Breastfeeding first month
To all healthy mothers, regardless ofsize and shape of their breasts, it is recommended to feed newborns with breast milk. No formula can replace the product produced by a woman's body for the baby she gives birth to.
Competent nutrition during breastfeedingin the first month of life the child has a positive effect on his health. Photo: Getty There is no need to adhere to a diet. The nutrition of the nursing mother should be approximately the same as during pregnancy. It is necessary to exclude products that cause allergies and give preference to simple healthy food that allows the baby to grow, and mother to replenish the energy spent on milk production.
What you can eat
The mother's diet should contain a full range of useful elements. These are:
- Fats. Preference should be given to vegetable fats, for example, olive oil, which are filled with salads. Will be useful sour cream and butter.
- Vitamin C. The main suppliers of this element are tomatoes, spinach, cabbage and kiwi.
- Iron, supplied in the body with the use of dried fruits, buckwheat and oat porridge, apples.
- Proteins. The most useful are eggs, meat and fish products.
- Calcium, contained in greens, cheese and cottage cheese.
It is important to prepare food properly.It is best to boil it without overcooking it or stew it. Mom should remember that in the first month of the baby's life, his food culture begins to form. The baby's diet in the future depends on what he eats. You need to drink about 3 liters of liquid per day.
What is undesirable to include in the menu
In infancy, children are especially susceptible to allergies. It is advisable to exclude foods that cause allergic reactions from the diet. These include:
- Strawberry,
- honey,
- seafood,
- citrus,
- chocolate.
If you can’t do without, for example,oranges or chocolate, you should check whether the baby reacts to them. To do this, eat a small amount and wait for a reaction. If there are no changes in the baby's stool and no rash appears, you can continue to eat your favorite product. The main thing is not to overuse it. Breastfeeding mothers need to maintain lactation. Nettle, fennel, anise, caraway and other herbs will help with this. A woman should remember about her responsibility for the physical and psychological state of the baby, which is also affected by nutrition.
