Is there a list of foods that I should avoid while breastfeeding?
There are NO foods that a mother should avoid simply because she is breastfeeding. It is generally recommended that you eat whatever you like, whenever you like, in the amounts that you like and continue to do this unless you notice an obvious reaction in your baby to a particular food. There is no such thing as a "LIST OF FOODS THAT BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS SHOULD NOT EAT" because most nursing moms can eat anything they want, and because the babies who are sensitive to certain foods are each unique - what bothers one may not bother another. If you have a family history of allergies, you might want to avoid certain foods (for example, peanuts or dairy), but again, this would be different for every child.
Yes, in general. There are many cultures who regularly eat spicy foods and strong-flavored foods, and there is no evidence that a greater percentage of these babies are fussy, gassy, or have other problems with the foods their moms eat. We do know that some strong flavors, like garlic, can pass into the milk but it does not seem to cause problems. In fact, one study showed that babies nursed better after mom ate garlic.
It is common for nursing moms to be warned away from eating the so-called "gassy foods" such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, etc. However, gassy foods have no more potential to affect your baby than other foods.
Eating certain foods may cause gas in mom due to the normal breakdown of some of the undigested carbohydrates (sugar, starches, soluble fiber) by bacteria in the large intestine (see Gas in the digestive tract).
However, breastmilk is made from what passes into mom's blood, not what is in her stomach or digestive track. Neither the gas nor the undigested carbohydrates (whose breakdown can cause gas in mom) pass into mom's blood, so it is impossible for these things to pass into your milk to make your baby gassy.
This is not saying that your baby will not have a sensitivity to a certain food, but a food's potential to affect baby really has nothing to do with whether it makes mom gassy.
Can acidic foods that mom eats be "too acid" for baby?
No. Acidic foods like citrus, tomatoes, etc. can not change the acidity of breastmilk.
No. Breastmilk is not affected by the amount of sugar that mom eats.
In addition, the fat and calorie content of mom's milk is not affected by her diet. However, the kinds of fats in the milk can be changed (to a certain extent) via diet.
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so this is it for those who did not know..
doesnt mean that we can simply drink ice ya..ice tu kalau kt kedai mostly from tap water..tat is not good..and ice not good for those who want to lose weight too
hurmm..so theres no proved that our food intake will affect our baby..but we have to be careful tho
i read this sometime ago from here..gosh! lots of breastfeeding blog in my list..but dont hv time to share huhuhu...and kellymom is a very2 good reference...i just dont have so much time to explore it :D
again if u have any question..mr google will have pages of answer for u :P
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