Does a mother's diet affect breast milk?

A mother’s diet will affect her milk supply. For example, maltose, hawthorn, pig heart, duck meat, etc. are not conducive to milk secretion and may even cause milk regurgitation. Mothers should not eat irritating foods such as peppers, coffee, alcohol, chocolate, cola, etc., so as not to cause gastrointestinal discomfort or damage to the baby's nervous system.

The first type: irritating food (spicy, heavy-tasting, cold) and difficult-to-digest food (fried, fatty, high-fat and high-sugar), such as ginger, chili, MSG, pickled vegetables, watermelon, ice pear, 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. In addition, you should stay away from tobacco and irritating foods, such as seafood, animal offal, female pigeons, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, etc. Some babies are especially allergic, so you must be especially careful with these foods to avoid causing rashes, vomiting, etc.

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

The third type: hot and dry foods, such as garlic, onion, leek, fennel, lychee, pomegranate, grilled and fried foods, etc., are easy to cause internal heat, lead to constipation, inflammation, etc., and affect the baby. Foods with complex additives, such as those containing preservatives, saccharin, aspartame, synthetic seasonings, etc., can 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. 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.