Certain dietary restrictions during pregnancy are quite natural, because the child should receive the maximum of useful substances. But even after the baby is born, you need to eat right, and the requirements for the mother’s diet are even more stringent than when carrying a fetus, because now the baby with breast milk gets what the mother eats. We will talk about what you can eat after childbirth and how to properly organize your diet for a woman in this article.
Peculiarities
The female body needs to recover after childbirth, and this is a very complex and energy-consuming process. That is why nutrition is of particular importance in matters of rehabilitation. It's no secret that the work of the intestines is often disturbed in puerperas, constipation begins. And the inevitable birth blood loss can lead to the development of anemia. Properly formulated and selected nutrition will help to cope with such problems.
Approximately 2-3 days after childbirth, a woman begins to produce full-fledged breast milk, which differs from colostrum and primary milk. And the health of the child from this moment begins to directly depend on what the nursing mother eats, since all the useful (and harmful) substances from the woman's food get into the composition of breast milk.
The diet should be varied, but sparing and careful, having a beneficial effect on the process of postpartum rehabilitation in a woman, as well as on the well-being and condition of the baby.
Childbirth can take place naturally, or it can be surgical (caesarean section). After the first and second births, the principles of nutrition will be different from each other, but there are only three basic principles that apply to all women in labor and childbirth:
- safety and hypoallergenicity;
- diversity and balance;
- correct drinking regime.
It should be understood that safe nutrition means neutral food, free of allergens, dyes, flavor stabilizers, flavors and preservatives.
All these substances quickly penetrate into the composition of breast milk and can cause irreparable harm to the health of the child. Also dangerous include foods that can cause fermentation of intestinal gases in both the mother and the baby, whose digestive system has not yet been stabilized.
Diversity means that with food a woman should receive as many different nutrients, vitamins, minerals, basic elements as possible. “Distortions” should not be allowed and a permitted product should be included in the diet, but with a large mass overweight. For example, eat only dairy products or only meat. With each meal, a woman and a child should receive both fats, and proteins, and carbohydrates.
The drinking regime implies the presence of a fairly large amount of liquid, especially during the first two days. To prevent excessive lactation, from the third day the amount of liquid is reduced to 0.8 liters per day from the originally recommended one and a half liters.
Proper drinking will contribute to a faster recovery of the female body, weight loss after childbirth, as well as the establishment of lactation.
Nutrition after the physiological birth process
Natural childbirth can proceed according to the classical scheme and with complications, and this factor is decisive in determining the diet after the birth of the baby. If a woman gave birth heavily, she underwent an episiotomy, or spontaneous ruptures of the perineum, cervix, genital tract occurred, then nutrition is planned taking into account the ban on attempts after childbirth. A woman should not push hard so as not to damage the seams, and then her diet should include dishes that will not lead to constipation, for example, liquid and semi-liquid cereals, mashed potatoes. Food should not be thick.
Even after uncomplicated childbirth, a woman is not recommended to eat foods that increase the process of gas formation in the intestines, coarse fiber is also undesirable - raw vegetables and fruits. They should be excluded from the diet during the first week after the birth of the baby.
Fatty foods and an abundance of protein foods can increase the fat content of milk, which is fraught with digestive disorders in a child due to physiological age-related enzyme deficiency.
In the first three days after childbirth, a woman is shown food that has undergone heat treatment - cereals, mashed potatoes, soups, baked apples, pears, lean meats, fish, cottage cheese, milk. The gradual introduction of raw vegetables and fruits is a task for the near future, they are usually allowed to be introduced to a limited extent after the end of the first month after childbirth.
Food should be steamed, boiled, baked. Fried, spicy, salty, spices, a large amount of sugar are contraindicated for a woman.
All these requirements are met by the food that is prepared for puerperas in the maternity hospital. To minimize the risks of undesirable consequences, it is important to take into account individual allergic reactions, as well as existing allergic reactions of the father of the child. This is important, because even a woman may be allergic to a permitted product, moreover, with a high degree of probability, the child inherits an allergy from her parents - mother and father.
If a new dad is allergic to a certain product, there is a risk that the child will have the same negative reaction, even if mom is not allergic to this product.
When breastfeeding a new mother, it is very important to eat small amounts, but often - about 6 times a day. This will not only help to establish normal lactation and improve the quality of breast milk, but also stabilize the metabolism in the female body, so that the extra pounds acquired during pregnancy will go away much faster.
Each new product in the first and second months after childbirth, as well as afterwards, is administered with caution, starting with a small amount. During the day, assess whether there are changes in the child's condition. If the baby continues to eat with appetite, does not develop a rash, then every other day you can gradually increase the amount of this product in the diet. If the baby shows anxiety, a tummy ache, loose stools appear, sleep is disturbed, dermatological rashes appear, they refuse the product and turn to the doctor for an allergy medication to help the baby get rid of the developed sensitization faster.
It is important not to introduce more than one new product at the same time, otherwise it will be very difficult to understand what exactly the child develops an allergic reaction to.
After a natural birth, if a woman is not breastfeeding for some reason, it is important to follow a sparing diet during the first week to give the intestines a chance to restore their functions. Then a woman can eat what she likes, what she wants, with virtually no restrictions. The main thing is to prevent constipation and diarrhea.
What to eat after a caesarean section?
It is recommended that women who have undergone a caesarean section take the issues of catering very seriously. Surgical childbirth is associated with penetration into the abdominal cavity, and therefore the recovery is longer, in addition, the effects on the body of the drugs that were administered as anesthesia remain for several days.
The first day after the operation, a woman is advised to refuse food, since a full intestine can lead to pressure on the uterus, and its walls were dissected and sutured during the operation. Without such pressure, the contraction of the reproductive organ is faster. Pushing is also contraindicated, so it is important to prevent constipation.
Drinking is allowed on the first day. But there is a quantitative limitation - no more than one and a half liters of pure water, in order to prevent postoperative edema. You can add a couple of drops of lemon juice to the water.
