, but other allergens present around the child (cosmetics, washing powder, dust, wool). In addition, many children three weeks of age often experience hormonal neonatal acne, which manifests itself as rashes on the face. They are completely independent of the mother’s diet and disappear by one and a half months. It is important to remember whether your immediate family is allergic to any foods, and try to avoid significant consumption of them. If there are no allergic reactions to foods in the family, then you can eat everything, but not at the same time and randomly, but gradually, so that if the child develops an individual reaction, its source is clear.

Important! Be wary of products causing allergies from one of your family members.

Products allowed during breastfeeding

In light of the fact that there are no prohibited products as such, with the exception of alcohol, and it is more appropriate to talk about potentially dangerous products, the whole point of any lists of permitted products is lost. After all, it turns out that you can eat anything, just being careful with potentially dangerous products. However, not all foods are equally beneficial for a growing baby, and when eating everything, you must adhere to the principles of a healthy diet. What is considered a healthy diet? Healthy nutrition is a balanced and varied diet with foods closest to the region of residence of the child’s mother. The frequency of meals and the method of preparing them are also important. Therefore, you should eat at least three times a day with two snacks and try to eat steamed, boiled and baked food. Thanks to this processing, the products will retain the maximum of nutrients and are better absorbed, but if you simply feel sick, for example, from boiled or steamed fish, then it is better to eat it in the form in which you are used to. It doesn’t hurt to sometimes listen to the desires of your body, since only it knows exactly what the baby needs most of all at the moment.

Products useful for breastfeeding

1. Rice, corn, buckwheat, like all cereals, are the basis of a healthy diet, as they contain slow carbohydrates, which are beneficial to the body and create a feeling of satiety for a long time. But in the case of grain crops (wheat, rye, barley), caution should be exercised, since they are potentially dangerous products due to the risk of gluten allergies.
2. Low-fat fermented milk products without food additives - kefir, fermented baked milk, cottage cheese, yogurt - should be present in the diet every day, as they contain calcium in an easily digestible form. It is not recommended to consume fresh, unsoured milk due to the risk of allergies.
3. Vegetables and fruits contribute normal functioning intestines due to fiber, contain easily digestible sugars (glucose and fructose), vitamins, microelements and antioxidants. But only those vegetables and fruits that grow where the mother and child live can be considered healthy and safe. Exotic foods carry an increased risk of allergic reactions. You need to pay close attention to red vegetables and fruits, as they are on the list of potentially dangerous products.
4. Of all types of meat, poultry and fish are the most beneficial. But if you or your child have allergic reactions to these foods, you can eat other lean meats. Special attention should be given sea ​​fish, since it contains polyunsaturated fatty acid that are not found in other foods.

List of foods with different allergic activity for nursing mothers

To navigate food products according to the degree of their danger to the baby in terms of allergic reactions, three groups of products are given below.

Highly allergenic products

• caviar (red and black), many types of fish, seafood;
• cow's milk, whole milk products, cheeses, cheese products;
• eggs;
• smoked meats, canned food, marinades;
• hot, spicy, salty foods;
• poultry meat (with the exception of chicken and turkey);
• red and orange vegetables (tomato, pumpkin, beets, bell pepper, carrots), pickled white cabbage, sorrel, eggplant, celery;
• spicy vegetables (horseradish, radish, radish);
• red and orange berries (raspberries, strawberries, cherries, sea buckthorn), fruits (pomegranate, persimmon), as well as pineapple, grapes, melon, citrus fruits;
• dried fruits and nuts;
• confectionery and baked goods;
• carbonated drinks;
• products with food additives and dyes;
• mushrooms;
• honey, chocolate;
• coffee, cocoa;
• exotic products.

Medium Potency Products

• cereals (wheat, rye);
• meat (pork, horse meat, lamb);
• berries (cranberries, black and red currants, watermelons, lingonberries), fruits (bananas, peaches, apricots);
• vegetables (legumes, green bell peppers).

Low-allergenic products

• fermented milk products (yogurt, fermented baked milk, kefir, cottage cheese, feta cheese, yogurt without additives);
• boiled, baked, stewed, steamed beef and chicken;
• sea ​​fish of some varieties (hake, sea ​​bass, cod);
• offal (kidneys, tongue, liver);
• white and green vegetables and herbs (spinach, lettuce, parsley, white cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, Peking cabbage, broccoli, dill, turnips, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, potatoes);
• cereals (rice, pearl barley, oatmeal);
• sunflower oil, olive oil, butter;
• white and green berries, fruits (gooseberries, currants, pears, apples, cherries);
• not carbonated mineral water and weak tea.

