Breast mother's milk - a unique product. But what if the mother categorically does not eat meat, animal products? Whether it is high-grade milk, if the child does not suffer? Are there enough vitamins in milk?
According to experts on breastfeeding and pediatricians, difficulties with full milk is not expected for the crumbs. Provided, of course, that you will stick to a balanced diet, and meat substitute products with the full content of beneficial vitamins and minerals.
Rigid or rigid diet?
The World Health Organization in its release indicates that the milk of nursing mothers, vegetarians generally completely adequate in its composition. There are only a few nuances. Many types of vegetarian diets include all the animal products: fish, eggs, dairy products. Then there is no problem at all.
But if your diet completely lacking animal protein, may require supplementation of vitamin B12 to avoid deficits.
If mom is a vegetarian: if everything is OK with breast milk / istockphoto.com
How to make up for vitamins?
Under very strict vegan diet breastfeeding mother should make sure that her diet was enough calories and protein sources, as well as foods rich in iron, calcium and magnesium, vitamin D, B2, B 12.
There are cases when the infants of mothers, absolutely did not use animal products, earned a deficiency of vitamin B12. However, if you follow the diet and take into account all these factors, your child will receive a full milk.
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