By the end of the first day after operative delivery, a woman is allowed to eat secondary beef or chicken broth. Secondary means that meat is cooked in two waters. The one that will be the second will become the right broth, not distinguished by an increased concentration. The broth can be salted, but in a very small amount.
By the end of the second day, it is allowed to use homemade crackers from white bread, without salt and other spices, together with the broth.
By the second day, it is allowed to eat mashed potatoes without butter, moderately sweet tea and diluted compotes or fruit drinks. You can eat baby meat puree in jars.
Porridges on the water, not thick, are added on the third day. In this case, it is undesirable to cook rice and semolina. It is permissible to use steam cutlets from minced chicken, kefir.
From the fourth day after the operation, the newly-made mother is allowed to go to the common table and organize her meals according to general principles that apply to all those who have given birth, regardless of the method of delivery.
It is very important to take laxatives or do an enema if the woman does not go to the toilet "out of great need" on the third day. At home, after discharge, you should follow the rules for catering in accordance with the tables of prohibited and permitted foods common to all women in labor.
Rules for catering for HB
The composition of breast milk should be saturated and safe for the baby, it should contain all the substances necessary for growth and development. Up to six months, only mother's milk is present in the baby's diet, and therefore it must be of good quality. Mom has to take care of it.
You should abandon strict diets, mono-diets, diets in which a woman will experience hunger. The menu is best prepared a week in advance. This will help with the purchase of the necessary products, as well as discipline the mother and make her choose products more responsibly.
It is not necessary to remind once again that a woman should eat only fresh and high-quality products - not only expired products are unacceptable, but also those that are on the verge of expiration of this period.
You need to carefully study the inscriptions on the packages, in simple products today you can find such unexpected additives and stabilizers that will definitely not benefit the baby and mother.
When compiling the menu, it is important to divide the daily ration into six meals, each, except for the last, evening one, should include all groups of necessary substances - proteins, fats, carbohydrates, while proteins should make up at least 40% of the total diet. Evening meal before bedtime should be lighter - only yogurt or only fruit.
The optimal diet is considered in which a woman will eat every 3-3.5 hours. Evening meal should be not only light, but also not late - about 2 hours before going to bed. Eating at night should be avoided. It is important to saturate the morning meals with carbohydrates - breakfast and the first snack that precedes lunch. And make afternoon tea and dinner more saturated with proteins.
The list of products allowed after childbirth for nursing mothers is quite large. If a woman checks with him when planning a menu, then she will not allow annoying and dangerous “misses”. To check whether it is possible to eat a particular product, the following table will help.
Table of allowed products
Product group | What can be eaten | From what time is the introduction allowed? |
Dairy and sour milk | Milk (2.5% and below), kefir (low fat), homemade yogurt, low fat sour cream, cottage cheese. | Kefir and cottage cheese - from 2-3 days after childbirth, milk - from 1 month, sour cream - after 2 months. |
Porridge, cereals | Oatmeal, millet, rice, corn, barley, buckwheat. | On water - from the first days, with the exception of rice and pearl barley, on milk - after 1 month. The addition of oil is possible after 3 weeks (in small quantities). Rice, corn and pearl barley should be eaten in small quantities. |
Bread and bakery products | Wheat bread of the second grade, brown bread, dry biscuits, crackers. | 10-12 days after birth. The exception is wheat crackers, which are allowed from the first days. |
Creamy, vegetable (sunflower, olive, linseed). | Creamy - 21 days after childbirth (no more than 25 grams per day), vegetable - 10 ml, without heating and boiling, in its natural form. |
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Beef, veal, lean pork (loin), rabbit meat. | Boiled, baked, stewed and steamed, for preparing broths, second courses - from 2-3 days after childbirth, starting with steam cutlets. |
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Chicken (breast), turkey, duck. | One week after giving birth. Cooking methods - boiling, stewing, baking. It is possible from 3-4 days after childbirth. |
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All low-fat varieties - pollock, carp, cod, hake, pike perch, haddock, etc. | For first and second courses, stewed, boiled, baked and steamed from 3 weeks after childbirth. |
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Apples (green), apples of other colors, all non-acidic fruits - pears, apricots, dried fruits, berries (watermelon, blueberries, honeysuckle). | In boiled and baked form - from the first day after childbirth (green apples). Colored apples - six months after childbirth, berries - from three months. |
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Potatoes, carrots, zucchini, pumpkin, cucumbers, tomatoes, green peas, squash, beets. | Potatoes, carrots, beets - from the first days, the rest - in stages in a month. In the first month - only thermally processed. |
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Sweets | Marshmallow white, pastille white | In small quantities, gradually from 3 months after birth. |
Tea, herbal tea with mint and lemon balm, non-carbonated mineral water, homemade juices, fruit drink, compote. | Not concentrated and weak, immediately after childbirth. |
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Chicken, quail | From 1 month after childbirth in small quantities and in the form of an omelette or boiled. |
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Everything except peanuts (a strong allergen!). | From 1 month after birth. |
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Seafood | Shrimps, lobsters and langoustines, lobsters, sea kale. | Six months after the birth of the child. Seaweed - after 3 months. |
hard varieties. | ||
Spices and seasonings | Bay leaf, dried dill, parsley | Two months after giving birth. |
Green onions, parsley, dill, lettuce, mint leaves. | After two months. |
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Sour cream homemade, flour gravy. | One month after the birth of the child. |
It is quite possible to create a rich menu from these products, in which a woman will not starve and feel “infringed”. It must be remembered that dairy products, meat (poultry, fish), cereals and vegetables should be present in the diet every day.
What is prohibited?
During breastfeeding, all products that are dangerous, from the point of view of penetration into breast milk, and that can worsen the condition of a woman in the process of rehabilitation after childbirth, are prohibited. You should familiarize yourself with the list of those foods that a woman should avoid.
- Carbonated drinks, lemonade- lead to the formation of intestinal gases, in addition, they contain a large amount of sugar, and sometimes dyes.
