Always hungry during breastfeeding

Breastfeeding women are actually very hard-working at ordinary times. If they want to have enough milk, they need to eat more nutritious substances, so that the quality of milk will be good, and the baby's body will naturally grow well. Therefore, most women have a large appetite during breastfeeding. Usually they will feel hungry again not long after eating, and want to eat again. Although it is easy to feel hungry during breastfeeding, you should be careful not to eat indiscriminately. The following are the reasons why you are always hungry during breastfeeding.

Why am I always hungry during breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding mothers are prone to hunger. This is because the nutrients the mother takes in have to be provided to the baby through breast milk, so the nutrition she needs will be reduced. It is recommended that mothers eat more meals at this time, so that they don’t have to worry about having too big an appetite and they won’t feel hungry. Mothers can eat more nutritious foods, fresh vegetables and fruits, and eat some healthy snacks when they are hungry. When the baby is older and complementary foods are added, he or she will not eat so much.

What not to eat during breastfeeding

1. Avoid irritating foods (spicy, heavy-tasting, cold) and difficult-to-digest foods (fried, fatty, high-fat and high-sugar), such as ginger, chili, MSG, pickled vegetables, watermelon, ice pears, coffee, alcohol, cola, tea water, cold drinks, chocolate, etc., so as not to irritate babies who are very sensitive to food and cause gastrointestinal discomfort, weak qi and blood, damage to the nervous system, etc. Also stay away from tobacco.

2. Irritating foods, such as seafood, animal offal, female pigeons, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, etc. Some babies are especially allergic, so they must be especially careful with this type of food to avoid causing rashes, vomiting, etc.

3. Foods that easily cause bloating, such as radishes, leeks, onions, melons, beans, soda, etc., should be avoided to avoid indigestion in the baby.

4. Foods that cause weaning, such as malted milk, maltose, barley tea, hawthorn, ham, pork heart, duck meat, squid, chicken soup, ginseng, etc., are not conducive to the secretion of milk.

5. Hot foods, such as garlic, onion, leek, fennel, lychee, pomegranate, grilled and fried foods, etc., are easy to cause internal heat, leading to constipation, inflammation, etc., which will affect the baby.

6. Foods with complex additives, such as those containing preservatives, saccharin, aspartame, synthetic seasonings, etc., may have a very negative impact on fragile infants and young children. In addition, some unhygienic foods, uncooked foods, out-of-season foods containing hormones, etc. should also be avoided.

7. Certain medicines. There are many medicines that are not suitable for use during breastfeeding, so when you are sick and taking medicine, you need to ask your doctor or pharmacist for detailed information to avoid adverse effects. In addition, mothers should breastfeed when the amount of medicine in breast milk is at its lowest, and try not to let the medicine affect the baby.