Breastfeeding Moms - do you watch your diet?

Hi,

I know some of you have had to elimate stuff from your diet as your DC reacted to it etc...but generally do you eat extra well because you are feeding your child too?

I think that I eat well but I also LOVE junk such as candy and chocolate and not a day goes by where I dont have some....I know its bad for me but I cannot help myself...am I harming my baby just because I want to eat some junk?

Re: Breastfeeding Moms - do you watch your diet?

No way!

Unless you are having a ton of caffeine, there is no way that some candy/chocolate is going to have any effect on the baby.

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You are not harming you DC at all!

I was told only 1% of what you eat gets passed into bm. I didn't change what I eat at all while Bf'ing and DD does just fine

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No..having SOME junk food is fine. If all you had was ring dings and soda that would not be good. But a balanced diet is fine.

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I do. I try to cut down on diet products with asperteme (although every once in a while I NEED by diet coke). I also don't eat peanut butter and only have peanuts once in a while for fear of allergies. I also have caffeine occassionally.

But as for healthy things, I do eat a lot of ice cream. Yummm!

Message edited 8/8/2006 4:00:16 PM.

Re: Breastfeeding Moms - do you watch your diet?

I ate only kitkats and vimto (which is a mixed fruit juice) for around 3 month and I fed my baby good. Yeah!

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Everything in moderation is fine. A diet of only junk food would be a problem, but a candy bar here and there never hurt anyone.

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I always eat well, drink lots of water, take my vitamins but do like my sweets Nearly everyday after lunch I eat some chocolate, a few cookies, etc, something sweet...

I do not drink alcohol, soda, eat fried foods, fake sugars, etc...
DD is just fine So long as your not living on junk food - soda all the things I mentioned I am sure you are fine

Re: Breastfeeding Moms - do you watch your diet?

Not really. I've been eating plenty of snack/junk food. I gave up caffeine and drinking except for once in a blue moon, but that's about the only change I've made.

ETA: I do continue to take my prenatals

Message edited 8/8/2006 6:43:28 PM.

Re: Breastfeeding Moms - do you watch your diet?

Thanks everyone....I guess I am doing okay then...,my DH thinks I am a health nut but then again he is comparing my diet to his...he counts mickey D's as one of his favourite resaurants so you can imagine.....

I just feel like I am addicted to chocolate the past few weeks...I havent gone a day without it...I CRAVE it...so have to indulge...should have bought shares in cadburys!!

Thanks

Re: Breastfeeding Moms - do you watch your diet?

i have cut out dairy and soy because DS is allergic, but otherwise i pretty much eat whatever i want. i do stay away from caffeine though. now that DS sleeps through the night i will have a drink or two at night occasionally because i know by the time i have to feed him again it will be out of my system

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Yes, I ate very healthy whilte breasfeeding and stayed away from the spicy foods. I tried eating the spicy food with her and she reacted. She also reacted to sauce as well. Not good for her. So , yes I had to watch what I ate. I also drank wine a few times a week at night after I nursed her to bed.

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Not at all!! I used to sometimes feel guilty about it but I too have heard not much goes to the baby (thank god!)

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Posted by beachgirl

Thanks everyone....I guess I am doing okay then...,my DH thinks I am a health nut but then again he is comparing my diet to his...he counts mickey D's as one of his favourite resaurants so you can imagine.....

I just feel like I am addicted to chocolate the past few weeks...I havent gone a day without it...I CRAVE it...so have to indulge...should have bought shares in cadburys!!

Thanks

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Well rachheee................ we are both addicted to the "good stuff" as I only eat the "real" cadburys or nestle or anything else from that side of the pond...

The funny thing was for the first 5 months of my pregnancy I didnt eat ANY chocolate....I guess my body is making up for lost time

Re: Breastfeeding Moms - do you watch your diet?

Enjoy your chocolate I ate through out pregnancy and am still and DD is fine!

Re: Breastfeeding Moms - do you watch your diet?

When I BF the only thing I did do was try not to have caffine. If I did it was only a cup of coffee and I also tried not to eat anything with tomato sauce because it bothered him. Other than that I ate anything.