A balanced diet after childbirth is important not only for nursing mothers, but also for babies, so it is necessary to approach the preparation of the diet responsibly. The correct regime will help to avoid many problems in the first months of the baby’s life.
Nutrition for a nursing mother in the first month
An important issue on which the health of the child primarily depends is the nutrition of the nursing mother. At different periods of the baby’s growth, the diet is different: the strictest nutritional conditions are observed in the first 4 weeks, then the menu gradually expands.
Basic principles of diet after childbirth
When preparing to feed a baby, it should be taken into account that a woman needs to consume more calories than usual. On average, the body needs about 2,800 kcal per day to get a boost of energy and provide the child with all the necessary nutrients. If you are malnourished, your milk supply will decrease sharply. However, overeating can have a negative impact on both the child and the mother. In the first case, a severe allergy may develop, and in the second, excess weight will appear.
It is worth considering that proper nutrition does not imply the quantity of food eaten, but its quality indicators. Experts recommend keeping a diary in which you need to note the menu, meal times, and the baby’s reaction to foods every day.
The best way to feed a mother is simple meals that should be eaten at least 4 times a day, and snacks should consist of only one product. It is important to maintain a drinking regime. In the first week after birth, you should limit the amount of fluid to 1 liter. At first, you are allowed to drink only kefir, fresh fruit juice and weakly brewed tea. Restrictions are introduced to prevent stagnation of milk in the glands.
In the first weeks, it is useful to add fermented milk products to the menu. Doctors explain this by their ability to normalize the gastrointestinal tract, as well as replenish calcium losses. If you want to eat healthily and at the same time lose some extra pounds, it is important to eat not 1 or 2 times a day, but, on the contrary, more often. Thus, metabolic processes are activated, and the baby will receive everything he needs in sufficient quantities.
Dr. Komarovsky says that nutritious, frequent meals will protect the baby from frequent colds and many other diseases. The main thing is to exclude all foods that can cause intestinal disorders, colic and serious allergies.
As a food supplement, you need to eat bran, which is distinguished not only by its beneficial properties, but also by its hypoallergenicity. The diet should consist of fresh, high-quality foods without artificial additives, plenty of liquid: still mineral water, weak black tea and fruit drinks.
Allowed and prohibited foods immediately after childbirth
The amount of milk produced can be improved by eating more protein foods, drinking kefir, decoctions of herbs and vegetables, water (about 1.5 liters), tea and, of course, soups.
- dry cookies and crackers;
- cottage cheese, cheese and kefir;
- fresh seasonal fruits (not red and those to which there are no allergies);
- stewed or boiled lean meat and fish;
- boiled vegetables (except cabbage and beets);
- dried wheat bread;
- pasta.
The total amount of daily fluid consumed should be at least 2.5 liters. However, exceeding this figure can lead to edema in a woman and a significant decrease in the quality of milk.
It is strictly forbidden to eat the following during the first stage of feeding:
- spices and seasonings;
- any coffee;
- bread made from rye flour;
- all representatives of the legume family;
- alcoholic drinks;
- everything is smoked and deeply fried;
- fresh vegetables;
- butter and flour;
- rice side dishes and porridges.
It is also worth limiting your intake of seafood, anything marinated. You should be careful when eating fruits that can cause abdominal pain in your baby.
Example of a nursing menu by day - table
The nutrition menu for a nursing mother after childbirth must be correctly compiled. Any violation can cause serious harm to the child. Below is a diet option for 5 days.
Day 1:
- secondary chicken broth (about 200 g) with the addition of bran crackers;
- a small piece of boiled veal;
- rosehip infusion;
- buckwheat with added vegetable oil (150 g);
- cracker;
- 50 g cheese;
- weak tea with sugar.
Day 2:
- porridge without oil (not made from rice);
- mineral water;
- steamed vegetables (200 g);
- rosehip decoction;
- any lean meat (no more than 150 g);
- vegetable soup without spices;
- baked apples.
Day 3:
- oatmeal cookies + a glass of kefir;
- a slice of wheat bread with hard cheese;
- a plate of oatmeal with milk;
- buckwheat + chicken cutlet (serving 250 g);
- 1 banana (if allowed);
- dried fruits compote;
- cottage cheese with sour cream;
- apple.
Day 4:
- natural yogurt;
- cottage cheese casserole with sour cream (150 g);
- not red fruits + compote;
- stewed vegetables with meat (250 g);
- not a rich bun with kefir;
- low-fat baked fish (no more than 200 g);
- porridge with tea.
Day 5:
- porridge with a piece of butter added;
- apple compote (or plum);
- vegetable stew (150 g);
- boiled fish meat (no more than 180 g);
- dry cookies and kefir;
- hard cheese (maximum 30 g).
Don’t forget, you need to consume the daily amount of food in 4-5 doses. In the future, the menu can be gradually expanded, adding products to which the child’s body will not react negatively.
Nutritional features of a nursing mother by month
During breastfeeding, the mother's diet during the period starting from the second month becomes more varied. The child's body requires nutrients, which it must receive from milk without harm to health.
Main rules
The expansion of the list of foods acceptable for consumption after 1 month is due to the fact that the child experiences postpartum intestinal problems, in particular constipation. Doctors allow you to include rice cereal and some baked goods in your diet. You can drink whole milk in moderation, eat raw vegetables, the consumption of which is not prohibited in individual cases.
It is worth considering that when introducing a new product, you need to carefully look to see if the baby has allergies. The reaction can begin a day after eating a new food, so you should be careful.
Over time, you are allowed to eat smoked foods, canned food and sweets, but you should not abuse these products. The drinking regime includes taking a large amount of liquid, which will ensure good lactation. Be sure to introduce new dishes in small portions and one at a time. This is necessary not only to identify possible unpleasant consequences, but also to give the child time to get used to the unusual diet.
Dr. Komarovsky’s advice on mother’s nutrition during the postpartum period from two months to one and a half years includes several rules. A well-known pediatrician recommends that women pay close attention to their diet until the end of breastfeeding.
Important nutritional principles:
- It is better to refuse a dish that you have doubts about consuming.
- You can eat a little of the prohibited product to avoid a breakdown and not harm the baby.
- Avoid overeating; it is better to eat often, but little by little.
- Drink complexes of vitamins and minerals.
- You should not eat before a night's rest.
- You can return to your usual diet when the child is one year old. However, this does not mean that you need to pounce on everything fatty, eat once a day and not monitor the nutritional value of your diet.
A healthy menu is not only the key to the well-being of the baby, but also of the mother herself. Therefore, even after a year, a nursing woman should monitor her eating habits and not abuse junk food.
Nursing foods in subsequent months
Despite the opportunity to change your diet after the first month of feeding, it is still prohibited to eat fruits and vegetables that can cause fermentation in the baby’s intestines. This is primarily white cabbage, peas, and grapes. You should not eat foods that belong to the group of strong allergens or cause diathesis: milk chocolate, oranges, tangerines, pistachios.
If the baby has no problems with the tummy (colic, bloating, constipation), you can gradually include rice, flour, lightly salted, etc. in the menu. Do not forget about the ban on alcoholic beverages, processed foods, “fast” food and caffeine.
The nutrition of a nursing mother in the first months must be balanced. You can eat almost everything, but in small quantities; mono-nutrition is encouraged. If there is a lack of milk, pediatricians advise drinking more liquid. If this problem does not arise, then you should not abuse volumes of water. The optimal drinks during this period include boiled milk, dried fruit compote, freshly squeezed juices, and you can also gradually start drinking baked milk, grape juice, and weak green tea.
