After childbirth, a woman needs special nutrition aimed at speedy recovery body and establishing lactation. Let's talk about what a new mother can and cannot eat, and about the features of creating a diet.
Most experts consider the word “diet” inappropriate for the diet of a nursing mother. The main recommendations are aimed at selecting a balanced menu that meets the requirements of a healthy and rational nutrition. We list the main reasons why a woman needs to monitor her diet after childbirth:
Accordingly, the mother’s diet requires compliance with certain rules, but there is no need to adhere to a strict diet. There is no need to radically change your usual diet, eat “for two”, lean on fatty foods, trying to improve the quality of milk or sit on bread and water, for fear of harming the baby.
You may need to eat only buckwheat and steamed vegetables only in the first days after birth or according to indications if the baby has colic or allergies
It is necessary to take care of the diversity of the diet and take into account that some foods, to a greater extent than others, can negatively affect the digestion of the baby and mother, have a higher allergenic status or do not have a high nutritional value, bring only “empty” calories to the body. A properly formulated diet will help a woman not only successfully establish lactation, but also quickly return her figure to normal after childbirth.
How younger age baby, so it digestive system more sensitive to components of breast milk. The period of maturation of the baby’s gastrointestinal tract continues until three months. At this time, mother needs to be especially attentive to her diet. Food components pass into breast milk, and some foods can cause negative reactions in infants:
Cereals and cereals should be a source of energy for a nursing mother
If for some reason breastfeeding is not possible, the woman still needs a special diet. Recommendations for nutrition in the first days after childbirth also depend on the method of delivery.
This period is the most crucial. It is recommended to eat simple, easily digestible dishes without excess salt and seasonings. Porridge with water, boiled eggs, lean stewed meat, lean soup without frying, kefir, boiled or stewed vegetables of dull colors are suitable. You should avoid consuming refined and allergenic foods. As a dessert, you can eat a baked apple, biscuits, or banana.
Hard biscuits are completely low-fat and practically sugar-free, but that’s good
Milk is not yet recommended - it creates a significant burden on the mother’s intestines and can cause colic and diathesis in the baby. If the birth took place via cesarean section, the woman must give up foods rich in fiber - vegetables, fruits, bread. On the first day, it is recommended to only drink still water. From the second day, baked apples, broth, and boiled eggs appear in the diet. The diet is expanded gradually, and portion sizes should be small.
Refining is process, used to improve certain qualities or purify products (for example, sugar, flour, vegetable oils). They become more attractive in appearance, tastier, last longer, but lose many useful substances.
It is better to give preference to natural sweets - nuts and dried fruits, but only those that the woman ate during pregnancy
A week after natural birth or caesarean section, the woman’s body becomes quite strong. Meals may become more varied than in the early days. We recommend 3-4 main meals and 1-2 snacks between them. For successful lactation, a woman needs to eat hot food (soups, main courses) at least 1-2 times a day.
The amount of meat and vegetables in the diet increases. Meat rich in proteins and iron helps the body recover after childbirth and enriches milk with amino acids.
Plant foods contain fiber, which is required to prevent constipation and improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. It also contains vitamins and minerals that are so necessary for mother and baby. The volume of dairy products remains small.
If during pregnancy a woman followed the rules healthy eating, then a month after giving birth her diet returns to its usual limits. Dietary restrictions remain regarding allergenic foods and those that cause colic in the baby. The menu must include:
The consumption of dairy products, sources of calcium, is increasing. Yogurts, kefir, cottage cheese, and cheese are considered more gentle on digestion and less allergenic than whole cow's milk.
If the baby does not show negative reactions, there are no strict prohibitions on mother’s diet. However, new products are introduced gradually, they are tasted in the first half of the day. You should monitor for two days to see if the baby has any allergic reactions. For ease of observation, you can keep a food diary.
It should be noted that nutritional recommendations depend on the individual health status and well-being of each woman and her child. Foreign experts are of the opinion that after childbirth there are no dietary restrictions required, excluding only the first days after a caesarean section. Domestic pediatricians are more careful in their recommendations and advise you to be especially attentive to your diet in the first weeks after childbirth.
Based on own experience, I can say that a mother’s nutrition after giving birth via cesarean section is especially poor. On the first day, while in intensive care, you don’t even think about food, only sometimes you allow yourself to take a few sips of water. On the second day, when they are transferred to a regular ward, the diet is also minimal. I remember I managed to “eat” some broth and drink kefir. Nothing else was allowed. Only on the third day did solid food appear on the menu - baked apples and soup.
In the following days in the maternity hospital, I ate mainly the food that was given in the dining room - dishes almost like in kindergarten, but everything was quite tasty, albeit simple. I still remember the cottage cheese casserole from the maternity hospital; for some reason I can’t make it myself. The milk came in on the third day, there were no problems with lactation, the baby was constantly hanging on the chest, so he stimulated it consistently.