- Food from fast food outlets, fast food- rich in fats, sugar, as well as dyes and flavors. They can cause severe forms of allergies in children, and also contribute to the violation of fat metabolism, and therefore excess weight can become a problem not only for the mother, but also for the baby.
- Vegetables- cabbage, garlic radish and celery. The first increases gas formation in the intestines, the rest spoil the taste of breast milk, the child may refuse to breastfeed.
- Products, conducive to gas formation - yeast, legumes, rye flour bread, kvass.
- Fatty meats(lamb, pork), poultry (game), fatty fish (mackerel, herring, etc.).
- Mushrooms(poorly digested and may contain toxic substances).
- Chocolate, marmalade, condensed milk, jams and preserves, honey, cocoa and coffee. A large amount of sugar is dangerous not only for the mother's figure, but also for the child.
- Ketchup, soy sauce, mayonnaise, chili sauce, barbecue, teriyaki, all spices except as permitted above. They whet the appetite, can be allergens.
- sausages, sausages all kinds.
- Melted cheese. Contains preservatives and a high percentage of fat.
- Glazed curds- contain a lot of sugar, as well as preservatives.
- canned food- vegetable, fish, meat. Preservatives are very dangerous for a child.
- Cakes, pastries, sweets, factory baking.
- Fruits - peaches and bananas, as well as all citrus fruits. They contain a large amount of sugar, often act as factors provoking an allergic reaction.
In this list, a woman must add those products to which she and the father of the child have an individual allergy. And, of course, alcohol is prohibited in any form and in any quantity, as well as medicines that are not prescribed by a doctor. Ethyl alcohol and many pharmaceuticals pass into breast milk very quickly and are passed on to the baby.
How to make a good menu?
In order not to limit yourself too much and not overeat, a woman needs to remember the golden rule of a balanced and healthy diet while breastfeeding. The total volume of each meal should not exceed 400 grams. This includes soups, salads, and main dishes.
It is quite simple to imagine this clearly: a dinner consisting of 150 grams of vegetable soup, 100 grams of boiled buckwheat, 100 grams of steamed or boiled chicken or chicken cutlets of the same weight, as well as vegetable salad in the amount of 50 grams will be correct.
About what to eat after childbirth, see the next video.
Proper and nutritious nutrition for a mother and her baby plays an important role not only during pregnancy, but also after childbirth during lactation. The fact is that the newborn receives all the substances for the full development along with the milk of his mother. He has no other source of vitamins. What can a nursing mother eat to ensure good health and growth of the baby.
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A few important points
Properly selected food after childbirth for a woman allows:
- set up the process;
- make lactation as long as possible;
- fill mother's milk with vital vitamins and elements for the newborn;
- minimize the risk of diathesis and the appearance in the baby of such an unpleasant and painful phenomenon as intestinal colic.
Feeding a nursing mother month by month has a direct impact on how her milk tastes. For example, the use of garlic and various spices can negatively affect its taste characteristics. The newborn will simply refuse to take the mother's breast.
Note! Food in the first few weeks after the birth of the baby should be light and balanced.
You should not eat a large variety of foods.
7 basic principles of healthy eating:
- A nursing mother should eat those dishes that can positively affect lactation. In the first few days, the process has not yet been established, as a result of which the baby may not have enough breast milk. Green tea, low-fat kefir, fennel decoction have a positive effect on improving lactation.
- What a nursing mother can eat after childbirth should contain all the elements that are useful for the newborn. The number of calories consumed per day should be within 3 thousand. However, high-calorie foods will contribute to the appearance of excess weight in the mother.
- A new product must be added to the diet with caution. Usually, a reaction to a new food in an infant can be seen within the next 12 hours. If allergies and bloating occur in a newborn, a new product should be excluded from the diet.
- Breastfeeding mothers should limit their intake of cow's milk. Often it becomes the cause of various allergic reactions on the skin of a child and poor health.
- During the lactation period, a woman should include fruits and vegetables, as well as whole grain bread, in her diet. They have a beneficial effect on the work of the digestive tract of the newborn.
- To establish the process of lactation, you must adhere to the diet: 3 full meals, as well as two snacks between them.
- Where possible, food should contain environmentally friendly and natural ingredients.
Nutrition after childbirth
What can be eaten immediately after childbirth, the mother will be advised by the doctor in the maternity hospital. Food must be dietary without too salty and spicy dishes. A woman, first of all, needs to exclude confectionery, white bread, red meat and fatty fish.
What can you eat immediately after childbirth:
- Puree soups without white cabbage.
- Whole grain cereals.
- Baked potato.
- Dairy products.
- Green apples baked.
- natural compotes.
During the lactation period a woman should use honey, walnuts, beans, muffins, milk and pasta with caution. They can cause bloating and colic in the baby.
Note! When choosing products, it is necessary to take into account the individual characteristics of the child's body.
Diet breakdown by period
The nutrition of a nursing mother for months includes only healthy and light meals.
This table will help you better navigate the choice of suitable options for your daily diet.
After consulting with a doctor, the list can be replenished with new dishes or products that negatively affect the well-being of the mother and her child can be excluded from it.
Special vitamin complexes that can be bought at most pharmacies will help to avoid beriberi. A specialist doctor will help you choose the right option.
harmful products
In the first 4 weeks after delivery, it is necessary to exclude from the diet:
- citrus,
- red berries and fruits,
- cocoa,
- smoked and fried foods,
- chicken eggs,
- melon,
- watermelon,
- a pineapple,
- canned food,
- red fish,
- crab sticks,
- sausage,
- dishes with dyes in the composition,
- semi-finished products,
- alcohol,
All of the above often causes an allergy in a newborn. Therefore, choose what what can you eat after giving birth to a nursing mother, need wisely. It is recommended to consult a specialist with this issue.
How to supplement your diet with vitamins
In the first few days after a successful delivery, it is advisable for the mother to refrain from eating any fresh vegetables and fruits, as they often cause and indigestion.
They can be used only from the 2nd week.
