Lactation period is a stage where many new mothers attach great importance to it but may be confused. For breastfeeding mothers, how to eat it? What to eat? All are issues that need to be carefully considered.
So for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, how should they supplement nutrition?
Nutritional points for different periods
·Early pregnancy
The demand for folic acid , iodine and vitamin A has increased.
·High and late pregnancy
has increased the demand for calories and protein for fetal growth. In addition to folic acid, iodine and vitamin A, iron, zinc, and Ω-3 fatty acids are also needed, and the demand for iron will be higher than in the early stages of pregnancy.
·Hyper lactation period requires additional calories, which is about 500kcal per day. At the same time, protein, folic acid, iodine, zinc, vitamins and Ω-3 fatty acid need to be added to ensure the content of nutrients. If you are not clear about
, please see how much you should eat every day through a picture.
Will the food eaten during pregnancy really affect the child?
Starting from the pregnancy stage, the taste of some foods in the mother's diet will be allowed to taste in amniotic fluid through the placenta barrier, which will have a certain impact on the baby's future dietary preferences.
For breast milk, through experiments: collecting breast milk samples before the intervention, then ingesting curry dishes, collecting breast milk samples after the intervention, and detecting flavor compounds, including capsaicin , saicin, 6-gingerol, etc., will indeed have a certain impact on the child's taste and dietary bias.
What nutrients should mothers pay attention to during special periods?
·Folic acid
Folic acid helps prevent anemia during pregnancy and the fetus's neural tube defects. For mothers who are pregnant and breastfeeding, they should take folic acid supplements appropriately. At the same time, they can also take some foods containing folic acid to supplement. For example, our common liver, dark green cabbage heart, etc. are all good choices.
·Vitamin A
Vitamin A helps visual development and is a necessary element to maintain normal growth and immune function. You can eat more vegetables and rich fruits in daily diet.
However, it should be noted that taking too much vitamin A supplement for a long time, including but not limited to cod liver oil, will cause the liver. If you take too much vitamin A during pregnancy, it may cause fetal defects.
·Iodine
Iodine is a necessary trace element for the human body to metabolize and maintain thyroid function. Both fetal and neonatal growth and brain replenishment development require sufficient iodine. Lack of iodine will damage developing brain replenishment, so pregnant and breastfeeding women need to increase their intake of iodine.
You can eat more iodine-containing foods in daily life, such as kelp, seaweed, etc. Patients who have suffered from thyroid disease or are suffering from thyroid disease should consciously and take iodine-containing foods or supplements under the guidance of the doctor.
·Iron
Iron is the main element of heme production, which is very important for the baby's brain replenishment development. Starting from the sixth month of the baby, the need for iron will be greatly increased, and breast milk alone can no longer meet the needs of children.
So at this time, in addition to breastfeeding for the child, you also need to eat some iron-containing foods to help the child replenish iron.
· Vitamin D
If you want your child to look good, you must not lose vitamin D. Before the child is born, vitamin D can be absorbed from the mother and a considerable amount of vitamin D is stored for post-birth use. However, adding the mother itself lacks vitamin D, so that the child may have insufficient vitamin D. At this time, you can consult a doctor to supplement. If the child can already eat complementary foods, you can help supplement by giving the child some foods containing vitamin D.
·Ω-3 fatty acids
Ω-3 fatty acids are divided into DHA and EPA. DHA helps brain replenishment and vision development, and needs to be increased in the middle and late stages of pregnancy.
Women can eat some fish containing Ω-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and breastfeeding, common ones such as saury , etc.
You can also eat some flax seeds , walnuts, etc. that contain high α-linolenic acid to increase the possibility of conversion into DHA in the body.
What other precautions are there for diet
·Food diversity
0 During the confinement period, the diet should be an open diet composed of diverse foods to ensure the mother's demand for energy or various nutrients after childbirth.
Daily diet should include all kinds of foods in balanced diet Baota , and be careful not to overdo it.
· Pay attention to the thickness and combination of
During the confinement period, you should not only eat essence white rice and flour. You should often eat some coarse grains and cereal food , which can not only supplement B vitamins, but also benefit intestinal health.
·Increase high-quality protein
Postpartum mother not only needs to restore its own health, but also secrete milk, so in terms of diet, you can appropriately provide some rich high-quality protein and some important minerals and vitamins to help.
To prevent or correct iron deficiency anemia and supplement vitamin A, some foods rich in iron should be appropriately consumed such as animal liver, animal blood, lean meat, etc.
· Correctly understand the role of diet
Women lose a lot of body fluids during childbirth, basal metabolism is higher and sweats more, and milk secretion, the amount of water required is higher than that of ordinary people. Insufficient drinking of water may lead to a decrease in milk secretion.
So you should pay attention to replenishing moisture during the confinement period. You can eat more easily digestible stew with soup to help replenish hydration.
I would like to remind everyone: from a nutritious point of view, the soup does not have much nutrition, so if you want to supplement your nutrition, you should eat it with soup and meat.
Mother's health and happy mood are as important as the health of the baby~ So not only should you pay attention to your diet, but you should also be happy in your mood to avoid getting angry~
References:
[1] "【BB Nutrition Cold Knowledge】BB breast milk feeding and feeding BBs should be supplemented with these 2 kinds of nutrients? 》Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Consumer Council
[2] "Mom eats spicy food, and babies who eat milk will also eat spicy food! 》Heart-hearted Daily
[3] "Diet Suggestions for Women in Puerperal Period (Confinement Period)" Chinese Nutrition Society
[4] "Healthy Diet during Pregnancy and Lactation" Hong Kong Department of Health Official Website
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