After being discharged from the hospital, I tried to eat right, since the child had frequent colic, I was afraid that it was because of my diet. However, as practice has shown, even if there is only buckwheat with chicken, the baby’s stomach can still hurt. This doesn’t mean you need to eat everything, but you definitely don’t need to starve. One day I ate a lot of boiled corn and felt all the “delights” of a newborn’s bloating. She limited sweets and potentially allergenic foods to two months, then returned to her usual diet.
A nursing mother's diet should be varied so that the baby can fully develop.
It is important to plan a new mother’s daily diet carefully, making sure that the food is varied, as well as as gentle and safe as possible for both herself and the baby.
A woman needs certain dietary restrictions in the first days after childbirth to make it easier for the body to work to restore its functions. However, there are prohibitions associated with lactation. Some foods can harm the baby and should be avoided regardless of the mother’s health:
Wine and any alcoholic drinks prohibited during lactation You will have to give up coffee due to the high caffeine content. Onions and garlic can give a specific taste and smell to breast milk. Bright sweets contain a huge amount of artificial colors and flavors. Forest mushrooms can accumulate harmful substances from environment Smoked sausage contains flavor enhancers, preservatives and other harmful additives
Because of high risk development of allergies in infants, it is not recommended to eat after childbirth:
Assess the degree of allergenicity of products, avoid strong allergens
Digestive problems and colic in infants often cause following products in mother's diet:
Some foods in a mother's diet can cause colic in the baby
Despite dietary restrictions, a woman will not have to eat monotonous food. The menu can be quite varied, balanced and tasty.
Preferably seasonal, grown in their native lands. Tropical and imported fruits can be treated with chemicals that can cause allergies and digestive disorders in the baby. The exception among fruits is bananas, which have long become familiar to Russians and rarely provoke allergies. Apples appear first in the diet, then pears, and then bananas and other fruits. Among the vegetables, the least allergenic are zucchini, broccoli, pumpkin, beets, and potatoes.
Fermented milk options are considered preferable - kefir, yogurt, natural yoghurts (up to 0.6–0.8 liters per day). Milk appears in the diet no earlier than a week after birth in a volume of no more than 200 ml. It is advisable to use it for preparing porridges and other dishes. Cottage cheese and cottage cheese, rich in calcium, are also beneficial for mom. It is important to ensure that these products are of medium fat content. Butter is appropriate in small quantities - 5–10 g per day.
Optimal types: rabbit, poultry, lean beef. It is advisable to consume meat products at least 5 times a week. Fish is considered a potential allergen, especially mackerel and red fish. If mother and baby do not have allergies, fish should definitely be on the menu at least 1-2 times a week. The safest are cod, pollock, hake, and perch.
Natural vegetable oils are required for healthy skin, vision, proper operation internal organs. Use the oil to season salads and other dishes fresh, avoid heat treatment of oil.
These foods are rich in minerals and vitamins, contain fiber required for intestinal function, and slow carbohydrates which provide the body with energy.
Despite the usefulness of vegetables and fruits, not all of them can be eaten during lactation. Boiled cod will become good option fish dish for the feeding period It is advisable to prepare kefir and yogurt yourself Cereal dishes are nourishing, tasty and healthy Cold-pressed vegetable oils are the healthiest
Refined sweets (sweets, chocolate, cakes and cookies made from premium flour) should be consumed in minimal quantities, or it is better to avoid them altogether. These products often provoke allergies and negatively affect the mother's figure. You can replace them with nuts, marshmallows and dried fruits if they are well tolerated.
Contrary to the popular belief that to establish lactation you need to drink a lot of fluid, after childbirth its volume is not increased. This is necessary to prevent the occurrence of lactostasis - stagnation of milk. The hormones prolactin and oxytocin are responsible for the formation of lactation. Their production increases with skin-to-skin contact with the baby (with hugs, sleeping together), as well as when stimulating the nipples while the baby is sucking. Increased fluid intake after childbirth can reduce the production of oxytocin. It will become more difficult for the baby to suck out milk, and congestion may form in the breast.
Dried fruit compote will enrich the diet with minerals
Experts are of the opinion that a mother needs to drink as much as her body requires, but no more. That is, you don’t need to try to drink more than you want, it’s enough to drink as desired when thirst arises. According to WHO recommendations, during the period of milk supply (on the third or fourth day after birth), the daily volume of fluid should not exceed 0.8–1 liter. For stable lactation, you will subsequently need to consume about 2–2.5 liters of fluid per day, which is comparable to generally accepted norms for adults. Preferred postpartum drinks are:
It is advisable to drink homemade compotes and fruit drinks. At first, they are cooked using one type of fruit, with a minimum amount of sugar. As the diet expands, the set of fruits and berries and dried fruits for compote may change.
But you should refrain from drinking juices in the first weeks of motherhood. Homemade juices are too concentrated, and store-bought juices may also contain artificial additives. Such drinks often cause allergies and digestive disorders in children.