What vegetables can a nursing mother:
- Potatoes cooked in the oven or boiled in water. This vegetable is rich in phosphorus and potassium, helps to remove salt from the body and improve metabolism. A nursing mother is recommended to consume no more than 4 tubers per day.
- Cauliflower and broccoli, rich in vitamin C, have a beneficial effect on the nervous and skeletal system of the baby. They are recommended to be consumed boiled or cooked in a double boiler.
- Carrots, which is the leader in the content of beta-carotene. However, it should be used with caution, as it can cause redness and itching on the skin of the baby.
- Beets that can cleanse the body of toxins and relieve constipation. Contraindicated in women with diabetes.
- Zucchini - remove toxins and harmful substances from the body.
- Pumpkin - contains in its composition many vital vitamins.
Speaking about what you can eat after giving birth to a nursing mother, we should also mention vegetables that are undesirable to eat.
These include:
- fresh onion,
- bell pepper,
- tomatoes,
- any kind of garlic
- eggplant.
- cucumbers,
- cabbage.
All of the above can be eaten. not earlier than 4-5 months after the birth of the baby.
What fruits can a nursing mother of a newborn:
- Bananas contain beneficial trace elements. They not only allow you to quickly satisfy your hunger, but also have a positive effect on mood.
- Pears, which include potassium, vitamins B and C. Before use, you need to peel the fruit.
- Peaches are incredibly rich in magnesium, which has a calming and relaxing effect.
- Green apples are a real storehouse of vitamin C and iron, as well as other useful substances and trace elements. Raw apples must be consumed without peel.
- Persimmon, which is a source of iodine and elements necessary for the full development of the baby.
Despite the beneficial properties of all the above vegetables and fruits, their abuse can lead to negative consequences. For example, a large amount of bananas in the diet leads to constipation, and apples, on the contrary, to diarrhea.
Nutrition after caesarean section
On the first day after a cesarean, a mother should not eat solid food, which leads to constipation.
It must be replaced with ordinary drinking water or
fruit juices diluted with non-carbonated mineral water.
From day 2, a small amount of low-fat kefir or low-fat cottage cheese is allowed.
List of dishes that are allowed on the third day for mom after cesarean:
- baked apples;
- mashed soups;
- porridge cooked in water;
- vegetable puree;
- small amount of cheese.
Mom after often has to deal with such an unpleasant problem as constipation.
You can help get rid of it:
- muesli;
- sunflower, corn and olive oil;
- bran;
- buckwheat;
- green apples, pumpkin, beets and zucchini;
- dairy products;
- black bread.
Mom after caesarean white bread, semolina, fresh pastries, rice and legumes are contraindicated.
Useful video: diet of a nursing mother
Conclusion
Thus, what to eat for a nursing mother in the first month after the birth of a baby, the doctor in the maternity hospital will advise. The daily diet should be light, but balanced with a sufficient content of useful vitamins. you can find out from the link.
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After the birth of a baby, a woman, it would seem, can forget about the prohibitions that surrounded her throughout her pregnancy, but it’s too early to relax, because now you have become a mother, moreover, a nursing mother.
This means that the postpartum period will require even more control and various restrictions, including your diet. Particular attention should also be paid to the diet if the birth was not natural.
In order for a newborn child to be healthy, develop normally and receive all the nutrients or vitamins he needs, even at the stage of pregnancy, you need to think about what you can eat after childbirth.
Mom's daily menu should be as complete, balanced and varied as possible.
But when looking at the list of prohibited foods, one gets the impression that you can’t just eat anything from the usual food. Where, then, to take those same vitamins and how to restore strength and health to a young mother after pregnancy and childbirth?
Why can't you eat everything?
First, it should be understood that doctors impose a taboo on certain products for a reason. Yes, your baby is no longer connected to you by the umbilical cord, but now he receives breast milk from you, which is produced by your body.
Thanks to the wise design of nature, even if you do not eat well, the body will still be engaged in the production of milk - of course, to the detriment of itself. And this will immediately affect your well-being, appearance and health. Therefore, you need to provide the right diet to replenish energy, nutrients and nutrients without depleting your body when feeding.
Secondly, it is necessary to adhere to a certain diet in order to avoid all kinds of allergic reactions and digestive problems in a child. Based on this, the doctor will recommend eliminating certain foods and establishing a diet that is ideal for you and your child.
It is very good if an individual diet is developed, taking into account the immunity of the crumbs, the tendency to allergies, the child's stool, the condition of his skin (the skin of the baby is hypersensitive, so it can react to unsuitable products with irritations, peeling and rashes on the cheeks, shins, behind the ear area, on the knee and elbow folds).
What can a nursing mother eat after childbirth?
However, the period of breastfeeding will come only a few days after birth, usually milk fully appears on the third or fifth day.
At this time, the issue of nutrition for a young mother should also be approached with special attention, moreover, the diet in the immediate postpartum period is slightly different from the lactation diet.
Depending on how the delivery process was and how the birth went, you will receive appropriate instructions and advice from your doctor.
What food is suitable for a woman in labor in the hospital: a list of food
- liquid food
After natural but difficult childbirth, with tears, incisions, suturing or other surgical intervention, doctors recommend eating only liquid food for the first few days: milk or liquid cereals boiled in water, light vegetable soups or broths.
- Refusal of foods with coarse fiber
So that there is no pain and the seams do not open, it is better for a woman in labor to refrain from eating foods high in coarse fiber - bread, bran, raw fruits and vegetables. You can eat different porridges - oatmeal, buckwheat, millet, corn, but rice should be removed from the menu for now so that there are no problems with the stool.
Try to eat in small portions, almost half of what you are used to. It is better to eat fractionally, but often. Don't eat for two.
- Forget about fatty, salty, fried foods for now.
If you want to eat a meat dish, then it can only be boiled veal or poultry, but you can treat yourself to fish, even boiled, only a few weeks after giving birth, and even then - in small quantities.
- You should also be careful with dairy products.