Mom's nutrition table by month
Mom’s diet after the first 4 weeks involves including more products in the menu compared to the initial stage.
Second month
Allowed:
- cereal sprouts;
- increasing the percentage of raw vegetables consumed;
- lean borscht based on tomato juice;
- fresh juices.
You can drink more water than at 1 month - up to 2.5 liters, especially if there is a problem with the consistency of breast milk (too viscous).
Forbidden:
- coffee and any caffeinated drinks;
- wine;
- hot spices;
- white cabbage and other previously prohibited products.
Third month
Can:
- nuts other than peanuts and pistachios;
- homemade jam or jam from cherries and apples;
- butter cookies and buns (in limited quantities).
From drinks, you can add more vegetable and fruit juices; if there are no negative reactions from the child’s body, you can try a drink made from red fruits.
Forbidden:
- smoked;
- oversalted;
- pickled;
- milk chocolate.
Fourth month
You can eat:
- millet and pearl barley porridge in unlimited quantities;
- semolina;
- squash caviar;
- dried spices;
- a little onion;
From the liquid you can add freshly squeezed pumpkin and carrot juices, as well as rich blueberry juice (or blackcurrant juice).
Forbidden:
- alcoholic drinks;
- garlic;
- desserts with cream and lots of butter;
- hot seasonings and spices.
Fifth month
Allowed:
- medium fat sour cream;
- any homemade jam;
- walnuts;
- any grains and cereals.
The drinking regime for the 5th month remains unchanged (tea, almost all juices and fruit drinks, mineral water).
You cannot eat in addition to the previous prohibitions:
- fast food;
- Exotic fruits;
- full fat cow's milk;
- seafood.
Sixth month
Can:
- seafood;
- all representatives of legumes;
- red fruits;
- soft wheat bread.
The drinking regime involves consuming everything that was previously allowed + you can try tropical fruit juices.
Forbidden:
- grape;
- semi-finished products;
- smoked meats;
- hot and spicy dishes.
Seventh month
Allowed:
- lightly fried foods;
- some exotic fruits;
- chocolate (preferably dark).
You can drink everything that was acceptable in previous months.
Forbidden:
- citrus fruit;
- alcoholic drinks;
- smoked sausages.
Eighth month
You can eat:
- garlic;
- any fish (except red);
- sweet with a little cream;
- any berries;
- natural dry wine (rarely half a glass).
Drinking regime: if there are deviations, drink more water and any drinks except caffeine-containing ones.
Forbidden:
- peppered dishes;
- fat meat;
- "fast food.
Ninth month
Allowed:
- fresh and salted tomatoes;
- red fish;
- pickled cucumbers and mushrooms.
There are no restrictions on drinks other than coffee and alcohol, as in subsequent months.
It is forbidden:
- fatty meats and foods with a lot of oil;
- oranges, grapefruits, lemons, tangerines;
- smoked sausages and sausages.
Tenth month
Can:
- natural seasonings (basil, dill, parsley);
- sweet paprika;
- a little lemon.
Forbidden:
- mayonnaise;
- pasta made from 2 types of flour;
- smoked meats;
- refined sugar.
11-12 months
You can eat:
- legumes;
- milk chocolate;
- fried food;
- milk sausages;
- flower pollen.
Of the restrictions:
- margarine;
- processed cheese;
- fast food;
- mayonnaise-containing sauces.
Experts believe that from this period you can gradually switch to a woman’s usual menu, but with the utmost caution.
FAQ
To avoid many misunderstandings and problems when creating a menu during lactation, you should familiarize yourself with frequently asked questions that worry many women after pregnancy.
Is it possible to eat chocolate after giving birth?
Are apples and pomegranates allowed?
You can eat apples, as well as apricots and pears, if there are no contraindications. You need to be careful with pomegranate: tropical fruits are not completely digestible, put a strain on the liver, and can cause a severe allergic reaction in a baby.
Can a nursing mother eat watermelon in the first month after giving birth?
During this period, any red berries (pulp, peel) are prohibited. However, starting from 4 months or six months, doctors recommend eating watermelon regularly.
Can I eat bananas and persimmons when feeding?
In order not to provoke allergies, it is better not to eat these fruits in the first 3 months of lactation. After this period, you can eat bananas and persimmons both fresh and as ingredients for dessert.
Are nursing mothers allowed to drink coffee?
Coffee is one of the strictly prohibited foods during lactation. This prohibition applies not only at the initial stage, but also throughout breastfeeding.
How much water can you drink while feeding?
The drinking regime varies at different stages. Doctors advise not to drink a lot (up to 1 liter) in the first week. After this, liquids should be consumed in large quantities - about 2-2.5 liters per day, so that the milk is not excessively viscous.
Is it okay to drink wine while breastfeeding?
No, alcoholic drinks are strictly prohibited. They negatively affect the development of the baby (physical and mental). Plus, the functionality of all systems of the child’s fragile body is significantly reduced.
Can I eat seeds and nuts?
If the child is not allergic, then nuts and seeds are acceptable. You should not take risks and include them in the first month of feeding.
Is it possible to drink kefir or apple juice after childbirth?
Fermented milk products are a mandatory component of the menu during lactation. Juice is allowed, but it is better to choose a drink made from green rather than red fruits. You need to take high-quality kefir, if possible - prepared at home.
A healthy and balanced diet after childbirth will help not only strengthen the baby’s immunity, but also restore the woman’s strength, give her vigor, and most importantly, form healthy eating habits. A new lifestyle will allow you to always be in good shape, devote a lot of time to raising your baby and enjoy his full growth.
The birth of a child is happiness, but at the same time it is a huge responsibility for the health and well-being of the baby, which is unthinkable without proper nutrition. Breastfed babies are lucky, because mother's milk is known for its most valuable properties. But sometimes it is also a source of problems if a woman’s diet is composed incorrectly. There are a large number of myths about what mom should not eat during this period. Sometimes women go on starvation diets so as not to spoil the quality of their milk. But in this case, the reserves of nutrients in the body are quickly depleted. Vitality evaporates, health problems begin.
Menu for a nursing mother in the first month after childbirth
Mandatory criteria for a nursing mother's diet are completeness and calorie content. During this period, a woman needs 400 - 600 kilocalories more daily than in other periods of life. The lactation process is complex; beneficial substances enter the milk from the mother’s body, which means their supply in the body must be sufficient. But milk can also contain harmful substances, allergens, as well as elements that cause fermentation in the intestines. If the baby has developed skin rashes or has become excessively capricious or whiny, the mother should reconsider her diet.
Modern doctors and scientists agree that absolutely any product can cause an allergic reaction if it is consumed in excessive quantities. At the same time, when a child receives allergens in small quantities through milk, his body gradually adapts to them. However, you should gradually accustom your baby to different substances in milk. That’s why it’s so important to follow a diet in the first month after the baby is born. And for the entire period of breastfeeding, avoid semi-finished products, canned, smoked, fried foods, as well as those containing vegetable fat, preservatives, dyes, flavors, and substitute products.
It’s better to eat more often, but little by little (3-5 meals a day).
Breakfast
Eat porridge for breakfast. At first, choose those that do not contain gluten (it causes allergies in many). It can be buckwheat, rice, corn porridge. Boil them in water. Place a piece of butter in the finished dish.