In the first few weeks after giving birth, it is better for a young nursing mother to refrain from drinking juices.
It is not advisable to drink coffee and cocoa after childbirth. Coffee rich in caffeine can cause anxiety and excitability in your baby. Concentrated black and green teas can have the same effect. An alternative to coffee can be instant chicory. The drink is prepared from the dried, roasted and ground root of the plant of the same name. It does not contain caffeine and is allowed in the diet of a nursing mother. You need to be careful with herbal infusions - they can have a specific effect on the body and be contraindicated during lactation.
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A woman’s diet after childbirth is somewhat reminiscent of a kindergarten menu. All products must be steamed, in water or baked in the oven, no spices are added, and the amount of sugar and salt is limited. Here are examples of several recipes suitable for nursing mothers.
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You can add other vegetables to the composition - cauliflower, celery, pumpkin
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Fish soufflé can be a separate dish or complemented with a side dish
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Correct and good nutrition mothers of infants - the basis and guarantee of good health and wellness child. Eating foods in accordance with the list of permitted foods and excluding prohibited foods from the menu will reduce the likelihood of your baby developing a tendency to allergic reactions.
This is explained quite simply - all substances contained in food pass into breast milk, thereby having a direct effect on the fragile body of the newborn.
Famous pediatrician Evgeny Komarovsky has compiled a list that includes both foods that can be eaten in any quantity, and those that should be completely excluded from the diet during the breastfeeding period. Following the doctor’s advice, you can create the optimal menu option for a nursing mother by month; Komarovsky’s table will successfully help in this difficult matter.
The nutrients, vitamins and amino acids contained in the food consumed daily are necessary for an adult to maintain vital functions and provide the body with a complex of vitamins necessary for immunity. Regarding infants, then the baby needs nutrition for growth, development, correct formation systems and organs.
The ideal food for a newborn in every sense is breast milk. It is its use that allows you to protect your child from many diseases and provide him with a sufficient amount of necessary and beneficial substances. The advantages of natural breastfeeding are obvious:
For the full development and growth of the baby, it is necessary to draw up in advance balanced menu nursing mother by month, the Komarovsky table is an ideal assistant in this case. In accordance with the list below, in the first days of a baby’s life, a nursing woman is recommended to consume a very limited amount of foods in order to eliminate the likelihood of the child developing allergic reactions.
In the future, it is permissible to diversify the diet with additional products, but this should be done in accordance with the following recommendation: new foods should be introduced into the menu in a minimal amount. It is recommended to carefully monitor the child’s body’s reaction to various innovations.
Everything that a nursing mother eats has a direct impact not only on the quality of the milk, but also on its taste. So, hot seasonings, spices, marinades and preservation are necessary completely eliminate, as they can give the milk an unpleasant taste.
In general, the menu of a nursing mother by month, the table according to Komarovsky, compiled taking into account all the needs of the baby, looks like this:
| Child's age | Authorized Products | Not recommended |
| First ten days | Vegetables, both boiled and baked. | Fatty meat, as well as broths based on it. |
| Fruits that have passed heat treatment, for example, baked with honey. | Any type of baked goods that contain yeast. | |
| Soups with vegetable and lean meat broths. | Canned food, marinades, long shelf life products. | |
| Porridge with water or natural milk with added butter. | Whole milk, only fermented milk products are allowed. | |
| Rye bread crackers, biscuits, or crackers. | Any types of alcoholic drinks. | |
| Compotes from fresh or dried fruits. | All products containing cocoa or coffee. | |
| Until the end of the first month | ||
| Boiled or baked lean meat. | Yeast based bread. | |
| Boiled or baked sea fish. | Canned and pickled foods. | |
| Not large number nuts | Any carbonated drinks. | |
| Yoghurts have a minimum shelf life. | Products instant cooking, semi-finished products. | |
| Eggs, both chicken and quail. | Sweets, candies, chocolate. | |
| Alcohol. | ||
| Second and third months | Gradual introduction into the diet | |
| Soups with fatty broth, including borscht and cabbage soup. | Bread and rolls with yeast. | |
| Homemade jam or jam. | Alcohol. | |
| Natural and high quality honey. | Chocolate or other products containing coffee and cocoa. | |
| Vegetable salads. | Milk in its purest form. | |
| Raw fruits. | Spicy seasonings and sauces. | |
| Various sausages. | ||
| Fourth, fifth, sixth months | ||
| Fresh greens. | Spicy seasonings. | |
| A small amount of onion. | Chocolate and sweets. | |
| A small amount of spices. | Alcohol in any quantity. | |
| Cookies made without using yeast. | Milk with high percentage fat content | |
| Sugar. | ||
| Fried fish cutlets. | ||
| After six months | Gradual introduction into the diet. | |
| Legumes. | Chocolate and coffee. | |
| Fatty meats. | Alcohol. | |
| Seafood. | Conservation. |
As evidenced medical research, the amount of breast milk is in no way related to the amount of fluid consumed by a nursing woman. However, most mothers still note that after drinking a cup warm tea there is a “flow” of milk. In this regard, it is necessary to comply water balance, drinking fluids as needed.
