Healthy Diet for a breastfeeding mother
Dt. MALLIKA GARG (Clinical Dietician, M.Sc. in Food & Nutrition) Lactation Diet A balanced diet suitable for a nursing mother shall contains the same kind of foods as those recommended during pregnancy but slightly increased quantity. Factors like physical activity and active production of breast milk make additional demands of energy yielding food, proteins and other nutrients. Most women needs about who are breast feeding about 500 calories more than a woman who is non pregnant and non lactating. The nutritional link between the mother & the child continues after birth. The balanced diet, which you were taking during your pregnancy, should continue during breast feeding also. Nutritional demand on the mother is great during lactation. The new born baby should be given only breast milk for the first 6 months of life so the mother’s diet should be adequate with all needed nutrients. Meal Planning for Lactating Women Large Amount of Fluids are ...