The diet of a breastfeeding woman is a complex and extensive topic of conversation. Many people with a sweet tooth worry about whether or not they need to completely cut out sweets while they are feeding.
General recommendations
Most doctors agree that sweets can be eaten while breastfeeding, but in limited quantities. It is necessary to completely exclude from the diet all kinds of sweet soda, chocolate and its derivatives, cakes with fat cream.
The list of "allowed" sweets includes marmalade (as natural as possible and without dyes), marshmallows, marshmallows, low-fat yogurt or curd cakes, dried fruits, various candied fruits and baked apples.
The fact is that young children who are breastfed often have allergies or general digestive problems if their mothers do not eat properly.
In the past, doctors allowed nursing women to consume condensed milk because it was believed that it made breast milk tastier and fatter. But modern condensed milk, oversaturated with preservatives and additives, is poorly suited for the role of a healthy and safe diet, so it should also be excluded from the diet, unless, of course, you want to make a home version of this delicacy.
Timing and nuances of nutrition
After three months of breastfeeding, you can gradually introduce new types of foods. When milk, cocoa, butter and other confectionery "stuff" appear in your diet, you can indulge yourself with a homemade dessert like the "potato" cake. In general, you can delight yourself with good homemade cakes during feeding more often than purchased ones, since there are no various preservatives in them.
However, when starting to eat a new product, especially when it comes to sweets, be as careful as possible, do not eat new, unfamiliar food for your baby in large quantities, because his digestive system is rather weak and may inadequately respond to new loads. If you want sweets, add them to your diet gradually, increasing portions over time.
After six months of breastfeeding, you can allow yourself to eat any food, but you still need to be careful. The fact is that too high a sugar content has a negative effect on the well-being of the child and the mother. In addition, it is very important to monitor the occurrence of allergic reactions in a child. If your baby does not have pronounced allergic and other negative reactions to the foods you eat, you can afford any sweets, albeit in small quantities. However, you should avoid those with a lot of preservatives, as they are simply harmful to health.