As for permitted drinks, best to drink plain water, compotes and fruit drinks based on both fresh and dried fruits, fermented milk drinks, black and green tea. During the feeding period, all kinds of carbonated drinks should be completely excluded from the diet. natural juices long shelf life, alcohol.
The body of a newborn baby is very sensitive and susceptible to any external influences of a negative nature. That is why a nursing woman should pay special attention own diet during the first weeks of the baby's life.
First month- most important, even a small amount of “harmful” food eaten during this period can have a negative effect on the child’s digestion, causing flatulence, colic, and bloating. It is recommended to limit the daily menu to the following dishes:
When the baby is one month old, it is permissible to gradually introduce into the daily diet a small amount of lean meat, as well as broths cooked on its basis. Recommended Eat fruits and vegetables in small quantities daily. But here, too, there are significant restrictions - you should not eat fruits of red and orange colors, since the substances they contain can trigger the development of allergies.
At the end of the third month You can enrich a rather meager diet with a small amount of pasta, baked goods, and cookies prepared without the use of yeast. You can introduce steamed cutlets, stews of vegetables and meat, and baked fish into your diet.
In order to protect the baby as much as possible from all kinds of digestive disorders, allergies, as well as other negative reactions from the body, it is recommended that a nursing mother keep a diary in which she should write down information about the dishes eaten during the day. Particular attention should be paid devote to products, which are potential allergens.
The diary should be kept in such a form as to record not only information regarding the daily diet, but also the reaction of the baby’s body to the foods included in the menu. If constipation, diarrhea, or colic occurs, you should immediately remove from the diet the foods that caused indigestion.
- the optimal type of child nutrition. First of all, it is a manifestation of maternal love, and secondly, an ideal food product of high digestibility with an optimal and balanced level of substances for the child, with the presence of protective factors and biologically active substances, which helps create a barrier from environmental influences.
It must be remembered that proper nutrition of a nursing mother after childbirth is the key to the baby’s health. It is important to eat a healthy diet. On the one hand, it is diverse, rational and balanced diet, that is, it must contain all the components necessary for the baby (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, iron, calcium, iodine, magnesium, omega-3 And omega-6 ), and on the arc side - these should be dietary dishes, prepared separately for a nursing mother with the exception of frying and fat. Nutrition should be sufficient, even with increased calorie content - for the first 6 months it is 2700 kcal, in subsequent months it is slightly less - 2650 kcal.
Why is proper nutrition for women so important? Because with breast milk baby gets everything useful substances. Protein is the most important food element for the development of the body and the amount consumed by a woman should be 106-110 g. The majority (60%) is animal proteins and 40% plant proteins. Therefore, eating meat, fish, dairy products, grains, nuts and vegetables is very important. True, the amount of protein in milk does not depend on the amount of protein consumed by a woman, and the amount of fats, mineral trace elements and vitamins is directly related to the amount of these substances in the diet. All necessary substances enter milk from the mother’s body even if there is insufficient intake from food, but the nursing woman’s reserves are depleted.
Magnesium is necessary for the process of protein synthesis and the formation of enzymes; in its presence, calcium is absorbed in the body. Magnesium rich wheat bran, sesame, pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Calcium is necessary for the prevention of rickets in a baby, growth and skeletal formation. The key source of calcium is milk, cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt, and hard cheeses. But if a child is allergic to protein cow's milk dairy products are excluded from the mother's diet. First, only milk is excluded and a reaction to fermented milk products and cottage cheese.
Of course, all these products should be introduced into the diet gradually, since in addition to nutrients that are useful and necessary for growth and development, a child can also receive allergens from milk. The mother's nutrition during breastfeeding should not burden immune system baby and cause bloating and colic. This is especially important in the first 2-3 months, when the baby’s digestion is developing. In this regard, the diet needs to be gradually expanded and go from small to large in terms of food products.
What should be the diet for breastfeeding women? The first month involves a strict diet, and then a careful introduction of new foods into the diet. Up to three months, while the child is susceptible to colic, you should especially monitor your diet and avoid foods that cause colic. Colic usually begins at 2-3 weeks and ends at 3-6 months.
Basic rules for feeding infant are:
By the end of the second or third month, the diet has already expanded significantly, but new foods must be introduced carefully for 3-4 days in a row and the baby’s behavior must be observed. On the first day, you can eat a small piece of any product, and the next day examine the child’s skin and observe his general condition. If there are no rashes, redness or peeling on the skin, you can eat this product in slightly larger quantities on the second day and again observe the reaction. On the third day, the same product is consumed again and the baby’s condition is assessed; if everything is normal, you can leave this product in the diet.
Such a long-term administration is necessary because an allergic reaction may not appear immediately. The next new product is tested in the same way. Keeping a food diary and monitoring your child’s reaction to new foods will help you accurately and, most importantly, detect the allergenic factor in a timely manner.
