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Diet for Breast Feeding Mother's

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Nursing affects a woman's entire lifestyle. A nursing mother with baby-in-tow should eat a balanced diet with plenty of calcium. This means eating fruits and vegetables, whole-grain cereals and bread, eggs, meats or beans, milk and dairy foods like cheese. The mother needs to get enough calories--about 500 more per day than usual-and she need to drink plenty of fluids. A balanced diet that includes 5 servings of milk or dairy products each day will give you enough Calcium.

Certain food products are best avoided as these can appear in the milk. Before taking any tablets clarify with your doctor. Smoking should be avoided. Smoking during breast feeding is harmful for the baby and also decreases the milk secretion.


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Posted by:  Afsana007(Guest)  Posted on: 12/15/2011
should Pizotifen, Rabeprazole, Montelukast, Fexofenadine, Domperidone effects by baby as i feed by breast to my baby. please tell me.



Posted by:  sobia_akhtar(Guest)  Posted on: 11/11/2011
We have a girl baby of 20 days. she used to have mothers milk every half an hour. whether mothers milk is not sufficient for her. sometimes we used to give her powder milk as advised by doctors and she has a nice sleep. please advice us and need a good diet for her mother.



Posted by:  made007madhu(Guest)  Posted on: 09/16/2011
what are the food increase the milk?



Posted by:  drmitesh85  Posted on: 06/25/2011
i have 1 and 1/2 months beby girl and now i m suffering from loose motion kindly guide me which antibiotics can i take or can i take loperamide ? please guide me ASAP



Posted by:  anamabid(Guest)  Posted on: 01/31/2011
hello.i want to know how can i reduce wait i'm feeding my baby and after delivery my tummy doesn't reduce so how can i maintain myself from diet.



Posted by:  shariff(Guest)  Posted on: 01/28/2011
what are the diet [items]should be avoided during feeding the baby


Posted by:  Thealea  Posted on: 01/31/2011
When you are feeding the baby you should avoid foods that has spices like garlic, chili, and pepper since this may cause gas problems in the baby. It will later produced bloating symptoms. You should also avoid cow's milk since as we know it is a common cause of food allergies, it can actually cause red patches on your baby's skin. Also, Red pepper should really be avoided too since this may cause dermatitis in breastfeed babies. But, of course you have to ask advice from the expert like the doctors to be sure. There are foods that might not be good to your baby and you unconsciously eat them.




Posted by:  mdkusu(Guest)  Posted on: 12/04/2010
Hi i have a 2 and half month baby girl ,she is healthy but weeping most of time, and some time not taking my milk.somtime she play and then start weeping.we r giving to her jayfal,kala harad and janm ghunti.



Posted by:  laraib  Posted on: 10/12/2010
hi i have a baby of 5 months old,i feed him he did not eat any thing else.i feel too lethargic.i need to eat after 2 hours.is it normal or i am facing any problem



Posted by:  AnuradhaSrinivasan(Guest)  Posted on: 05/27/2010
Hi, I have a 4 months and 2 weeks old boy baby. He is weighing 6kgs. But for the past 2 days he is not taking my milk. He is crying a lot when i try to feed him. I cannot understand the reason. Please help.


Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 07/06/2010
my dear,some babies may develop intestine or stomach cramps. u shall give him sonf podeena choti ilachi thoree se ujwain ka qahwa. atleast 5 times in a day [each time 4,5 spoons]. he will be ok, and will start taking your feed.




Posted by:  siva_  Posted on: 05/06/2010
Hi, i have 5months baby boy..his weight is 7.5kg if its normal... my milk is decreasing...and i gave my milk only 2 or 3 times if its enough.... what i do....i give him lactogen



Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 07/06/2010
in hot weathers and months like jun july, dehydration is common, esp for feeding mothers. try to increase the intake of liquid. i experienced the same recently, but i took more milk, juices, lemonade , yougurt etc. more liquid more breast milk. do not go to the formula milk. try to feed more and more, else milk production will quicky decline...




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