Give preference to foods with a low percentage of fat and remember small, even limited portions.
- It is also worth paying attention to the fact that all food is thermally processed.
It is better to adhere to this rule for at least another month after childbirth.
- It is necessary to exclude from the menu any products-allergens.
Chocolate, caviar, citrus fruits, honey, red fruits, eggs, mushrooms, etc.) and junk food containing preservatives, dyes and other chemicals.
- Strong drinks, including even tea and coffee, are also completely useless to you after childbirth.
It is believed that a young mother should drink plenty of fluids (preferably even milk) so that milk arrives faster and more.
But if you do not control fluid intake in the first days after childbirth, then this can lead to breast swelling, besides, many women are allergic to milk, or they suffer from individual intolerance, so try to approach this issue without excessive fanaticism.
In general, eating in the hospital after a normal birth, your menu may include the following products:
- boiled veal or chicken;
- buckwheat or oatmeal cooked in water (you can add a little vegetable oil and lightly salt);
- diet bread or grain bread;
- hard cheese;
- fermented milk products (one percent kefir - no more than one glass a day, a little cottage cheese or yogurt without any fruit or flavor additives);
- low-fat broths, vegetable light soups without seasonings and spices;
- mashed potatoes;
- from fruits you can baked apples (the main thing is that the fruits are not red) and bananas (no more than one per day);
- drinking (weak tea with milk, mineral water without gas, dried fruit compotes, uzvars, it is better not to rush with juices so as not to cause food allergies).
Of course, such a diet seems very scarce, but you will only have to stick to it for the first few days, and then gradually, if everything is in order, you can add other dishes to the menu, expanding your diet already in accordance with the recommendations for the nutrition of a nursing mother. .
The main features of the nutrition of women in labor after cesarean section
If for some reason the birth did not take place naturally, but, then the woman's body will need more time to recover. In addition, since this operation is a strip operation, it means that it should be remembered that it will take at least several days to resume bowel function.
Diet must also be followed in order not to overload the intestines. In this case, the digestive organs will not put pressure on the reproductive organ, due to which they will grow together better.
To normalize its functions in a day, a woman is given a cleansing enema, and if problems with the stool do not disappear, laxative suppositories are prescribed.
When the intestines work again and you can empty yourself, the postoperative menu can be replaced with a menu for breastfeeding.
The first day after CS: the most important nuances
Despite the fact that the operation is behind you, and you have already become a young happy mother, you will need to spend the first day (or day) after it in the intensive care unit.
You can’t eat anything at this time, but you won’t want to, because all the necessary nutrients and nutrients (vitamins and trace elements) will enter your body through droppers, which are often placed after a cesarean section.
It is allowed to drink only water, and even then in small quantities. You can take mineral, but without gas, and if you wish, add a little lemon juice to it (about 1-2 tablespoons per 1 liter).
Second day after CS
On the second day, if the condition of the young mother has stabilized and there are no complications, she will be transferred to the postpartum department.
Recommendations for organizing nutrition after a caesarean section are similar to diets after other band surgeries. Since the work of the stomach cannot yet be complete, which means that it does not perform its necessary functions, the products must be introduced gradually.
First, the doctor will advise adding low-fat broth to the diet (only beef or poultry is allowed, but not pork). In addition, the broth must be cooked on the third water (boiling water will need to be drained twice, and on the third add some vegetables to it). One serving should not exceed 100 ml, and you can drink such a broth 2-3 times a day. If the doctor allows, treat yourself to a piece of boiled meat, or rather ask your relatives to make a portion of meat soufflé out of it.
You can also try to eat mashed potatoes or some kind of porridge, except for rice (cook with water). Sour-milk products are also allowed in small quantities: a few tablespoons of fat-free cottage cheese, a glass of natural yogurt.
You can drink fruit drinks, compote, weak tea, water, rosehip broth.
Third day after CS
On the third day, your body will already begin to gradually return to normal, and the diet can be slightly expanded. However, do not forget that food should still be low-calorie and dietary. Eating or overeating is also not worth it, because the intestines may not be able to cope yet. It is better to eat several times (up to 5-6 meals a day), but in small portions.
Some women are happy to introduce baby food into their menu: meat or vegetable puree in jars.
You can also continue to cook broths and vegetable soups (excluding vegetables that can cause flatulence and other problems with the gastrointestinal tract), mashed potatoes and cereals on the water.
To diversify the diet, try a steam cutlet or meatballs, a piece of boiled fish fillet. Sour-milk products, cheese (low-fat) and even baked apples are allowed. If you really want something sweet, you can drink tea with sugar. Make sure all food is just warm, not hot or cold.
Further, the diet will be the same as after natural childbirth. The only point that doctors still pay attention to after CS surgery is the emphasis on the use of products that can positively affect intestinal motility (dried fruits and compote from them, beets, rosehip broth).
What can and can not be eaten after giving birth to a nursing mother
As a rule, on the fourth day, a young mother's breasts are already beginning to swell. Your doctor may recommend that you reduce your fluid intake slightly to reduce soreness and improve lactation.
Now you will need to keep your food diary, recording the introduction of each new product and noting the child's reaction to it. Your main task now is health - both yours and your baby's, so all food should be freshly prepared and natural.
You may have to change your habits and taste preferences, give up your favorite foods and treats for a while, because the health, immunity and well-being of your crumbs depend on what you eat.
All the rules and precautions that relate to nutrition are preserved, as in the postpartum period, and you can gradually add to the menu:
- boiled meat (not only poultry and veal, but also rabbit, turkey), fish and dishes from them - soufflé, mashed potatoes;
- steam dishes (meatballs, meatballs without the use of onions or garlic);
- a few eggs a week (it is better not to boil, but to make an omelette);
- pancakes or pancakes (can be sweet, or vegetable - from pumpkin, beets, carrots, zucchini);
- vegetable stew;
- soups and broths;
- cereals on water and milk (carefully with rice);
- baked apples, bananas, pears (no more than one per day);
- a little light honey;
- nuts and dried fruits (be careful with dried apricots);
- mashed potatoes;
- bran bread;
- dry cookies, condensed milk, marshmallows, marshmallows, crackers;
- fermented milk products (cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir), milk and cheese;
- drink - fruit drinks (lingonberry, cranberry), uzvars, compotes, kissels, tea and cocoa with milk.