For convenience, a table has been compiled that includes permitted and prohibited products.
Nursing diet, table by month looks like this:
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Perhaps 1 month will seem the most difficult, not only in terms of nutrition, but also adjusting to breastfeeding and getting up at night. From the first days you will have to give up chocolate, coffee, ice cream and condensed milk, sweets, baked goods and confectionery. Raw vegetables, legumes and fried foods are prohibited. You need to learn how to prepare dietary meals and think more about your baby than about your food preferences and desires. It is important to maintain a drinking regime. From the fourth, the amount of liquid is 800-1000 ml.
If milk comes quickly and there is a lot of it, you can slightly reduce the volume of liquid. From the 10th day after birth you need to add 0.5 cups, bringing it to 1.5-2 liters by the end of the month. All this time, monitor the condition of the breast: it should be painless and soft.
The diet of a nursing mother in the first month includes light soups in vegetable broth or weak chicken broth, without frying. These can be cereal or vegetable soups. It is not allowed to eat borscht, cabbage soup, solyanka, okroshka and rassolnik, due to the presence of cabbage and cucumbers in them. Second courses usually consist of porridge or stewed vegetables with a piece of boiled chicken, since beef and fish are allowed to be eaten later. Do not forget that salt must be limited, and all dishes must be prepared without spices, so food in the first month will be tasteless and monotonous.
For the most part, the list of products can expand faster than indicated in the table. It all depends on individual reaction newborn for certain products. And the mother herself can decide how to eat, based on observations of the baby’s reaction. And the child can “tell” how she should eat by her behavior, the state of her intestines, or her refusal to feed if the taste of the milk has changed and she doesn’t like it. But we can say for sure that for the first three months you should not eat honey, jam, chocolate, eggs, red fruits and vegetables, bakery products, fatty, sour and salty.
If the mother is predisposed to allergies, there is a possibility that the child will also exhibit increased sensitivity to products. In such cases, you need to be more careful about your diet. At allergic reaction(redness of the cheeks, dryness and flaking of the skin in the knees and elbows) the product should be excluded for a month, and then try to introduce it again so that the body gradually adapts to this allergen. Please note that chocolate, fatty and smoked foods, canned food and alcohol remain prohibited throughout the entire period of breastfeeding.
In conclusion, it must be said that nursing mothers are prohibited from having fasting days, take a mono diet or a low-calorie diet. This is dangerous for the child and is not necessary for the mother. At this time, it takes about 500 kcal to produce milk, but if you eat right and over time add more physical activity, then the extra pounds will go away.
Inadequate maternal nutrition can result in insufficient milk supply and the baby being undernourished. In this case, the baby's hungry stool appears - excessively watery and even close in consistency to water. This type of stool disorder can be determined by the dynamics of weight - the child gains it poorly (less than 450 g per month, and by two weeks has not gained weight at birth), signs of dehydration appear (sunken fontanelle), the baby is lethargic and sleeps a lot. You also need to do a wet diaper test. If there is enough milk, the baby urinates 10 times a day. IN in this case urination is reduced, urine becomes concentrated and has pungent odor, and its volume is small. On the Internet you can find photos of this pathological feces. A child’s stool forms gradually, since it takes time for the intestines to become populated with beneficial microbes. This usually happens within a month, for some it takes longer.
Diet for breastfeeding newborn includes:
| Proteins, g | Fats, g | Carbohydrates, g | Calories, kcal | |
Vegetables and greens |
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| zucchini | 0,6 | 0,3 | 4,6 | 24 |
| cauliflower | 2,5 | 0,3 | 5,4 | 30 |
| potato | 2,0 | 0,4 | 18,1 | 80 |
| carrot | 1,3 | 0,1 | 6,9 | 32 |
| pumpkin | 1,3 | 0,3 | 7,7 | 28 |
Fruits |
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| bananas | 1,5 | 0,2 | 21,8 | 95 |
| cherry | 0,8 | 0,5 | 11,3 | 52 |
| pears | 0,4 | 0,3 | 10,9 | 42 |
| plums | 0,8 | 0,3 | 9,6 | 42 |
| apples | 0,4 | 0,4 | 9,8 | 47 |
| baked sweet apples | 0,5 | 0,3 | 24,0 | 89 |
Berries |
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| gooseberry | 0,7 | 0,2 | 12,0 | 43 |
Nuts and dried fruits |
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| dried fruits | 2,3 | 0,6 | 68,2 | 286 |