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Everyone knows that while carrying a baby, every woman should eat properly, without consuming harmful products. This is very important for the formation, growth and development of the fetus. However, not all women know that after childbirth it is also very important to follow a certain diet. So, proper nutrition for a nursing mother: what is possible and what is not - I would like to talk about this now.

Allowed foods

Which foods should you give preference to and which should you avoid while breastfeeding? This question haunts many ladies. After all, everyone knows that not only night’s sleep, but also general state mother. So, what can you eat without fear immediately after childbirth and during the first months?

1. Meat. It must be included in the diet of a nursing mother. So, it is best to initially consume chicken and turkey meat. A little later, you can introduce livestock meat into your diet. Food should be boiled, steamed or stewed. Fried meat is not recommended for consumption at this time.
2. Fish. It is also very nutritional, which is necessary for the growth and development of the baby. So, in the first month, a woman needs to eat exclusively low-fat varieties of fish - this could be cod, pike perch, pollock. Later you can try other fish.
3. Dairy products. They should also be eaten regularly. However, preference should be given to yogurt and cottage cheese in the first month of the baby’s life. Next, you can introduce yogurt and kefir into the mother’s diet (they are fattier and therefore harder for the baby). These products should not be mixed with sugar, honey, or jam. In this case, they easily cause gas formation and colic in the child. Regarding milk, it should be drunk in limited quantities (previously it was believed that it was an obligatory food product for a nursing mother).
4. Cereal porridge. They are useful not only for the mother, but also for the baby. It is better to cook them by simmering for a long time in the oven or over low heat in a saucepan with a thick bottom. For taste, after cooking the porridge, you can add cream, sour cream or butter.
5. When understanding what a nursing mother can and cannot eat, it is necessary to talk about eggs. This useful product nutrition. However, in the first three weeks of the baby, a nursing mother can safely eat only quail eggs. Later you can try chicken ones little by little. But you need to remember that they can cause allergies in the baby.
6. Vegetables. Undoubtedly, they are beneficial for the body of mother and child. However, there are many nuances here. First of all, it must be said that eating them raw is prohibited. Also, at first you need to give up legumes, beets, radishes, turnips, onions, garlic, cabbage, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Some of these products cause increased gas formation, some are allergic reactions.
7. Fruits. You need to give up red fruits and berries. Also, in the first months of the baby’s life, they need to be heat treated and better peeled.
8. Nuts. You can eat walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts in moderation.
9. Bread. Fresh baked goods may cause gas. So it is better to refuse taking them. Without fear, you can eat dry biscuits, dried bread (however in moderation), and crispbread.

Mother's nutrition in the first months of the baby's life

What exactly should a nursing mother's diet be like in the first months of a child's life? What can you eat at this time? Mother and baby should spend at least the first three days of the baby’s life in the maternity hospital. This is where you should look at what you need to eat properly. After all, in the hospital the food will be exclusively dietary and suitable for nursing mothers. By the same principle, you should try to eat at home. So what can you eat safely at this time?

• Light soups
• low-fat fish.
• Side dishes: cereal porridge, vegetable purees from potatoes, zucchini.
• Dried bread.
• It’s better to avoid fruits for now. You can eat baked apples without fear.
• Desserts: low-fat cottage cheese, biscuits.
• You can drink weak black tea, compotes (not made from red berries and fruits).

That’s basically all you can eat without fear at this time. However, do not be upset, such a strict diet will only benefit mother and child. The baby will not be bothered by anything related to food, and the nursing mother will gradually begin to return to normal after childbirth.

The second and third months of a child's life

So, the second month of the baby’s life. At this time, you can try to eat fresh fruits and vegetables (not red varieties, because they can cause allergies in the baby). You can treat yourself to a piece of fresh bread or pastries (in moderation). Also allowed at this time pasta, mild cheeses, sour cream. You can try eating stewed cabbage, stewed onions, and greens.

Attention: when considering the nutrition of a nursing mother by month, it is worth remembering that by about three months of the baby’s life, the woman should return to her usual diet as much as possible. It is worth remembering that not a single animal in the world changes its diet during feeding. But there is one “but” in this statement. This applies only to those women who have always led a healthy lifestyle and ate exclusively healthy foods.

Fourth to seventh month of the baby’s life

Considering the diet by month, it must be said that after three months a woman can little by little try everything she is used to (completely excluding unhealthy foods). So, at this time you can already eat fresh onions, add various spices, drink herbal teas (however, it is not recommended to abuse them, as they can cause allergic reactions).