It is believed that if a woman really wants something: a piece of pickled cucumber or milk sausage, or even a cake, then it is better for her to eat a little bit than to torment herself. But be careful and do not forget about products that are categorically not recommended during lactation:
- legumes (may cause bloating);
- strong tea and coffee;
- raw eggs;
- black chocolate;
- garlic and onions;
- raw vegetables and fruits;
- raw or half-cooked dishes (sushi, uncooked meat, etc.);
- red and black caviar;
- red fruits (tomatoes, radishes, strawberries, pomegranates, cherries, sweet cherries and other berries);
- exotic fruits and citrus fruits;
- fresh cabbage and cucumbers;
- kvass and sweet carbonated drinks;
- semi-finished products;
- preservation and everything salty, sour, pickled, pickled;
- muffins and pastries;
- alcohol;
- mushrooms;
- sauces, ketchup, mayonnaise;
- smoked, fried and fatty foods.
Your proper nutrition will help set up the child's digestive system, strengthen his immunity and protect against various diseases or.
To make up for the lack of vitamins and nutrients, as well as increase lactation, you can use special products for nursing mothers (teas, juices, drinks, etc.).
Be sure to monitor not only the quantity, but also the quality of breast milk.
Conclusion
Even if at first it seems that all these rules and restrictions are too onerous, trust that time will fly by quickly. The baby will grow up and you will be able to expand your diet, and then stop breastfeeding altogether, which means you will return to the usual menu.
In the meantime, try to adhere to the rules of a complete and balanced diet in order to restore your own strength and energy, and also to give your child the necessary immunity with mother's milk.
The nutrition of a nursing mother affects the health and well-being of the baby. After all, along with milk, the baby receives elements of the food that the mother eats. It can be both useful and valuable vitamins, and harmful substances. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully monitor the menu, especially in the first month after the birth of the baby. After all, it is at this time that the body of the newborn adapts to new food.
First week
In the first days after childbirth, the mother's diet is subject to the most stringent restrictions. The body of a woman begins to recover, and the body of a newborn begins to get used to it. On the first day, you can drink a milk drink without additives. However, you can not drink, as it contains a strong allergen. Some pediatricians do not recommend drinking milk until 5-6 months after the baby is born. You can also drink a glass of compote.
The volume of liquid drunk before the “arrival” of lactation should not exceed 800 ml! In the first days, colostrum is produced.
Full milk arrives three to five days after birth. Breast milk after caesarean section comes later.
At this time, you can eat:
- boiled pasta without seasonings and additives;
- buckwheat and rice groats cooked in water;
- bananas and green apples in heat treatment (baked);
- mashed cauliflower and broccoli, potatoes and zucchini;
- soups with the above vegetables and herbs (parsley, dill);
- fermented milk drinks, except for kefir;
- sour cream with fat content up to 15%; low-fat cottage cheese and cheese;
- chopped rabbit meat and turkey, veal and beef boiled or stewed;
- drinking water, green tea and dried fruit compotes.
Nursing mothers should not use in the first 7-10 days after childbirth:
- raw fruits and vegetables;
- dried fruits;
- nuts;
- cow's milk and kefir;
- fish;
- eggs;
- seasonings and hot spices;
- oatmeal and semolina, millet, barley and barley porridge, porridge with milk;
- pork, chicken, organ meats and lard;
- coffee and black tea, carbonated water and juices, alcohol;
- canned foods and by-products.
A complete list of prohibited and permitted products during lactation can be found at the link /.
First month
A week after giving birth, you can begin to expand the diet. Suitable dishes will be vegetable purees from zucchini, potatoes and pumpkins, vegetable soups and meat broths, cereals on the water.
Read more about what cereals a nursing mother can eat.
| Can | It is forbidden | Daily rate | |
| Kashi | Millet, pearl barley, barley, rice and buckwheat on water or on water with milk 1 to 1 | Semolina and oatmeal porridge, porridge with fat milk | 50-60grams |
| Pasta | Boiled without spices and additives | Fried, with cheese and other additives | 50-60 grams |
| Vegetables | Cauliflower and broccoli, zucchini and pumpkin, potatoes and herbs (parsley, lettuce, dill), green peas (not canned!); with care - carrots | Tomatoes and cucumbers, white cabbage and bell peppers, garlic and onions, beets and eggplants | 300-500 grams |
| Meat | Rabbit, chicken or turkey, veal, beef tongue | Lamb and pork, kidneys, brain and other offal, lard | 150-200 grams |
| Dairy and dairy products | Sour-milk drinks without sugar and additives, low-fat cottage cheese and cheese, sour cream | Cow's milk, kefir, fermented milk drinks and yoghurts with additives | drinks - 25 ml; cottage cheese - 100 gr.; sour cream - 30 gr.; cheese - 50 gr.; |
| Fruits and berries | Baked apples, bananas and pears, white currants, gooseberries and lingonberries | Fruits of bright colors, citrus and exotic fruits | 200-300 grams |
| Dried fruits | Dried pears and apples, dull dried apricots, prunes | Raisin | 50-100 grams |
| Beverages | Green tea, weak black tea, water, freshly squeezed juices from apples and pears, half diluted with water, compotes and fruit drinks | Coffee, strong black tea, carbonated drinks and alcohol, commercial juices | 1.5-2 liters |
In the first month of lactation, you can not eat fish, eggs and nuts. It is strictly forbidden to use products containing preservatives, dyes and other chemicals. Bread can be black or white without cereals. Dishes are recommended to be eaten only boiled, stewed or baked. You can add sunflower, olive or butter.