Cereals and porridges |
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| buckwheat (kernel) | 12,6 | 3,3 | 62,1 | 313 |
| oatmeal | 12,3 | 6,1 | 59,5 | 342 |
| oatmeal | 11,9 | 7,2 | 69,3 | 366 |
| pearl barley | 9,3 | 1,1 | 73,7 | 320 |
| wheat cereal | 11,5 | 1,3 | 62,0 | 316 |
| millet cereal | 11,5 | 3,3 | 69,3 | 348 |
| white rice | 6,7 | 0,7 | 78,9 | 344 |
| barley groats | 10,4 | 1,3 | 66,3 | 324 |
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| white bread crackers | 11,2 | 1,4 | 72,2 | 331 |
| vysivkovy bread | 9,0 | 2,2 | 36,0 | 217 |
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| jam | 0,3 | 0,2 | 63,0 | 263 |
| marshmallows | 0,8 | 0,0 | 78,5 | 304 |
| fruit and berry marmalade | 0,4 | 0,0 | 76,6 | 293 |
| meringues | 2,6 | 20,8 | 60,5 | 440 |
| paste | 0,5 | 0,0 | 80,8 | 310 |
| Maria cookies | 8,7 | 8,8 | 70,9 | 400 |
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| milk 2.5% | 2,8 | 2,5 | 4,7 | 52 |
| kefir 2.5% | 2,8 | 2,5 | 3,9 | 50 |
| sour cream 15% (low fat) | 2,6 | 15,0 | 3,0 | 158 |
| Ryazhenka 2.5% | 2,9 | 2,5 | 4,2 | 54 |
| acidophilus | 2,8 | 3,2 | 3,8 | 57 |
| natural yogurt 2% | 4,3 | 2,0 | 6,2 | 60 |
Cheeses and cottage cheese |
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| cheese | 24,1 | 29,5 | 0,3 | 363 |
| cottage cheese 5% | 17,2 | 5,0 | 1,8 | 121 |
| cottage cheese 9% (bold) | 16,7 | 9,0 | 2,0 | 159 |
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| lean pork | 16,4 | 27,8 | 0,0 | 316 |
| boiled beef | 25,8 | 16,8 | 0,0 | 254 |
| boiled veal | 30,7 | 0,9 | 0,0 | 131 |
| rabbit | 21,0 | 8,0 | 0,0 | 156 |
Bird |
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| boiled chicken | 25,2 | 7,4 | 0,0 | 170 |
| turkey | 19,2 | 0,7 | 0,0 | 84 |
Oils and fats |
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| butter | 0,5 | 82,5 | 0,8 | 748 |
Non-alcoholic drinks |
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| mineral water | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | - |
| green tea | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | - |
| black tea | 20,0 | 5,1 | 6,9 | 152 |
Juices and compotes |
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| apple juice | 0,4 | 0,4 | 9,8 | 42 |
The postpartum diet for nursing mothers excludes:
When feeding a newborn, the following are limited:
| Proteins, g | Fats, g | Carbohydrates, g | Calories, kcal | |
Vegetables and greens |
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| vegetables legumes | 9,1 | 1,6 | 27,0 | 168 |
| canned vegetables | 1,5 | 0,2 | 5,5 | 30 |
| swede | 1,2 | 0,1 | 7,7 | 37 |
| cabbage | 1,8 | 0,1 | 4,7 | 27 |
| cucumbers | 0,8 | 0,1 | 2,8 | 15 |
| parsnip | 1,4 | 0,5 | 9,2 | 47 |
| parsley (root) | 1,5 | 0,6 | 10,1 | 49 |
| radish | 1,2 | 0,1 | 3,4 | 19 |
| white radish | 1,4 | 0,0 | 4,1 | 21 |
| turnip | 1,5 | 0,1 | 6,2 | 30 |
| celery | 0,9 | 0,1 | 2,1 | 12 |
| horseradish | 3,2 | 0,4 | 10,5 | 56 |
| garlic | 6,5 | 0,5 | 29,9 | 143 |
| spinach | 2,9 | 0,3 | 2,0 | 22 |
| sorrel | 1,5 | 0,3 | 2,9 | 19 |
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| citrus fruits | 0,9 | 0,2 | 4,4 | 22 |
| tropical fruits | 1,3 | 0,3 | 12,6 | 65 |
| melon | 0,6 | 0,3 | 7,4 | 33 |
Berries |
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| grape | 0,6 | 0,2 | 16,8 | 65 |
Mushrooms |
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| mushrooms | 3,5 | 2,0 | 2,5 | 30 |
Bakery products |
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| rye bread | 6,6 | 1,2 | 34,2 | 165 |
Confectionery |
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| candies | 4,3 | 19,8 | 67,5 | 453 |
| Kurabye cookies | 6,7 | 25,8 | 64,6 | 516 |
| butter cookies | 10,4 | 5,2 | 76,8 | 458 |
Ice cream |
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| ice cream | 3,7 | 6,9 | 22,1 | 189 |
Cakes |
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| cake | 4,4 | 23,4 | 45,2 | 407 |
Raw materials and seasonings |
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| seasonings | 7,0 | 1,9 | 26,0 | 149 |
| mustard | 5,7 | 6,4 | 22,0 | 162 |
Meat products |
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| fatty pork | 11,4 | 49,3 | 0,0 | 489 |
Sausages |
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| dry-cured sausage | 24,1 | 38,3 | 1,0 | 455 |
Bird |
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| duck | 16,5 | 61,2 | 0,0 | 346 |
| goose | 16,1 | 33,3 | 0,0 | 364 |
Fish and seafood |
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| dried fish | 17,5 | 4,6 | 0,0 | 139 |
| smoked fish | 26,8 | 9,9 | 0,0 | 196 |
| red caviar | 32,0 | 15,0 | 0,0 | 263 |
| black caviar | 28,0 | 9,7 | 0,0 | 203 |
| canned fish | 17,5 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 88 |
Oils and fats |
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| vegetable oil | 0,0 | 99,0 | 0,0 | 899 |
| animal fat | 0,0 | 99,7 | 0,0 | 897 |
