What can’t babies eat while breastfeeding? Parents need to understand this knowledge

During the period of breastfeeding, for the health of the child, the mother cannot eat many things. For example, foods such as leeks have the effect of reducing milk production, and eating them will reduce the amount of milk. Some spicy and irritating foods are also not allowed to be eaten.

1. Foods that help weaning: leeks, malt water, malted milk, foods made with gypsum water, etc. These foods can inhibit milk secretion and lead to insufficient breast milk supply.

2. Spicy and irritating foods: such as garlic sprouts, chili peppers, pepper, fennel and other irritating foods, not only easily damage body fluids, consume qi and blood, aggravate qi and blood deficiency, and cause constipation, but also easily enter the baby's body through breast milk and affect the baby's health; however, a small amount of condiments, such as pepper, vinegar, etc., are still acceptable.

3. Fried foods and high-fat foods: These foods are not easy to digest. Breastfeeding mothers have weaker digestive abilities, and a lot of nutrients are lost during the frying process. Eating them during breastfeeding is not good for postpartum recovery.

4. Pickled meat and fish: According to your usual habits, do not avoid salt, but also do not eat too salty food. Excessive salt intake will increase the burden on the kidneys and is not good for the kidneys. Moreover, these things are not fresh, and eating too much is not good for the baby's health.

5. Foods that contain adverse factors to the body: pickled foods, preserved eggs, etc. During the pickling process, sodium nitrate will be reduced to sodium nitrite, which is a carcinogenic element; preserved eggs contain mercury, which is a toxic element and extremely harmful to the body.

6. Cool fruits: Most of the fruits in summer are cool fruits, such as watermelon, melon, pear, kiwi, mango, and grapefruit. If breastfeeding mothers eat them in excess, it can easily cause diarrhea in the baby, so they should be eaten in small amounts. Try not to eat out-of-season fruits, because they are not fully ripe and some contain hormones.

7. Tobacco, alcohol and coffee: These are things that you should try to stay away from during breastfeeding. Everyone knows how harmful smoking is to the baby. Coffee contains caffeine, so it is best for breastfeeding mothers to drink less or no coffee.

8. Medication: For breastfeeding mothers, it is recommended that they actively inform the doctor that they are breastfeeding before prescribing medication so that the doctor can prescribe suitable medication and choose medication with a shorter duration to minimize the amount of medication that passes through breast milk.