Two or three times a week, replace porridge with cottage cheese (Never with a cottage cheese product - carefully read the information on the label). If you take low-fat, eat it with sour cream.
Read more about cottage cheese during breastfeeding in the article -.
As a drink, try rosehip infusion, weak green or black tea (not from bags, loose leaf), herbal teas. There are herbal infusions on sale intended for nursing mothers. Be careful with infusions of sage, jasmine, mint: they suppress lactation. Drink tea without sugar. If you really want to add it, replace white refined with brown cane. Avoid coffee and strong tea. They can cause colic, overexcitation, and disrupt sleep. Remember that when breastfeeding, liquids should be consumed in moderation. Its deficiency leads to dehydration of the body, an increase in the fat content of milk, and its excess leads to lactostasis. The consumption rate for a nursing woman is 2.5–3 liters, including water supplied with food. Half of this amount should be drinking water.
If you want something sweet for your tea, replace your usual confectionery with dried fruits (dried apples, pears, prunes) and biscuits.
Dinner
Make it a rule to eat soup every day, because it replenishes the body with useful substances, vitamins, and microelements. In addition, warm liquid promotes better milk production. At first, eat regular vegetable broths, adding zucchini and potatoes. Instead of table salt when cooking, use sea salt. Don't forget about greens, they promote better digestion of food.
After a week, try cooking meat or fish broths. For meat, use turkey, rabbit, veal, lean pork, for fish - cod, hake, pike perch. Pour water over the meat or fish, cook for two to three minutes after boiling, and then add new water. Try adding carrots, cabbage, onions, and garlic there. Contrary to popular belief, onions and garlic do not spoil the taste of milk, especially when boiled. Excessive consumption of cabbage can cause increased gas formation and colic in the baby. However, boiled in small quantities will only be beneficial, because it is a storehouse of vitamins and microelements. Do not eat cabbage or peas raw at first.
Instead of yeast breads and pastries, use whole grain bread, bran bread, rye buns, and crispbread.
For the main course, prepare potatoes, pasta, and stewed zucchini. Add unrefined vegetable oil to vegetables - olive, sunflower, corn, flaxseed. Eat meat daily (preferably boiled or steamed). The daily norm is 100 grams.
Dried fruit compote is suitable as a drink.
First course recipes
Proper first courses will help avoid digestive problems.
Read more about soups during breastfeeding in the article -.
Meatball soup
Grind any dietary meat(turkey, rabbit, veal or lean pork), make small meatballs. Place diced cubes into boiling water potatoes, carrots, onions. After boiling, boil for 10 minutes. Then add the meatballs and vermicelli, broken into small pieces, or pasta, intended for seasoning soups (they are small in shape). After boiling, cook for another 10 minutes with the lid closed. Salt taste. Sprinkle greens.
Soup with meatballs made from dietary meat can be included in your diet from the first days after the birth of your child.
Fish soup
Boil fish (hake, pollock, cod) in boiling water for about five minutes. Drain the hot water, remove the bones from the fish and divide into small pieces. Add pieces of fish, diced potatoes, carrots, onions and some washed rice to fresh boiling water. Cook after boiling for 20 minutes. Salt and add herbs.
Hake, cod, and pollock are suitable for fish soups.
Rinse the buckwheat thoroughly. Place diced cubes into boiling water potatoes, carrots, onions, buckwheat. After boiling, cook for 20 minutes. Salt, sprinkle greens.
Buckwheat soup will replenish the strength of a young mother
Main course recipes
When preparing main courses, special attention should be paid to the type of heat treatment.
Zucchini in yogurt
200 grams of zucchini cut into cubes, lightly salt. Place on greased vegetable oil frying pan, cover with a lid, simmer for about 15 minutes. Then pour in 100 grams of natural yogurt without additives or sour cream. Simmer for about 5 minutes with the lid closed. Sprinkle with fresh or dried greenery.
Zucchini is stewed in water, sour cream or natural yogurt
Meatballs
IN 400 grams minced meat(from rabbit, turkey, veal, lean pork) add glass of boiled rice, 1 egg, finely chopped onion, salt, can be finely chopped dill or parsley. To stir thoroughly. Make small balls. Place them in a lightly greased frying pan. Pour in sour cream sauce (mix a glass of boiled water with 2–3 tablespoons sour cream). Cover with a lid and let it boil. Then turn the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
Stew meatballs in sour cream, not tomato sauce
Steamed fish cutlets
300 grams of fish fillet together with 1 onion pass through a meat grinder. Add two tablespoons of bran, 1 egg, add some salt, mix well. Let stand for 15 minutes. Form cutlets from this mixture and place on a wire rack for steaming. Cook for 15–20 minutes.
Steamed food has significant benefits over traditionally cooked food.
Compote recipes
Compotes will help you establish the correct fluid intake and avoid dehydration.
Fresh fruit compote
The first time, cook compote from apples or pears. For half a liter of water, take 1 large fruit. Rinse it thoroughly, peel and remove seeds, cut into slices. Place in a saucepan, add water, and put on fire. After boiling, cook for 5 minutes. Then leave to brew under the lid for an hour. If desired, add a little sugar (preferably brown).
Dried fruits compote
Take half a liter of water 50 grams of dried fruits(apples or pears). Rinse them thoroughly and fill them with boiled water. Cover with a lid and leave to swell for 6-8 hours (overnight is possible). The resulting infusion is the compote. Add sugar to it if desired.
Compote and bread - one of the snack options
Afternoon snack
For an afternoon snack, enjoy natural yogurt, which, by the way, is easy to prepare yourself. You can add finely chopped fresh or dried apples or pears to it. Or eat these fruits separately. Just peel it first.
Dinner
Evening meal options:
- Macaroni with a piece of butter or cheese. Choose pasta made from durum wheat, and cheese - hard, without additives.
- Rice with boiled meat.
- Buckwheat with steamed cutlet.
- Cheese pancakes or cottage cheese casserole. Steam them or bake them in the oven or slow cooker.
- Vegetables (potatoes, zucchini, carrots) with fish (hake, cod, pike perch), boiled or steamed.
A suitable drink would be weak tea with a piece of white marshmallow or marshmallow and crackers.
Second dinner
Drink kefir, fermented baked milk or yogurt to maintain normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Fermented milk products are quickly digested (kefir - in an hour), supply the body with beneficial bacteria, preventing the proliferation of harmful ones, and also stimulate the production of vitamins B, E, D, A, as well as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus.
Kefir and hard biscuits are suitable for an afternoon snack or second dinner
Menu for a nursing mother in the following months
Starting from the second month, you can diversify your menu. Gradually introduce new foods into your diet. Just not all at once. One every two or three days. If the baby does not have a negative reaction (skin rashes, gastrointestinal disorders), feel free to leave them in your diet. If a problem is detected, put this product aside for a few weeks.
Diversify the menu with oatmeal and wheat porridge. Still cook them in water, but add a little cream or milk at the end if desired. You can chop prunes, dried apricots, and figs into it. Try eating eggs for breakfast two to three times a week. However, be careful, sometimes they cause allergies.
Try chicory as a drink. It tastes like coffee, beloved by many, but has a number of advantages: it does not contain caffeine, stimulates intestinal function, and contains many useful substances.