| cooking fat | 0,0 | 99,7 | 0,0 | 897 |
Alcoholic drinks |
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| vodka | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 235 |
| beer | 0,3 | 0,0 | 4,6 | 42 |
Non-alcoholic drinks |
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| soda water | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | - |
| bread kvass | 0,2 | 0,0 | 5,2 | 27 |
| cola | 0,0 | 0,0 | 10,4 | 42 |
| instant coffee dry | 15,0 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 94 |
| sprite | 0,1 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 29 |
Juices and compotes |
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| Orange juice | 0,9 | 0,2 | 8,1 | 36 |
| grape juice | 0,3 | 0,0 | 14,0 | 54 |
| strawberry juice | 0,6 | 0,4 | 7,0 | 31 |
| tangerine juice | 0,8 | 0,3 | 8,1 | 36 |
* data is per 100 g of product
The diet, starting from the second month, is more varied, since it already includes beef, chicken, fish and rabbit, and the list of cereals has also been expanded. Vegetables are still stewed or boiled. Below is a sample menu.
Pediatrician Evgeny Komarovsky, known as the author of several books and television shows, is considered a good expert on infant health and breastfeeding. He worked as a pediatrician for many years before taking up his pen, so his advice is based on the experience of a huge number of mothers and babies. Nutrition for a nursing mother is one of the topics to which the doctor paid due attention and expressed his own point of view. His advice is not categorical, but is rather advisory in nature. It’s up to you to decide whether to carry them out or not, but listening to the opinion of a recognized doctor will certainly not harm either you or your treasure. So what does Komarovsky advise and what should a nursing mother’s diet be like?
Dr. Komarovsky is confident that the choice safe products nutrition for a nursing mother is quite wide. However, you should give preference to proven food and not eat in large quantities anything that can cause allergies in your child.
These products include:
According to the doctor, it’s easier to deny yourself pleasure for a while, but don’t blame yourself for weakness if suddenly one day your baby is covered in a rash from head to toe.
An important fact that should be taken into account when developing a breastfeeding diet is that all foods eaten by the mother pass into breast milk in a certain form.
If you don't want your baby to suddenly stop breastfeeding due to the milk's taste deteriorating, avoid overly spicy, salty and sour foods. Certain foods (for example, legumes and raw cabbage) negatively affect performance gastrointestinal tract, increasing gas formation and causing colic, so it is better to be careful.
Dr. Komarovsky dispels the myth that you should try to increase the fat content of mother's milk by eating fatty foods in unlimited quantities. However, the diet of a nursing mother should include fatty foods, since some vitamins can be absorbed exclusively with fats. But moderation should be observed and preference should be given vegetable fats(olive, corn, mustard or sunflower oil), and not animals.
If you don't suffer from overweight, then include it in your diet semolina porridge(it is recommended to eat in the evening). The diet of a nursing mother must contain a sufficient amount of raw fruits and vegetables. It is advisable to avoid canned foods altogether.
First of all, when choosing a mother’s diet while breastfeeding, you need to focus on the baby’s reaction. If the product is in doubt, you can use it in small quantities. After observing the baby and making sure that there are no negative reactions (no rash, no changes in stool), you can safely include the product in the diet.
It is believed that to increase the amount of milk produced, there is a certain diet, which includes foods such as nuts, beer, yeast, nettle decoction and others.
In addition, there is an opinion about miraculous medicines(apilac, pyrroxan, glutamic acid). Dr. Komarovsky does not dispute the effectiveness of such methods, but recommends not to overestimate their importance.
If Dr. Komarovsky has no doubts about the answer to the question of what a young mother’s diet should be, then the situation with the amount of fluid is more uncertain. Although it is generally accepted among scientists that the volume of milk production does not depend on the number of drinks consumed, many young mothers may dispute this fact.
Komarovsky is sure that you should not deliberately force yourself to drink liters of liquid if you have enough milk. However, if the child does not eat enough, then it is worth trying to replenish fluid loss after each feeding and drink a large mug of some drink. This rule is also useful at night, so it is recommended to brew tea or compote in the evening and leave it in a thermos so as not to waste additional time heating it at night.
