On the day of birth of the child, each woman receives a present - breast milk. Moms who had to feed their babies formula milk, envy mothers of infants. The breast milk is always ready and free. And the bottle is not necessary. Another thing that we have to reconsider its own menu after childbirth.
However, around the power feeding mothers, there are many popular myths.
Editorial Kolobok.ua It will help you debunk the 7 most popular misconceptions about the diet of lactating mothers and enjoy successful "dairy history."
MYTH 1: nursing mothers need to drink MILK
It would seem that everything is logical: you feed the milk, then have to drink milk. In fact, it is a myth. Whole milk is certainly useful, but at the same time can cause problems with the baby in the belly. Due to the deficiency of enzymes that break down protein whole cow's or goat's milk, the crumbs may be allergic.
What to do? Cook porridge with milk and water in a ratio of 1: 1, drink homemade yogurt, yogurt, kefir.
Myth 2: The nursing mother should sit on a strict diet
It happens. Nursing mother after childbirth experiment: What if I eat a piece of "this"? And eat - and chocolate, cake and smoked sausage. The child is no reaction? So, you can let another bite, and another, and another... until you get a decent portion of "suspicious" products. And one "perfect" day at the kid appears itchy rash, swelling of the abdomen (this is also a reaction!), And my mother, of course, have to sit on the water and oatmeal.
It is better to have small portions of the foods you regularly prepare yourself during pregnancy - the baby of her "tried" through the blood still in utero. And slices of tangerine and a piece of boiled fish that were in your usual menu before delivery, just do not harm the baby.
But which foods should be limited to the minimum - so it is roasted, salted "goodies" and any kind of fast food. As they say, from sin away ...
Myth 3: The nursing mother should eat for two
What for? Women during pregnancy increases the uterus, rather than the stomach, and a normal portion of food should be sufficient. Another thing is that mom is desirable to have more often, so the total number of calories will increase by 400-500 calories. And the rest should take care that the food on the plate was delicious, hearty and helpful.
Myth 4: It is necessary to drink a lot, so there was enough milk
Another myth of a series of "one grandmother said." Do not need to drink by force, the body itself will tell you when it needs a new piece of pure bottled water without gas, tea or compote.
Daily norm of fluid in the first six months of lactation 2,2,5 l per day based soups, milk beverages. When crumb in 6 months gradually proceeds to lure, the liquid rate is reduced to 1.5-2 liters.
MYTH 5: during breast-feeding NOT sweet and starchy foods
Usually, this myth using moms who want as quickly as possible to lose weight after giving birth. Part of the myth corresponds to the truth: brute force with cakes, pastries, cakes not benefit either mother or digestive crumbs. However, some sweets (without preservatives, colorings and flavorings) and dried bread, bagels will not harm the figure.
MYTH 6: breastfeeding can not eat cabbage, black bread and beans
Let's agree: from my mother's breasts are not spilling pieces of food that she ate. Milk produced from blood lymph nursing mothers, so what kind of reaction to the products to be my mother, so you can wait for the crumbs. And if undercooked beans or eat raw cabbage, flatulence guaranteed.
What to do? Cooking cabbage boiled and baked form, the first water drain during cooking the beans and peas. And check how pipsqueak respond to this food.
MYTH 7: during lactation can not eat onions and garlic
It is believed that because of these milk products acquire an unpleasant taste and crumb abandon milk. Nothing of the kind, and it has been proven a variety of experiments that were carried out, and domestic and foreign doctors. 2-3 cloves of garlic or a small onion, eaten his mother, does not affect the appetite of the baby.
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