How to Know What Foods to Avoid While Breastfeeding

Your doctor should go over certain foods you should avoid when breastfeeding since whatever you eat will be passed on to your child through your milk. The following is a guideline to follow regarding what type of foods you should avoid while breastfeeding

Instructions

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Pay attention to the reaction of your baby after they nurse. The foods you eat will change the taste of your breastmilk, and your baby should like the variety. If you baby is fussy or cranky one day about the milk, remember the foods that you ate. If your baby reacts the same way every time you eat that certain food, try and avoid it.

2

Avoid certain spices, including cinnamon, garlic, pepper and chili.

3

Stay away from some vegetables as well. Onion, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, garlic and cucumber may make your baby more gassy and uncomfortable.

4

Pass up on cherries, oranges, lemons, prunes, grapefruit, strawberries, kiwi and pineapples. Remember, you can try each type of vegetable or fruit and look for any uncomfortable reaction from your baby. All babies won't have the same reaction to foods.

5

Try and avoid consuming more than 750 ml of caffeine a day. Too much caffeine intake for your baby may result in an inability to sleep.

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Avoid cow's milk if your family has a history of milk allergies. If neither your or the baby's father has a history of milk allergies then you're probably OK.

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Limit your alcoholic intake as well. An occasional glass is OK, but it should still be very limited.