Salads, pizzas, and a binge at your local ethnic restaurant introduce baby to these foods. If you still have baby weight from your pregnancy, these extra calories will naturally be used for your milk. The good news is that your milk will probably be just right for your baby regardless of what you eat. Even if you do pin the problems on a particular food, most babies are only temporarily intolerant of certain colic-causing foods, allowing you to eventually reintroduce your favorite foods. Potentially allergenic proteins in dairy products enter the breast milk and produce colicky symptoms in babies. Sharing with baby through milk DocasaHexanenoic Acid (DHA) is an important omega 3 fatty acid needed by babies for brain development. It is removed as your blood alcohol levels go down. If some or all of the troublesome symptoms subside (this may take a week or more to happen), challenge this result by reintroducing the suspicious colic-causing food(s). If they do disappear, go on to step three. When you are sober, the alcohol is gone from your milk. This simple three-step technique for identifying colic-causing foods in your breast milk that may be upsetting your child is virtually identical to the approach to take in identifying food allergies that may arise after your baby is no longer consuming breast milk exclusively. If you have lost all your baby weight, you may need to eat an extra 500-600 calories per day. If they do not, try eliminating a different fuss food. Soft drinks, chocolate, coffee, tea, and certain cold remedies contain caffeine. While some babies may be more caffeine sensitive than others, usually a mother must consume a large amount of these products to bother her baby. Or maybe you wonder if you need to eat special foods to make the right amount of milk or the best quality milk for your baby. Your milk may have a distinctive taste after you eat spicy or garlicky foods. Many breastfeeding mothers wonder if the foods they eat will affect their breast milk.
How much to eat Breastfeeding requires extra calories. Eat three servings of vegetables, including dark green and yellow vegetables per day. After your baby starts eating other foods at 6 months, you will be making less milk and you can cut back on your calorie intake. Include whole grains such as whole wheat breads, pasta, cereal and oatmeal in your daily diet. Use the following tips to help plan your diet. How to Tell ) Colic-causing foods can enter your breast milk and upset your baby as early as two hours after you ingest the. The colors of the foods you eat, including naturally occurring pigments in vegetables and herbal supplements or food dyes added to foods, may change the color of your milk. The most allergenic of these are wheat, corn, peanuts, and soy. If you avoid all animal products (vegan diet) you will need to take a B12 supplement to make sure your baby does not develop a B12 deficiency. Though mothers are often wise detectives, the reintroduction challenge keeps your more objective. Newborns may be more sensitive to caffeine than older babies. Your body knows exactly what nutrition your baby needs at every stage of development. Mother-infant dining partners can enjoy a bountiful menu. Occasionally they may evoke a gastric protest from your baby, causing them to refuse to feed or be colicky. Do not eat tile fish, swordfish, shark and king mackerel. The best sources of DHA are: salmon, bluefish, bass, trout, flounder and tuna. Observe your baby to see if the symptoms of upset diminish or disappear. Dietary restrictions from pregnancy do not apply to breastfeeding moms. If you avoid meat, make sure you eat other sources of iron and zinc such as dried beans, dried fruit, nuts, seeds and dairy. From the preceding food possibilities, keep track and list the foods in your diet that are most prone to being colic-causing foods.