Recipes for nursing mothers in the first month of lactation
Casserole with cottage cheese and rice
Mix cottage cheese with porridge and add sugar. Whisk the egg whites and fold into the mixture. Mix and spread in a form, previously greased with oil. Cook in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 180 degrees.
Cream soup with potatoes and pumpkin
Take three medium potato tubers, 250 grams of pitted pumpkin and separately pumpkin seeds, greens (parsley or dill). We cut the potatoes and pumpkin into pieces and fill it with water so that it covers the vegetables on top by two fingers. Let it boil and bring to a boil. Then pour the broth into another container, chop the vegetables to a puree consistency.
Pour the broth into the resulting mass of vegetables again and mix, add pumpkin seeds, salt and herbs. As a dressing, you can use crushed ginger and sour cream.
Turkey with rice and vegetables
Mild stew or risotto is best suited for nursing mothers, as the ingredients are heat-treated. However, when breastfeeding, seasonings traditional for pilaf and stew should not be used. To prepare the dish, take 200-300 grams of turkey fillet, one glass of steamed rice, one carrot and 100 grams of green peas and salt to taste.
Boil rice until cooked, rinse under water and discard in a colander. Cut the carrots into small pieces and, together with the peas, put in salted boiling water. Cook until soft. Cut the turkey into pieces, lightly fry and stew. Add vegetables and rice to the meat, mix thoroughly and simmer covered for 3-5 minutes.
Meatballs with sauce
For meatballs, take minced turkey, chicken, beef or rabbit meat. When breastfeeding, only homemade minced meat can be used. In addition, you will need rice, dried dill and salt to taste. Boil one glass of rice and mix with 500 g of minced meat. Salt, add dill and mix thoroughly. Then form round meatballs and place in a baking dish.
Pumpkin-sour cream sauce will add a spicy and original taste to the dish. To prepare the sauce, prepare pumpkin puree. Mix 400 ml puree with 400 ml sour cream. Salt and pour sauce over meatballs. Then put the dish in the oven for 50 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
sweet dessert
A light and tasty dessert will cheer you up and invigorate you. Take 0.5 kg of apples and pears. Cut the fruit into two parts and cut out the core. Lay on a baking sheet. Apples on top can be covered with banana slices. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Dessert is ready!
Further nutrition during lactation
Every week expand the diet and add new foods. When introducing new foods into the diet, carefully monitor the reaction of the baby. Try a small portion the first time. If within two days the child's health has not worsened, the product can be safely entered into the menu. With a negative reaction, the use of new food should be postponed. You can try again after one month.
Remember that the diet during lactation should be complete and varied. A full complex of vitamins and useful elements will ensure the normal growth and development of the newborn, help the woman recover more quickly after childbirth. However, do not overeat, as this will cause allergies and indigestion in an infant.
Observe the drinking regime. The daily norm is equal to two or three liters, half of which is plain water. You can find detailed nutrition for a nursing mother by months at the link /.
Childbirth is an exciting moment for every woman, after which you can finally get to know your baby. During this period, the woman's body is depleted, so it is necessary to provide it with all the necessary minerals and trace elements. However, the period of breastfeeding is associated with a large number of restrictions that must be followed without fail. What can a nursing mother eat after childbirth? Any hazardous product can cause allergies, rashes and colic. In order to reduce the likelihood of excessive excitability in a child, lack of good sleep and appetite, you should carefully consider each product in the diet.
Food should be not only tasty, but also balanced, because only in this case it will be possible to restore the forces that were spent by the body during pregnancy and childbirth. A woman should carefully read the list of acceptable products and in no case eat harmful ingredients. The first month after childbirth is the most crucial period, because the formation of all internal organs and the baby's immune system is completed.
First 7 days
It should be noted that in the period of the first five days after the baby is born, a woman can eat only those foods that the attending physician allows her. The final list depends on the individual characteristics of the organism and how labor activity took place. Food restrictions are strict, but they must be adhered to without fail. Relatives are encouraged to visit the patient daily and bring her fresh meals. In this case, the rehabilitation process will be faster. You should first clarify the list of products that will not be able to negatively affect lactation and will only have a positive effect on the baby.
If a woman has stitches in the perineum, then the following rules should be followed:
- do not eat foods with fiber (bread, some fruits, vegetables);
- porridge and soup should be used as main dishes;
- fermented milk products in a small amount by prior agreement with the attending physician.
If you eat in this way, you can temporarily delay the stool. Thanks to this, the sutures will be able to strengthen, and the process of complete healing will continue for a shorter period of time.
After a caesarean section, the following rules should be followed:
- the first 24 hours it is not allowed to eat anything, but it is allowed to drink some water without gas;
- from the second day, a woman can eat a little low-fat broth, ground meat, baked apples and porridge.
Puree soup - benefits for mom and baby
Only proper nutrition will help you quickly restore strength. In the absence of complications, the standard diet should be followed. After discharge, the woman herself forms her diet, so you need to familiarize yourself with what you can eat for a nursing mother. Vegetable stew has a positive effect on the body, so it should be included in your weekly diet.
First 30 days
Mom faces many problems after being discharged from the hospital. The first month is the most difficult, because there are a large number of restrictions in a woman's diet. At the same time, it is important to have a well-balanced diet, because a growing body needs all the vitamins and minerals. Only proper nutrition does not affect the intensity of lactation. Doctors recommend monitoring the change in stool and the regularity of bowel movements, thanks to this you can understand whether the baby is full. List of allowed products in 1 month after childbirth:
- water with the addition of mineral components, but without gas;
- black tea of weak tea leaves;
- dairy products;
- natural hard cheese;
- mashed potatoes and cereals on the water (except for rice cereals);
- beets (provided there is no individual intolerance);
- fish fillet;
- meat, previously carefully steamed;
- baked apples;
- one banana within 24 hours.
Nutrition is considered optimal only if it does not cause an allergic reaction and colic in the baby.
