Surely everyone knows how useful breast milk is and how many different nutrients it contains: the entire spectrum of vitamins, fats, proteins, carbohydrates and even trace elements. All these necessary substances are formed in the mother's body. In order to replenish the reserve, it is important to eat right. First of all, a nursing mother should pay attention to this , her nutrition should be balanced in all necessary nutrients. This is especially important at the beginning of lactation, since at this time the greatest amount of breast milk is formed.
In order for the nutrition of a nursing woman to be correct, several simple rules must be observed.
The diet of a nursing mother should be diverse and full in composition. It is important that such groups of foods are present in the diet as:
a) Fish and meat. It is better to eat meat in boiled or baked form, and you can also cook steamed. It is better to use beef, lean pork, liver, chicken. It can be steamed cutlets, baked chicken meat, boiled pork , stewed beef without spices, in general, there are a lot of options, there would be a desire. Fish should be low-fat varieties, carp, pollock, pike perch, as well as cod are well suited, you should be careful with red varieties of fish, as they often cause allergic reactions in the baby. It is enough to eat fish twice a week.
b) Dairy products and milk (including butter). Since a lot of protein comes out with mother’s milk, it’s important to include dairy products, especially cheese and cottage cheese, in the diet. These two products contain a huge amount of protein, so necessary for a nursing mother. In addition, sour-milk products should be present in the diet: yogurt, kefir.
c) Bakery products. Bread should also be on the table of a young mother. It is better to use brown bread, it has more nutrients.
d) Egg and egg products (for example, scrambled eggs). But especially lean on the eggs, too, is not worth it, they can cause allergic reactions.
e) Cereals. Among the cereals the most useful are: buckwheat, oat, corn, you can mix all the cereals and cook complex cereals.
e) Fruits, vegetables, berries. Among other things, a nursing mother should also eat vegetables and fruits, her nutrition every day should include zucchini, carrots, pumpkin, beets, apples, pears. Useful juices with pulp (peach, apricot). Tropical fruits are best avoided, but bananas can be eaten.
Plus, it’s important to keep track of what the nursing mother consumes. Her food should be completely safe for the baby. There are a number of products that can cause a baby’s digestive upset, they change the taste of breast milk and cause various rashes on the baby’s skin (diathesis): salted and smoked products (smoked sausages, salted fish), pickled vegetables (cucumbers, tomatoes), as well onions, garlic, spices and citrus fruits.
You should refrain from a large amount of sugar, sweets, and other sweet foods. An allergy is caused by coffee, chocolate, nuts, cocoa, honey, strawberries.
In order to prevent the formation of breast milk, it is important to observe the correct drinking regimen. Every day, the mother should drink the necessary rate for herself, plus 1000 ml extra. It can be juice, tea with milk, compotes and drinks. The liquid should be introduced gradually to avoid a sharp influx of milk.
Among other things, it is necessary to take multivitamin preparations, which contain in their composition a full range of vitamins and minerals. If necessary, calcium preparations can be used, since a large amount of calcium is excreted from the mother’s body with breast milk.
Thus, observing these simple principles, a nursing mother can achieve good results, whose nutrition plays an important role in the development of her baby.