For tea and coffee, enjoy cookies: oatmeal, long-flavored, with nuts (except peanuts and pistachios), seeds and dried fruits.
Add beets, tomatoes, and sorrel to soups in reasonable quantities. Do not fry vegetables, but simmer them in a frying pan. Season with herbs, herbs, dried or fresh, green onions, dill, parsley, celery, oregano, tarragon, thyme. Gently introduce legumes, but only in boiled form (for example, bean soup).
In limited quantities, try chicken, fresh cucumbers, and tomatoes. Carefully observe the baby's reaction.
As a drink, treat yourself to apple, pear, carrot, pomegranate or cherry juice diluted with water.
Gradually add peaches, bananas, apricots, black and white currants, gooseberries, cherries, cherries, watermelon, melon, pomegranates, and persimmons to your diet. Try yoghurts and curds intended for baby food.
Everyday Recipes
Even everyday meals should be healthy and tasty.
Cabbage soup
Piece of lean veal add water, bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes, drain. Fill with new water, after boiling, cook for 1.5 hours. Then add the diced potato, carrot, onion, shredded cabbage. Let it boil, then cook for 20 minutes. Add finely chopped garlic, add some salt, let it boil again and remove from heat. Sprinkle greenery. Serve with sour cream.
For soups, do not fry, put vegetables directly into the pan
Borsch
Cook in the same way as cabbage soup, but add it to the soup 5 minutes before the end of cooking. stewed beets. To do this, grate it, place it in a frying pan greased with vegetable oil, and keep it under a closed lid on low heat for about 15 minutes. Also serve borscht with sour cream.
Even borscht can be made dietary
Dumplings
For the dough, mix well 250 grams of flour, 1 teaspoon soda And 125 milliliters water. Roll out into a thin layer. Cut out circles with a glass. Place a piece in each salted minced meat. Pinch the edges. Cook in salted water for 5-10 minutes after boiling or steam.
As a filling for dumplings, use minced lean pork, veal, turkey or rabbit.
Read more about dumplings for a nursing mother in the article -.
Charlotte
Three eggs beat with a glass of sugar, add 1 cup flour And 1.5 tablespoons baking powder, mix gently. Four or five apples remove seeds, cut into slices. Grease the baking tray butter, to sprinkle semolina. Arrange the apples beautifully so that they occupy the entire bottom, pour the dough on top. Place in the oven and bake at 200° C for 45 minutes.
Charlotte is not only a tasty, but also a healthy dish
Holiday recipes
Breastfeeding is not a reason to skip holiday meals. There are a lot of recipes that will allow you to diversify the menu and not harm the health of the baby. You can also cook familiar dishes differently. Do not fry, but stew, boil, steam or bake. Season salads with sour cream, natural yogurt, vegetable oil (olive, sunflower). Instead of chicken, fatty pork and sausage, use dietary meat. For dessert, oriental sweets, baked apples and pears are suitable.
When preparing salads, you can fully use your imagination and experiment with the ingredients and presentation of dishes.
Salad "Light"
Boiled turkey fillet, potato, fresh cucumber cut into cubes. Refuel natural yoghurt, add some salt to taste, stir. Sprinkle grated on top boiled eggs And greenery.
Instead of mayonnaise, use natural yogurt or sour cream
Salad “Tender”
300 grams of boiled fish divide into pieces. Stir with a glass of boiled rice, finely chopped onion, 4 eggs. Rub on top cheese (200 grams). Decorate greenery.
Replace canned fish with boiled fish
Meat dishes
Meat is a valuable source of protein, which is so necessary for a woman after childbirth.
Cutlets “Nest”
IN 400 grams of minced meat add 1 egg, pre-soaked in milk 2 buns(crush them), chopped slice garlic, finely chopped dill, salt. Mix the minced meat. Place on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil in small portions. Make a hole in each cutlet and place a drop of sour cream, onion ring And a small piece of cheese. Bake for 40 minutes at 180° C.
By replacing ingredients in familiar dishes with healthier ones, we get completely new dishes
Meat with potatoes and cheese
Slice 4 potatoes onto the plates. no more than 0.5 centimeters thick. Salt, lubricate vegetable oil.Three hundred grams of lean pork cut into 0.5 centimeter slices, add some salt, lubricate sour cream or natural yogurt at both sides. 1 onion cut into half rings. Grate 150 grams of cheese. To the greased vegetable oil On a baking sheet, lay out layers of potatoes, then meat, onion rings, sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 40 minutes at 180° C.
Don’t forget to decorate your dishes with herbs - it’s not only beautiful, but also healthy
Sweet dishes
Even in the first month after giving birth, you can treat yourself to dessert.
Cottage cheese dessert
Pour into the pan 30 grams gelatin, fill in 2 glasses of milk, leave to swell. Then heat slightly over low heat, stirring until the gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat and let cool. Mix thoroughly 500 grams of cottage cheese with 150 grams of sour cream And 200 grams of sugar.3 bananas cut into small pieces. Thoroughly mix the milk mixture with the curd mixture. Pour some of the mixture into a small mold, place some of the bananas on top, then again some of the mixture and bananas. Repeat this several times. The last layer should be the mixture. Cover the pan with cling film and refrigerate for 8 hours (overnight is possible). When ready, carefully turn the pan over onto a plate and remove the dessert.
Berry pie
Melt 200 grams of butter. Whisk in a bowl 3 eggs with 150 grams of sugar. Add to them 1.5 cups flour And 1 tablespoon baking powder. Stir, pour in butter. Knead the dough. Pour the dough onto a greased baking sheet. Place on top 150 grams of any berries, can be frozen (blueberries, currants, pitted cherries and others). Place in the oven preheated to 200°C for 40 minutes.
Add to this pie those berries that you have already included in your diet.
Diet recipes
Many mothers are concerned about the problem of excess weight. The recipes below for low-calorie dishes will help you get a slim figure.
Apple casserole with cottage cheese
Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Cut 2 apples into slices and place on the baking tray. Mix 100 grams of cottage cheese and 100 grams of natural yogurt (sour cream, kefir). Pour this mixture over the apples. Place in the oven for 15 minutes at a temperature of 110 - 120 ° C..
Pollock baked in foil
Pat the pollock fillet with a paper towel to absorb excess water. Place on foil. Season with salt and place butter cut into thin slices on top. Wrap in foil. Bake in the oven at 200° C for 20 minutes.
Baked or steamed fish will not harm your figure
Multicooker Recipes
A slow cooker is a woman’s faithful assistant, especially during a period when free time is worth its weight in gold.
Syrniki
Mix 200 grams of cottage cheese, 1–2 tablespoons sugar, a pinch of salt, egg, 2–3 tablespoons flour. Make cheesecakes. Place on the steaming rack after pouring water into the multicooker. Cook for 20 minutes.
Eat steamed cheesecakes with sour cream or apple jam
Meat with vegetables
200 grams of dietary meat, 200 grams of vegetables (zucchini, broccoli or cauliflower, onions, carrots) cut into small cubes, mix, add salt. Place in a multicooker bowl greased with vegetable oil. Add garlic. Pour in sour cream sauce. To prepare it, add 2-3 tablespoons of sour cream to a glass of boiled water and mix thoroughly. Select the “Stew” program for 1 hour. Sprinkle with herbs before serving.
Stewing in a slow cooker significantly saves a young mother’s time
Simple recipes
Delicious dishes do not always mean a lot of effort and time.