A nursing mother will have to refuse radishes
In order to avoid such a negative situation, the following list of products should be excluded from your diet:
- freshly squeezed or prepared fruit juices;
- all products containing chocolate;
- coffee;
- animal milk;
- sweet confectionery;
- all spices, salt and pepper;
- fried foods can only be consumed in limited quantities;
- canned food and smoked sausages;
- any caviar;
- raw vegetables;
- fruits and vegetables of exotic origin;
- tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers and radishes are of particular danger to the baby's body;
- red berries;
- alcoholic drinks.
Eating after childbirth should be only permitted foods. In this case, there will be no problems with the production of milk, and lactation will be sufficient. It will also be much easier for the female body to withstand the next period of adaptation.
Second period
Other foods can be included in the mother's diet, since the baby's digestive system has already gone through the necessary primary adaptation. The mother will be able to supplement the menu with the following food products:
- eggs;
- compotes that were cooked on the basis of dried fruits;
- fruit drink from cranberries or currants in a small concentration of juice;
- sausage or sausages on a milk basis;
- some homemade pastries;
- dry sample cookies;
- homemade jam with low sugar content;
- nuts are allowed to eat only in small quantities;
- natural bee honey;
- soy and lentil dishes;
- butter;
- canned cucumbers;
- milk with a low percentage of fat;
- herring is allowed to eat only in small quantities;
- pear, previously baked in the oven.
When introducing foods into the diet, you should be extremely attentive to changes in the condition of the baby. You should not strive ahead of time to eat new foods from the prohibited list, since the baby's digestive system may not yet be ready for this. Only proper nutrition will provide the necessary lactation for the baby. A woman must understand that it is unacceptable to go on a diet immediately after childbirth to restore shape, because in this case the child's body will not receive the required amount of vitamins and minerals.
A woman should drink enough water
The principles of a proper diet
Breastfeeding mothers need to eat only safe foods. In this case, the likelihood of an allergic reaction is reduced to zero. Thus, a woman will protect herself from a breakdown. Breastfeeding is always successful if you follow a number of rules:
- Within two days, no more than one food product can be introduced into the diet.
- The new ingredient should be tried before 12 noon. In this case, the occurrence of a negative reaction in the baby manifests itself until the evening.
- You can start eating the product with a minimum dose.
- If the baby has a rash, anxiety, in the absence of sleep, the product should be excluded from the diet. Most likely, the child has not yet developed enzymes for its digestion. The next time you can try only in a month.
- The first thirty days after childbirth is not allowed to drink excessive amounts of water. The optimal volume is considered to be one liter. Otherwise, the mother's risk of developing mastitis increases. The situation can arise even in the case of a small amount of milk in the breast.
- It is not allowed to go on a diet immediately after the baby is born. The optimal period for body shaping is considered to be from 6 months. Otherwise, the risk of malnutrition in the child increases, which will negatively affect his health.
- You need to use only products in the naturalness of which a woman is completely sure. The presence of preservatives and dyes in food is not allowed: they are very harmful to the health of the baby.
- Attention should also be paid to heat treatment. All products should be washed thoroughly.
- It is best to eat small meals. You should start with mashed potatoes or liquid dishes.
- For a while, raw foods such as caviar, fish, sushi should be excluded from the diet.
- Porridges and soups on vegetables have a positive effect on the body. It is allowed to gradually start eating meat, fish, cottage cheese, cheesecakes, eggs.
- Milk and other products of this type should first be processed at high temperatures. Cottage cheese can be prepared in the form of cheesecakes, casseroles. Milk should be treated with great care. It must be of high quality and fresh. More vitamins are found in goat's milk, and when it is used, there is a lesser likelihood of allergies.
- Instead of sweets, you should eat dried fruits or jam.
- The daily calorie intake is 2500.
The birth of a baby is a great joy for parents. After his birth, health depends on the diet and specification of the woman's diet. During this period, you must strictly follow all the recommendations of the doctor. You need to eat 2500 calories per day. Of these, about eight hundred will be spent on milk production. If they are not enough in food, then the woman will suffer from a decrease in lactation. That is why you should monitor the food you eat from the first days after the baby is born.
Nutrition rules in the hospital
All moms remember that during the period of contractions they really wanted to eat. This is due to the fact that the body spends a large amount of energy. In order to replenish its balance, you should eat foods with a high calorie content. In the maternity hospital, a woman should have with her:
- bars that are produced by pressing muesli;
- various nuts;
- dried fruit;
- chocolate;
- hematogen.
These foods are allowed to be eaten between attempts. Thanks to them, the necessary amount of energy will enter the body. You should also take one bottle of still mineral water with you. With it, you can quickly restore the water balance.
In terms of nutrition, one of the most crucial periods comes after the baby is born. A woman should seek advice from a doctor who is familiar with her pregnancy history. You may need to eliminate certain foods from your diet.
After childbirth without obvious complications, it is allowed to eat the following foods:
- hard cheese with a low percentage of fat;
- whole grain bread;
- various cereals;
- cooked meat without fat.
It is very important not to harm the baby, so you should not eat foods that relatives bring you. First you need to make sure that they are worth using. Most often, maternity hospitals check the products that are brought to the woman in labor.
Nutrition rules after surgery
Women who have given birth to a child through surgery should eat according to general rules. However, you should always consult with your doctor first, just in case.
After surgery, the first 24 hours are allowed to drink only water. Your choice should be stopped on the option without gas. You can add a few drops of lemon juice.
After a caesarean section, only water with lemon is allowed to drink.
On the second day, you should give up fatty, fried foods. In this case, the digestive organs will have a minimal burden. It is recommended to eat soup, broth, tea or meat without fat.
After this period, you can gradually introduce new products. You should start with an apple, cottage cheese, cutlet, which was steamed.
When the rehabilitation period is over, you can switch to the usual diet for a nursing mother.
After the baby is born, a woman experiences an irresistible feeling of hunger, but one should not eat everything.
The postpartum period is very important for the formation and proper operation of all systems of the baby. A woman should be extremely attentive to the food consumed. Only in this case it will be possible to save milk and provide the child with good nutrition.
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