The
Nursing Mother's Diet:
A
good nursing diet has nothing to do with the
notions of foods being hot or cold for the
baby.Consume a proper nutritive diet( a high
energy and high fibre diet with sufficient
fluid intake)comprising 2-3 glasses of milk,
plenty of fruits, vegetables, sprouts, cereals,
pulses and legumes.This along with galactogogues
like asparagus, fenugreek, liquorice, dried
ginger, dry fruits and cocnut kernel, help
in secretion of adequate quantity of milk.Bananas
along with saffron and crystal sugar are also
very good galactogugues.These are excellent
natural sources of minerals and vitamins.Take
a glass of water or any other fluid just prior
to feeding the baby.It helps greatly.Avoid
fried, spicy foods and stick to home-made
food.The very act of suckling, the "touch",
and the flood of maternal emotions are best
galactogogues.Maintaining a fuid intake of
13-14 glasses a day such as fruit juices,
coconut water, butter-milk and plain water
is extremely important.This helps in preventing
constipation.Constipation can also be overcome
by increasing the intake of fibre, green leafy
vegetables and soaked black raisins.
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