What foods should not be eaten when weaning?

There are many dietary taboos after giving birth, especially some foods that cause milk dry up. If you eat foods that cause milk dry up, your milk will decrease or even dry up. Therefore, many people who are taking care of the mother during the confinement period will often tell her not to eat this or that. As a result, some people often wonder, what foods can't be eaten to cause milk dry up? What are the dietary taboos during breastfeeding?

Foods that can cause milk to dry up include: American ginseng, ginseng, dandelion, leek, leek, white radish, beans, amaranth, carrots; pumpkin; toon; winter mushrooms, eggplant, lotus root, bamboo shoots, day lily, cabbage, sour vegetables such as purslane, cucumber, wax gourd, bitter gourd, melon, malt, barley tea, maltose, sweet potato, corn, glutinous rice, pepper, aniseed (fennel), MSG, mint, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, too much ginger, fermented black beans (the black kind), red sugar, vitamin B6, hawthorn, orange, grapefruit, sand apple, pomegranate, olive, plum, red dates, raw, cold and spicy foods, animal liver (pork liver), crab, pigeon, old hen, beef, ham, pig heart, duck, squid, black fish, sea cucumber, beer, tea, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, and chocolate.

Dietary taboos during breastfeeding:

1. Spicy foods and caffeine: Onions, garlic and other spicy foods should be avoided as they can cause diarrhea or bloating in babies. Because these foods will change the taste and acidity of the milk after being absorbed by the mother's digestive system.

2. Foods that only contain calories: Try not to replace a reasonable diet with greasy or sweet foods, such as fried potato chips, candy and cakes. Because these foods are usually high in calories but lack nutrition, they can only provide short-term energy and have a great impact on the quality of milk. Moreover, fried foods are difficult to digest. For mothers who have just given birth, their digestive ability is weak, so eating them is not conducive to their recovery.

3. Spicy food: Eating spicy food during breastfeeding will enter the baby's body through breast milk and affect the baby's health. But it is okay to eat a small amount of condiments, such as pepper, vinegar, etc.

4. Chocolate: Because the cocoa alkali contained in chocolate will penetrate into breast milk and accumulate in the baby's body. Theobromine can damage the nervous system and heart, relax muscles, increase urination, and cause indigestion and unstable sleep in babies. If mother eats too much chocolate, it will affect her appetite and make her fat.

5. Pickled fish and meat: The average daily salt intake for adults is 4.5-9 grams. According to your usual habits, do not avoid salt, but don't eat too salty food. If mothers eat too much salt, it will increase the burden on the kidneys, which is not good for the kidneys and will also increase blood pressure.

6. Eating too much MSG: Eating MSG has a serious impact on the baby's development, especially for babies under 12 weeks old. It will cause adverse consequences such as intellectual impairment, growth retardation, etc. It is best for mothers not to eat MSG during breastfeeding, and never be greedy for freshness and eat MSG at every meal.

7. Medicines and alcohol: After medicines and alcohol enter the blood, they can enter the baby's body through breast milk. Therefore, you should pay attention to the contraindications of the medicine and avoid drinking alcohol.

8. Fruits that cannot be eaten:

(1) Cool fruits: Most fruits in summer are cool fruits, such as cantaloupe, watermelon, melon, pear, kiwi, mango, and grapefruit. If a breastfeeding mother consumes excessive amounts of cool fruits such as watermelon, it can easily cause diarrhea in the baby. There are also fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, and tangerines that are rich in vitamin C, but these fruits are irritating and may cause symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, rash, and runny nose in babies.

(2) Chilled fruits: Especially in summer, many people like to put fruits in the refrigerator to chill them before taking them out. This is a taboo for breastfeeding mothers. Eating too much of this kind of fruit will not only cause diarrhea to the mother, but also to the baby. The best way is to leave the fruit out of the refrigerator at room temperature for half an hour before eating.

There are indeed many taboos during breastfeeding. If you eat some foods that cause milk to dry up, you will have insufficient milk. Therefore, it is best to control your mouth and not eat things that you are not allowed to eat. For the sake of your child, don't eat spicy food, greasy and irritating food. It is best to have a light diet, drink more soup, and eat more milk-inducing foods.