Rinse 4-5 tablespoons of buckwheat in water. Pour a glass of fresh kefir. Place in the refrigerator for 8 - 10 hours (can be overnight). A wonderful option for breakfast.
Prepare familiar dishes in a new way
Mix 250 grams of cottage cheese, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 3 tablespoons of flour. Roll out the sausage on a floured board and cut into small pieces. Place into boiling salted water. After boiling, cook for 5 minutes. Eat with sour cream or jam.
Eat dumplings with sour cream, apple, pear or apricot jam
Sorrel soup
Place diced cubes into boiling water potatoes, onions, carrots. After boiling, cook for 20 minutes. Then add chopped sorrel, add some salt. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it sit for half an hour. Serve with egg and sour cream.
Read more about sorrel during breastfeeding in the article -.
If you are allergic to chicken protein, add only the egg yolk
Video recipes for a young mother
A nursing mother requires a lot of strength and energy, so a nutritious, varied diet for her is not a luxury, but a necessity. It is not necessary to adhere to a strict diet when breastfeeding; you just need to give up some foods and replace harmful ingredients in your usual dishes with healthy, natural ones. Eat with pleasure!
After birth, a child comes from the mother’s womb into completely different conditions to which he needs to adapt. Unfortunately, today some children are born with certain pathologies, their organs do not function at full capacity, and the adaptation process is much more difficult for them. Therefore, mothers who breastfeed their children need to establish proper nutrition during breastfeeding, since the development and well-being of the baby depends on it.
Young mothers only need to strictly limit their daily diet until the child is at least a month old. After a month, you are allowed to introduce some dishes into the menu, and by the third month you can return to your daily diet, provided that before pregnancy you ate healthy, “proper” food.
It is beneficial not only for the baby, but also for the mother to eat healthy foods, as they help the intestines and the digestive system as a whole function normally.
In order for milk to be saturated with useful substances and produced in the required quantity, a nursing mother needs to eat about 5-6 times a day in fractional portions, eating half an hour before feeding.
Good, complete rest and staying in the fresh air for at least 3 hours a day will help normalize the production of breast milk. It is advisable that relatives take on part of the care of the baby, allowing the mother to sleep. It is advisable that night sleep lasts about 9 hours and there are conditions for daytime rest for about an hour or two.
Nutrition when breastfeeding a baby in the first months of his life can be quite varied if you use your culinary imagination. You just need to know which foods to completely exclude from the diet while feeding your baby.
So, the nutrition table for breastfeeding in the first months that can be eaten includes the following dishes and products:
- Porridge .
Rice, buckwheat, corn, pearl barley, barley, several grains. Porridges are prepared with water or milk; no frying is used. Manka - exclude. - Soup .
Prepared in vegetable broth from pale or green vegetables (so as not to cause allergic reactions in the baby). Add onions, potatoes, broccoli, carrots, green vegetables, and celery in moderate quantities to the soup. Greenery is limited in the first months. - Fruits :
baked apples, bananas, canned baby puree. - Meat .
Lean pork, veal, rabbit, beef, chicken (without skin), turkey. - Fish .
Boiled or steamed. Consume red fish after the first month with caution. - Cookie .
Crackers, dryers. - Beverages .
Green or black tea with added milk, preferably without sugar. Compotes from dried fruits, canned or frozen fruits. - Dairy products.
Low-fat kefir, unsweetened yogurt, fermented baked milk. You can make yogurt and sourdough on your own, using special additives such as Simbivita, Narine, etc. Cottage cheese - no more than 8% fat content. Store-bought fermented milk products should have a short shelf life and not contain preservatives. - Bakery products.
Slightly dried rye or rye-wheat. - Potato .
In limited quantities. - Pasta.
It is better to give preference to pasta made from durum wheat. Rice and buckwheat noodles. - Eggs .
Quail is better.
Butter, milk, biscuits, honey, coffee (after the first month), marshmallows, beets, raisins, beans, liver, dried apricots, peaches, halva.
Strictly prohibited:
Vegetables and fruits grown in a greenhouse (not seasonal), mayonnaise, garlic, fatty, spicy, fried, smoked and pickled dishes, mushrooms in any form, sausages, chocolate, cakes, goose and duck, cherries, homemade cottage cheese and other dairy products products from the market, candied fruits, kiwi, pineapples, oranges, tangerines and other citrus fruits, factory juices (only juices for baby food are allowed).
We have also prepared for you popular breastfeeding recipes that are definitely worth trying.
Lifestyle of a breastfeeding mom
An important requirement for a nursing mother is a normal appetite, this is necessary for the digestive system to function normally. This will help the body recover faster after the birth of a child and produce high-quality milk in the required quantity. With sluggish digestion, a deterioration in appetite will affect milk production and her general well-being, and this is unacceptable if long and productive breastfeeding is planned.A nursing mother should try to lead a calm, measured and healthy lifestyle as much as possible. This, however, does not mean that she should move little - walking with a stroller in the clean air will be very useful for both her and the baby. You should not work until you completely lose strength; try to rest during the day and at night as needed.
Nutrition during breastfeeding should be easily digestible, have nutritional properties and be distributed at certain intervals, at least 4 times a day. When consuming a product, it is necessary to observe the child’s reaction to it, and completely exclude it from food if it causes a negative reaction in the child’s body.
Dietary restrictions during breastfeeding
Many young mothers are interested in whether it is really necessary to limit nutrition when breastfeeding, to monitor what exactly and how much you eat?Of course, a diet when feeding is not a strict restriction on food, it is adherence to the principles of healthy eating, which some people have forgotten in the face of regular lack of time and quick fast food snacks.
Breastfeeding is an excellent reason to return to a healthy balanced diet, in order not only to saturate milk with a full range of nutrients, but also to improve the functioning of your body as a whole, as well as the condition of your skin, hair, nails and general well-being.
Even with a fairly limited set of permitted foods, you can prepare wonderful, tasty, nutritious and healthy dishes and eat a varied diet. It is recommended to create a menu for a week or a month (whichever is more convenient) in order to monitor your diet and not repeat the same dish often.
We offer some dishes from which you can create your menu for the month.
- For breakfast:
oatmeal with apples, hard cheese, rice, barley, wheat porridge, buckwheat porridge with milk, cottage cheese casserole, curd pudding, carrot-squash mousse, casserole with carrots, pumpkin, apple and pear puree. - Dinner:
vegetable puree soup, pumpkin soup, fish soufflé, buckwheat, fish soup, peppers stuffed with meat and rice, soup with processed cheese, vegetables baked with beef or chicken, chicken fillet rolls with eggs and green onions, steamed fish cutlets, stuffed zucchini, buckwheat soup, chicken noodle soup, steamed zucchini pancakes (in the oven), flounder with vegetables. - Afternoon snack:
baked apple, crackers, scrambled eggs, cream soufflé, nuts, rice pudding, lazy dumplings or steamed cheesecakes. - Dinner:
Chicken or beef steam cutlet, stewed rabbit with carrots, beet salad with prunes, fish and potatoes in pots, chicken soufflé, stewed fish, tuna salad, boiled meat, ratatouille.
The first thing a mother should do is to mentally prepare for a difficult month. Even the strictest diet will not help relieve your baby of gas and diarrhea. And that’s all, because the baby adapts to the outside world, in particular, to receiving food through the stomach, and not through the umbilical cord. There is no need to be afraid of this at all. After a short amount of time, the baby will begin to get used to the new conditions, and the mother will be able to introduce new foods into her diet.