Seventh - twelfth month

By the first year of a child's life, a nursing mother can completely return to her usual diet. Thus, you can gradually introduce previously prohibited foods such as legumes, citrus fruits, natural chocolate, garlic, honey, pork and other fatty meats.

Nutrition table

Having understood what a nursing mother's diet should be like by month, the table is what can be provided as a small conclusion. After all, it will make it easier for women to navigate what can be included in the diet.

About the need for a diet

Nutrition for a nursing mother by month, table - everything is clear with this. However, it is worth mentioning in what cases it is still better for a woman to adhere to a strict diet. So, this will have to be done in the following cases:

• If the mother, father or the baby himself suffers from allergic reactions to food.
• If a woman’s diet should be limited due to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in her or her baby.

Rules for creating a diet for a nursing mother

What should be the proper nutrition for a nursing mother, monthly menu? So, nutritionists and pediatricians can talk a lot about this. However, every woman herself should know and feel what she needs to eat, and what it is best to avoid, despite the recommendations of doctors. However, there are simple rules Diet plans that are still best to adhere to:

• New foods should be introduced into the diet gradually. This way you can understand the baby’s reaction to them.
• It is recommended that nursing mothers keep a food diary, recording the time and volume of food eaten for the first time after giving birth. You also need to evaluate the baby's reaction. And in order to balance the diet of a nursing mother over the months, a table for introducing new foods is what you need to create yourself. So, following it, a woman will know when and what she can start eating again.
• For the first time after childbirth, a new food product should be consumed in small quantities, gradually increasing its volume.

After introducing any new food product (even if it is not dangerous at first glance), you need to carefully monitor the reaction to it not only of the baby, but also of the nursing mother. It is also worth remembering that after the mother has eaten something new, the child’s reaction will appear over the next 12 hours. Well, if you really want to treat yourself to something forbidden but tasty, it’s better to do it in the first half of the day. So before the evening the baby will already “try” this and the reaction will appear earlier than at night (when the mother, like the child, should have a good rest).

Allergic foods

When considering the nutrition of a nursing mother by month, it is necessary to tell what is best not to eat during this period. So, the first category of taboos is food that causes allergic reactions.

• Some nuts.
• Red berries and fruits.
• Citrus.
• Chocolate.
• Cow's milk.
• Chicken eggs.
• Crab sticks.
• Pickles, marinades, sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup.
• Smoked meats, sausages, sausages.
• Semi-finished products.
• Alcohol.
• Soy food products.
• Tomatoes.
• Exotic fruits.
• Vacuum packaged food products.

Foods that cause colic in a baby

We further consider the nutrition of a nursing mother by month: menu, diet. So, again, there is a second large group of foods that are best avoided, as they can cause colic and gas in the baby’s tummy.

• Cow's milk.
• White cabbage.
• Legumes.
• Bell pepper.
• Fresh pastries, bread.
• Cucumbers.
• Peas.
• Pears.
• Grape.
• Raisin.
• Carbonated drinks.

Products regarding their fortified value

What else is important to talk about when considering the nutrition of a nursing mother by month? A table of foods that contain certain vitamins is what you should look at. After all, you need to remember that all food should be as fortified as possible and beneficial for the woman and her child.

Myths and facts about nutrition while breastfeeding

So, the nutrition of a nursing mother, the table for entering food and fortified dishes - all this has already been considered. Now I would like to debunk several common myths about food while breastfeeding.

Myth 1. You need to eat for two. Not for two, but for two. A woman, naturally, will eat more, because many useful substances will go into milk. But overeating is also very harmful. We must remember: the main thing is not the quantity, but the quality of food.

Myth 2. If you eat just one thing, your child will not have problems. You can’t do this, because your diet should be varied. This is the only way the baby will be able to receive the entire complex of vitamins and beneficial microelements.

Myth 3. Your diet must include cow's milk. Many ladies still believe that cow's milk can provoke increased production breast human milk. These facts have not been proven, so the statement cannot be considered true. Moreover, modern nutritionists say that cow's milk is allergenic.

Myth 4. You can't fight colic. Of course, you can’t fight them, but you can regulate them with food. So, you need to exclude from your diet anything that can increase gas formation in the stomach.

Myth 5. You need to eat what your body requires. Not certainly in that way. If the body asks for carrots, you cannot refuse it. But if there are chips or soda, this rule no longer applies.