Drinks suitable for mothers while breastfeeding:
According to Dr. Komarovsky, nutrition is certainly important factor to preserve the health of mother and baby, however, no diet can help if the mother is under constant stress and does not get enough sleep. Therefore, first of all, you need to remain calm and have a good rest! Nutrition should bring pleasure to the mother, and not be an additional source of negative emotions.
Education broad masses population in the field of prevention and treatment of major diseases in mothers during breastfeeding is achieved with the help of the media. Useful tips Doctors help young mothers find their way, answering all their questions.
Pediatrician Komarovsky has gained wide popularity in Russia. His editor receives many letters from young mothers: up to what age should you breastfeed, how to properly latch on to your baby, what to do if your milk runs out. Let's look at Dr. Komarovsky's answers to the most popular of them.
Evgeniy Olegovich repeatedly emphasizes that breastfeeding is the best thing a woman can give to her baby. With mother's milk, the child receives all the necessary nutrients for growth and development; such children are less likely to develop gastrointestinal diseases. In addition, breastfeeding has a number of other advantages:
Komarovsky claims that breastfeeding more quickly and efficiently satisfies the needs of the child in the first year of life. This type of feeding is chosen by mothers who are accustomed to traveling, because on the road there is no possibility of preparing or heating the formula, which makes it easier to breastfeed the baby.
Important! Breastfeeding brings the baby and young mother closer together. Komarovsky emphasizes that the baby recognizes its mother more quickly and reflexes form more quickly. Such children are less likely to suck their fingers and form bad habits less often.
In his advice to young mothers, Evgeniy Olegovich has repeatedly said that breastfeeding is advisable only up to one year. Next, the involution of breast milk occurs:
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Komarovsky believes that a woman who feeds a child up to a year with breast milk has already fulfilled her maternal duty. Now she can combine caring for the baby with other activities social activities: play sports, pay attention to yourself and your husband, meet friends, go on a trip.
According to Komarovsky, mother's milk- the only food that a newborn needs for the first 5 months of life. It is balanced in composition; with proper feeding and feeding regimen, mother's milk fully satisfies all the needs of the baby. The child is gaining weight well and does not need additional feeding with formula.
If the baby is not gaining weight or lactation is reduced, only in this case should you think about supplementary feeding. Here are the tips that a famous pediatrician gives to a young mother if the child is not gaining required weight at control weighings:
The most important thing, as Komarovsky notes, is that the mother does not get nervous during this period, this will further reduce lactation. A favorable psychological background and a positive attitude of the mother are the keys to a successful solution to the problem.
According to the doctor, regular feeding of the baby to the breast will help increase lactation, correct mode feeding and daily pumping of milk to stimulate the functioning of the mammary glands.
Important tip! Don't forget about the benefits of water. A nursing mother should drink at least 3 liters of fluid per day to maintain lactation.
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With the correct and harmonious development of the newborn, complementary foods should be given at the age of five months. Start with liquid, puree food. The first complementary food is dairy-free liquid buckwheat or corn porridge, the second is vegetable puree, the third is fruit puree. By the end of the fifth month, along with plain water, the child is given fruit juice.
Liquid food feeding is continued until 8 months. Further, Komarovsky recommends giving coarser food to develop chewing skills and facilitate teething: minced meat Instead of puree, boiled vegetables in pieces.
From the age of 1, a child should eat regular food from a common table. Meat is served in the form of a steam cutlet, fish - in pieces, etc. Komarovsky recommends excluding breastfeeding at the age of two years.
There are no painless ways to wean a baby. Mommy must decide to take this step, but you need to understand that this is not at all dangerous for the baby. You just need to not breastfeed for 2-5 days. Komarovsky says that this will not cause any particular stress to the baby.
By the beginning of the second year, the baby eats food from the common table; he gets enough nutrients from his usual food. And a series of cries and whims, which ultimately end with breastfeeding, on the contrary, will cause both him and the mother more stress.
To reduce lactation after stopping breastfeeding, Komarovsky advises doing the following:
A nursing mother can eat whatever she wants, but in reasonable quantities. The fact is that a small percentage of what she ate the day before ends up in the milk. If the quantity " junk food"was small, then it will not cause any harm to the baby.
Of course, we are not talking about alcohol, cigarettes, medicines, narcotic substances, which are strictly prohibited during breastfeeding. But if a woman wanted fried potatoes or a mug of coffee, then you don’t need to deny yourself this. It is enough to limit the amount of consumption.
Important clarification! If the baby has constipation and abdominal discomfort, the mother should adjust the diet. Reduce the amount of protein foods, chocolate and sweets. The main emphasis is on vegetarian food. Before going to bed, you need to drink a glass of fermented milk drink with pieces of prunes added. This diet will relieve your baby from constipation in almost 100% of cases.
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Being a nursing mother is hard work. However, it is breastfeeding that provides normal height and the development of the baby in the first year of life, prevents infection and reduces the risk of disease.