The best option is to keep a special diary in which you need to record the baby’s reaction to each product eaten by the mother. This will allow you to track the occurrence of allergies and discomfort from eating food.
Products
In general, a short list of permitted products looks like this:
- You can and should eat vegetables They just need to be thoroughly cooked. At least in the first couple of months, it is better to boil, stew and bake them, but under no circumstances eat them raw. Only after the baby is three months old can you begin to gradually introduce raw vegetables into your usual diet.
- When eating fruits, you should be careful after all, they are often the cause of the development of allergies in a newborn.
You can also eat baked apples without fear. When the child turns 1 month old, you can start drinking freshly squeezed juices, and after he reaches the age of three months, it is recommended to eat one new fruit every 2 days. At the same time, you should carefully monitor his reaction.
- You can use any porridge, they all help improve digestion and saturate the body with useful microelements. The only thing you should give up during breastfeeding is instant cereal.
- A young mother can consume all soups, provided they are cooked in vegetable broth.
- Eating meat is allowed, but only separately from other products. Try to choose dietary varieties.
- You can eat absolutely any cheese.
- You can eat poultry meat.
- Smooth a week later After the birth of your baby, you can treat yourself to a variety of fermented milk products, for example, fermented baked milk, cottage cheese or yogurt.
- Mom can eat fish, but only on the condition that it is boiled or baked.
- Eggs are allowed, however, it is worth monitoring the newborn’s reaction; after all, it is a strong allergen.
- Best consumed during this period whole wheat bread with various additives.
- Better for the entire period give up sweets. The best option is to eat a small amount of dried fruits, bagels or biscuits.
- To a young mother All oils can be used.
- More sweets the use of crackers, marmalade, marshmallows and marshmallows is allowed, provided that none of these desserts are supplemented with chocolate.
- Drinks you can consume weak teas and coffee, any herbal tea and a variety of fruit drinks.
- After the baby turns 1 month old, you can safely eat sour cream, a variety of nuts and jam.
It is worth highlighting prohibited products separately. They must be either completely excluded from the diet or their consumption reduced to a minimum:
- Products that stand out immediately may cause severe allergies. These include:
- crab;
- chocolate;
- coffee.
- Varied exotic fruits and citrus fruits. And any fruit with bright pigmentation, since they are the strongest allergens.
- Products, containing a large amount of preservatives, For example:
- peas;
- beans;
- grape.
- For the first time, you should refuse mayonnaise and milk.
- Strictly prohibited drink alcohol, as this affects the development of the child.
- It is forbidden to eat fat meat, in particular, lard.
- Quantity consumed Sahara It is also necessary to keep it to a minimum, literally a couple of teaspoons per day.
Sample menu by month
Particular attention should be paid to a woman’s nutrition at 1 month, because it is during this time that the child develops immunity.
So, in the first 3 months, the mother should eat as follows.
On day 1, it is best to fast a little to rid the body of various toxins. There is no need to worry about your baby - the small amount of milk that his mother can give him in the first days after birth will be enough for him. Starting from the second day, you need to eat well to enable your child to get all the substances and minerals he needs.
- On breakfast It is best to eat porridge, which must be cooked in water. It is best to drink green tea, this will allow you to get extra energy, with a small piece of bread and butter.
- Lunch best with vegetable soup and a small portion of mashed potatoes with vegetables or steamed cutlets. You need to wash it all down with freshly brewed dried fruit compote.
- On dinner It is recommended not to overeat; the best option is to eat a baked apple and a little cottage cheese seasoned with sour cream.
- To avoid feeling hungry, night It is recommended to drink a glass of kefir or fermented baked milk.
The menu from 3 to 6 months is practically no different from the previous one.
- On breakfast You can start eating pearl barley porridge, which is somewhat more nutritious than regular oatmeal.
- IN dinner You can replace steamed food with boiled food. It is also recommended to introduce borscht into your diet, but cook it in vegetable broth.
- Eat up on dinner not recommended, you can eat a small amount of cottage cheese or steamed vegetables and wash it all down with herbal tea with honey.
After six months, more and more foods are added to the mother’s diet.
- On breakfast you can eat any porridge. In addition, it is recommended to eat one fruit every two days to monitor the child’s reaction to the appearance of allergies. You can drink weak coffee or tea, herbal teas or fruit drinks.
- On dinner you can eat vegetable soup and seafood, always boiled or well stewed.
- On dinner You can eat potatoes with legumes.
Diet according to Komarovsky
When choosing a nutrition program for breastfeeding, a young mother should pay attention to the now quite popular Komarovsky diet.
The essence of this diet is to avoid any sour, spicy or salty foods. And also from any products that contain preservatives or dyes.
Of course, all strong allergens should be completely excluded from the diet; it is for this reason that it is forbidden to consume sweets and citrus fruits. Moreover, this must be done until the child completely refuses breast milk.
According to the Komarovsky diet, a young mother can adhere to the following rules in her daily diet:
- Drink green teas, a variety of compotes made from dried fruits, apple and carrot juices. You can drink milk with extreme caution, but always baked milk and in small quantities.
- A woman can consume foods as she wishes, but limit her intake of fat. Of course, you should not think that a large amount of sour cream eaten will immediately end up in the milk and it will become harmful to the baby. Most likely, all the sour cream will end up on the sides of the mother, who will already have to cope with her figure during this difficult period.
- To improve lactation and fully provide the baby with all the nutrition he needs, you need to consume nuts and yeast, but only in small quantities. In addition, the attending physician may recommend that the young mother purchase any additional medications at the pharmacy.
The Komarovsky diet has existed for quite a long period of time. During this time, she collected a huge number of positive reviews.
Recipes
There are entire books of recipes for nursing mothers, but most of them take a long time to prepare. And during such a period of time, as a rule, free minutes rarely appear.
Let's look at a few simple recipes for familiar dishes that can be prepared in a hurry.
Real reviews
Angelica, 23 years old. Thank you very much for the list of allowed products. Honestly, after visiting the pediatrician, I actually doubted whether I could eat anything; he listed too many forbidden foods for me. Thanks to you, I don’t collapse from hunger, and I have enough strength to look after my little one.
Lyudmila, 26 years old. I was terrified of harming my baby, so I was sure that after giving birth I wouldn’t even be able to touch any food in case it made him sick. But after reading about your diet, I realized how important it is for him that his mother eats a balanced diet.
Veronica, pediatrician. The diet is undoubtedly very good, but I would advise excluding green tea from your diet. It promotes stagnation of milk, which means the baby may not get enough to eat. But black tea and milk interact perfectly with each other. In addition, this combination has a very beneficial effect on lactation.
Miroslava, pediatrician. A very balanced menu that I recommend to all my patients. The listed products not only help the mother recover quickly after childbirth, but also allow the child to receive all the vitamins and microelements he needs.
From the first days of life, a newborn baby needs breast milk. Therefore, in order not to harm her little miracle, a new mother should closely monitor her diet. Specially designed diets will help a nursing woman with this.
Compliance with the diet during lactation - benefit or harm
A nursing mother needs to eat a complete and balanced diet every day.
As a doctor, I completely agree with this statement. Although the first two months, and especially the first days after childbirth, it is better to adhere to a strict diet. After all, the baby is still very weak, and his digestive system is just beginning to work outside the mother’s womb. A nursing mother should strictly monitor her diet
Everything a mother eats directly affects the composition of breast milk and, as a result, the baby’s well-being. Any non-compliance with the rules can provoke in a child:
- allergies;
- rash;
- bowel dysfunction;
- colic;
- restlessness during sleep.
It is important for a woman to monitor the quality and freshness of the products she eats. Food poisoning will not bring anything good to an organism weakened by childbirth.
The following will also not benefit a nursing mother:
- binge eating. Many breastfeeding women are convinced that they have to eat a lot, like for two. This diet will bring nothing but excess weight and a distended stomach;
- unreasonable restriction in food. The second mistake young mothers make is too strict a diet for no good reason. If there are no problems with your health and the condition of your baby, you should not limit yourself to your favorite foods.
Pediatrician, doctor of the highest category E. Komarovsky believes that the nutrition of a nursing mother should be varied. In his opinion, you should not limit yourself to food, but you must strictly monitor the reaction of the infant. If the baby develops redness, rash, abnormal bowel movements or abdominal pain, the product should be excluded.
Types of diets for nursing mothers
When choosing a diet during lactation, use common sense. You shouldn’t push yourself into strict limits without any particular reason, but you shouldn’t use everything in a row either.
Nutrition for colic while breastfeeding
The principle of the colic diet is to exclude from the nursing mother’s diet everything that can cause discomfort in the baby’s tummy. You should eat food often, but little by little - four or five times a day, 100–150 fifty grams at a time. 
Intestinal colic is called abdominal pain in an infant, which is associated with the adaptation of the baby’s gastrointestinal tract to new conditions of post-uterine development.
It is believed that the baby’s digestive system begins to work stably at four months and colic goes away on its own. Therefore, it is worth adhering to such a diet during the first four to five months after childbirth.
This diet helps increase and stabilize lactation, start the body’s recovery process after childbirth, improve the baby’s digestion, and avoid colic and other types of ailments. It is completely safe and well tolerated thanks to a large list of approved products. The occurrence of side effects when following a diet for colic is practically reduced to zero. Except in cases of individual intolerance to certain ingredients.
Recommended products and methods of preparing them for a colic diet
Benefits for a young mother:
- boiled meat (beef, chicken, turkey, rabbit);
- lean soup without adding legumes and garlic;
- braised cabbage. Cabbage should be stewed without adding salt, spices or sauce. Excessive consumption of this product may cause constipation or diarrhea, as well as flatulence in the baby. Therefore, you can eat no more than 200 grams of stewed cabbage at a time and do not eat it every day;
- oatmeal or buckwheat without adding salt and butter;
- pasteurized milk, kefir;
- low-fat cottage cheese (one hundred grams per day);
- stewed zucchini;
- cookies that do not contain margarine;
- weak green tea with milk;
- compote with dried fruits, for example, dried apples. The woman herself decides whether to strain the compote or not, based on her taste preferences.
Stewed cabbage is allowed for nursing mothers, but should not be overused For me, dried fruits from compote were an excellent dessert during lactation. I cut them into small pieces and added them to cottage cheese or porridge.
Prohibited Products
There is a list of foods that can cause discomfort in a baby while breastfeeding:
- green pickled peas;
- fresh cabbage of various varieties;
- cakes, chocolate, honey and other sweets;
- onions and green onions;
- asparagus, celery, sweet pepper;
- orange, grapefruit, lemon;
- fresh cherries, plums, grapes;
- strong green or black tea, coffee, and cocoa;
- nuts and exotic fruits;
- fatty, smoked, canned, fried;
- fast food;
- alcohol. Even in small doses it causes severe poisoning.
During the colic diet, it is forbidden to eat salad made from fresh cabbage and pickled green peas, as its ingredients can cause colic and indigestion in the baby. Table: sample menu for five days
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Video: Dr. Komarovsky’s opinion on breastfeeding and colic
I breastfed my two children until they were one and six months old each on an anti-colic diet. Therefore, I do not agree with the opinion of Dr. Komarovsky. Such a diet not only reduces the likelihood of colic in the baby, but also stabilizes the general condition of the mother.
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Our pediatrician prescribed me a diet for colic. At that time, we had been suffering from these colics for about a month. The doctor gave me a booklet where everything was described in detail: what you can eat and what you can’t. After a week of following the diet, I noticed results. My daughter almost stopped being tormented by these terrible attacks of pain in her tummy, and I began to feel lighter. It turns out that it’s not for nothing that they say that you need to adhere to the principles of a healthy diet during lactation.
You know, of course, the pediatrician also gave me grocery lists, but I didn’t really follow them. I didn’t eat only completely allergenic foods - and there were no colics. She drank milk and kefir, ate baked meat, soup, borscht, and when the baby got older, fish and eggs, in general, everything. Colic in babies, of course, is a consequence of the mother’s diet, but it is also a physiological moment.
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Photo gallery: allowed and prohibited foods in the diet for colic
Boiled low-fat meats are a mandatory component of a nursing woman's diet. Cabbage can cause colic. Daily consumption of cereals is mandatory for a nursing woman. A young mother is recommended to consume cottage cheese daily, the fat content of which does not exceed 5%. Legumes increase gas formation in the intestines. Rich broths should be prohibited during pregnancy. breastfeeding Any sweets should be significantly limited, and in case of severe colic, completely eliminated
Gluten-free diet while breastfeeding
A gluten-free diet is prescribed exclusively by a doctor and in order to identify and eliminate the symptoms of a disease such as celiac disease. Celiac disease is a congenital intolerance to gluten-containing foods.
Symptoms of this disease are expressed in:
- stopping weight gain;
- growth arrest;
- poor appetite;
- copious stools with mucus;
- bloating;
- lethargy and irritability.
One of the symptoms of celiac disease is a large belly and thin limbs. As a rule, parents learn that their baby is gluten intolerant when they begin introducing complementary foods made from gluten-containing cereals, bread, pasta or cookies.
The principle of a gluten-free diet is to remove foods containing gluten from the diet of mother and baby. You can eat four or five times a day. The serving size depends on the chosen dish.
Studies of celiac disease have shown that if a woman consumes foods that contain gluten from five months after giving birth, this reduces the risk of developing the disease by 50% and helps the baby’s intestines adapt and absorb gluten without problems.
Authorized products
During a gluten-free diet you can eat:
- dairy and fermented milk products;
- fruits;
- vegetables;
- berries;
- eggs;
- dietary meat: veal, chicken, rabbit and turkey;
- fish;
- gluten-free cereals: rice, corn, buckwheat;
- legumes: beans, peas, soybeans, lentils;
- nuts.
Almost all vegetables and fruits are allowed on a gluten-free diet Prohibited Products
The following should not be consumed on a gluten-free diet:
- wheat;
- barley;
- rye;
- oats.
It is important to understand that with a gluten-free diet, infants may experience digestive problems and constipation, since it contains very few foods containing fiber. Therefore, the mother needs to include a large amount of vegetables and fruits in her diet. They contain fiber necessary for the digestive system. 
Gluten can be hidden in confectionery, pasta and bakery products, ice cream, semi-finished products, store-bought spices, canned meat and fish, sausages, imitators of natural products
We can say that a gluten-free diet during lactation is quite simple. Although it may be difficult for a nursing mother to give up her favorite cakes or pasta.
If celiac disease is confirmed, the child will be forced to adhere to a gluten-free diet throughout his life. If you don't follow the diet, the symptoms will return.
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Video: Dr. Komarovsky about gluten and gluten-free nutrition
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We were prescribed a gluten-free diet. Of course, it was hard for me. There was nothing tasty to eat. But for the sake of your son’s health, what can you do! Until 6 months everything was fine, and he ate breastfeeding with appetite and gained weight normally, then they decided to introduce complementary foods. She started giving all sorts of porridges, sucking some white bread and it started. Constant problems with my tummy went away, in a month I gained only 400 grams! I got scared and went to the doctor. We were then prescribed a bunch of tests, they even took a piece of mucous from the intestines. They told me to strictly follow a gluten-free diet. After 2 and a half months everything went away completely. In general, improvements began in the first week, the stool became less smelly. As a result, they diagnosed him with celiac disease. Now my son is already 6 years old and everything is fine, but the whole family supports him and is on a diet. This makes it easier for him to avoid temptations.
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Dairy-free diet while breastfeeding
Children suffering from an allergy to cow's milk protein and their breastfeeding mothers can only be switched to a dairy-free diet by their attending physician. Prescription of appropriate nutrition occurs only after reliable identification of the causes of food allergies. As a rule, the diet is designed for a period of more than six months.
Prohibited Products
During the period of following a dairy-free diet, it is prohibited to consume:
- whole milk;
- infant formula prepared from whole cow's milk protein;
- fermented milk products (kefir, fermented baked milk, yogurt);
- cottage cheese;
- meat of dairy animals (beef);
- butter;
- dairy products made from the milk of other animals (for example, goat's milk).
Cow's milk protein is the main allergen for a baby in the first year of life At the initial stages, the diet is diagnostic in nature, so the following should also be excluded from the diet for one month:
- eggs;
- fish;
- citrus;
- nuts;
- chocolate and other sweets;
- coffee, strong tea, cocoa.
The third most common allergen in children is wheat. Svetlana Gennadievna Makarova, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Head of the Department of Preventive Pediatrics of the Federal State Institution National Medical Research Center for Children's Health of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, advises excluding foods that contain gluten (wheat, rye, barley, oats) from the diet.
During a dairy-free diet, the taboo is mainly on foods rich in calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and phosphorus. Therefore, it is worth making sure that breast milk contains enough vitamins and minerals that can fill this gap. In this case, a nursing mother should include the following foods in her diet:
- lean meats (rabbit, turkey);
- vegetable oils;
- cereals (corn, buckwheat, rice, millet);
- whole wheat bread;
- various varieties of cabbage;
- light-colored fruits and vegetables (green apples, zucchini);
- other types of milk (coconut, rice).
All products should be introduced gradually, observing the baby’s reaction. We also must not forget that the daily calorie intake during lactation is 3000–3500 kilocalories. Therefore, in order to produce the required amount of milk, you need to eat enough meat and vegetables.
Table: sample menu for a nursing mother during a dairy-free diet
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The main difficulty for me was not so much maintaining a dairy-free diet, but the need to select alternative products that ensure the body receives sufficient amounts of protein and calcium. Well, and, of course, at first it was difficult to do without the usual products. But I lost a lot of weight. I stuck to the diet for 7 months, then I stopped breastfeeding and there was no need for a diet either.
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Salt-free diet for a nursing woman
Many nursing mothers argue about the benefits and harms of salt during lactation. Salt is an excellent and indispensable seasoning for many dishes, but its excessive use may not have the best effect on human health.
Nutritionists are confident that daily consumption of five grams of salt is extremely necessary for our body, but its excess negatively affects the functioning of internal organs.
Fat deposits are actually the same liquid that, when retained in cells, increases their size. This is how cellulite and sagging skin appears.
During lactation, a woman consumes large amounts of fluid. As a result, swelling may appear in the area of the legs, face and arms. In such cases, it is recommended to adhere to a salt-free diet. 
During a salt-free diet, it is not fat tissue that is lost, but kilograms of water
It is worth noting right away that the absence of salt for several days will not help you radically lose weight. A salt-free diet is only suitable as a way to unload the body. It is impossible to completely abandon the use of salt, since its substances are directly involved in regulating the water-salt balance of our body. Long-term restriction can have a detrimental effect on well-being.
What can you eat during a salt-free diet:
- fruits and vegetables saturated with water (cucumbers, sweet peppers, celery, pears);
- lean meats (veal, rabbit, turkey);
- various porridges (buckwheat, oatmeal);
- loose leaf teas without sugar;
- water (more than two liters per day);
- vegetable oils (olive, sunflower);
- fresh herbs (parsley, dill);
- low-fat fish (pollock).
Prohibited Products
You should stop using for a while:
- fatty, smoked, salted and lightly salted;
- fermented milk products (kefir, fermented baked milk, yogurt). They are believed to reduce the effectiveness of the diet;
- coffee, strong green or black tea;
- sparkling water, kvass;
- spices, salt, sauces (mayonnaise);
- salt-containing products (cheese, sausages);
- chocolate and other sweets (cakes, sweets);
- bread and pastries.
Interestingly, the body is freed from excess fluid in the first 24 hours from the start of the diet. Therefore, it is best to start a diet not in the morning, but in the evening, since at night the body will remove salt, and not liquid, from the cells.
Remember that the salt-free diet method is designed for two to three days and no more.
Table: sample menu for a nursing woman, designed for three days
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Video: salt-free nutrition with comments from nutritionist Ionova
Review
The salt-free diet is, in my opinion, the most cruel diet in the world. I am not kidding. In fact, you need to clearly and clearly understand that salt in reasonable quantities is part of the metabolic processes in the body. The only problem is that we have long lost this framework of “reasonable quantities”. And for many, including me before, eating a piece of salted fish is not difficult. About two weeks passed, I realized that if I didn’t lick the edge of the salt shaker, I’d just go crazy))). And I licked it... It was the torture of centuries. If only you knew what a disgusting muck salt is!!! It made my throat tickle, irritated my tongue, I almost vomited from what I experienced until I drank almost a liter of water to wash away traces of salt crystals from my tongue... I didn’t want any more salt until the very end. Summing up my thirty-day experience of eating food without salt, or more simply, the Salt-Free Diet, I can assure you that sometimes the sweat on the upper lip is sweeter than marmalade))). I didn’t believe it when my friend told me about this, but it’s a fact! And this is just after a month of dieting!
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Diet for weight loss during lactation
All methods of “emergency weight loss” are absolutely not suitable for a breastfeeding woman. 
Return to pre-pregnancy weight occurs approximately within a year after the birth of the child.
Remember that restricting yourself in food for the first six months after childbirth is fraught with consequences such as:
- weight gain;
- early loss of milk;
- general deterioration of the skin condition;
- leaching of calcium from the body;
- deterioration of the condition of teeth, nails, hair;
- emotional discomfort, depression.
The principles of a weight loss diet are simple:
- We don’t go hungry;
- we remove everything fatty, smoked, fried and sweet from the diet;
- exclude fast food;
- We saturate the menu with healthy products (vegetables, fruits, cereals, dietary meats).
We eat often, but little by little. A serving of 100–150 grams will not lead to overeating and, as a result, will not cause the formation of extra pounds. Remember that the main task of a nursing mother in the struggle for a slim figure is not to increase her weight after childbirth.
Table: sample menu for weight loss while breastfeeding
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