Sugar for breastfeeding

After the birth of the child, all mothers, while breastfeeding, think about their nutrition, so as not to harm their baby. But a life without sweet for most girls is simply unreal. It can spoil the mood, the mood for self feeding, and even begin depression. How to be?

Do not rush to give up what gives you pleasure. Of course, especially in postpartum conditions, sugar should be limited so as not to cause an allergy in the child and restore your figure if necessary.

Sugar and breastfeeding

Sugar, or sucrose, is created in a combination of three elements - fructose, lactose and glucose. For the normal operation of any organism you need all of this. So, lactose protects children from dysbiosis, due to sufficient availability in breast milk.

But sugar helps to assimilate other substances - indispensable calcium, iron, and B vitamins. The derivative of lactose - galactose - is important for the development of the brain tissue of the baby.

But sugar has its drawbacks. So, the crystalline must go through several stages of processing, as a result of losing important carbohydrates. And for its processing the body will have to expend a lot of effort. This can disrupt the work of your immunity and endocrine system.

But, nevertheless, when breastfeeding it is worth to beware of many sweets, for example, bananas, grapes, any rolls, as well as cakes, cakes and even cheese curds. Their ability to cause unnecessary fermentation in your intestines will unpleasantly affect the baby.

Nevertheless, all this is individual, even for chocolate, not every child will react. Of course, if you do not eat it by kilograms. Do not despair, you can cook the cake yourself and afford one banana per week. Home sweets are much better than shops.

But it's impossible without it, because sugar is a source of energy and an activator of processes in the brain. Therefore, it is better to eat vegetables and fruits in which there is glucose and fructose. You can afford pastilles, marshmallows, drying and savory biscuits. Alternative can also be brown (cane) sugar. It contains many minerals and vitamins.

Substitutes for sugar

Women with breastfeeding can use sugar substitutes. In a moderate amount they can not harm your health. But it is necessary to buy only natural, not chemical. For example:

• Aspartame can be converted into a toxic substance and increase the possibility of developing even cancer in the bladder.

• Acesulfame can lead to trouble related to the heart or blood vessels.

• Using lots of xylitol will bring you disorders in the digestive tract.

• Saccharin is harmful to the digestive tract, it is able to accumulate in the body of the baby, and in this connection it got banned in some countries.

• Sorbitol can cause diarrhea.

• Fructose, like sugar, leads to changes in the level of glucose in the blood. Ability to gain excess weight also remains.

• Cyclamate is dangerous for the kidneys, which is why it is forbidden during pregnancy. It is not sold in almost all European countries.

Favorite sweets

When breastfeeding to give up your favorite habitual sweets is very difficult. But sugar is contained in them in large quantities. Keep in mind that in the food industry, artificial sweeteners, harmful to both mothers and the baby breastfeeding are often used. Do you have to endure the whole year, or even two?

Biscuit

Most varieties are made from white flour and sugar. In addition, there are aromatic seasonings, glazes, jams and other additives. Moreover, flour products with breastfeeding can cause constipation in the child.

Do not worry, you can buy oatmeal or rye biscuits. They contain a large number of nutrients and less often contribute to the appearance of negative reactions in toddlers.

Halva

The existing opinion that halva improves lactation is not unfounded. It can happen because of the contents of seeds and nuts in it. At the same time they are capable of causing severe allergic reactions.

Chocolate

Unfortunately, this is a well-known strong allergen. Usually, after its use, children develop diathesis and other reactions. It contains many artificial substitutes, preservatives and flavors.

It is necessary to exclude it from food for at least several months. If you can not hold back - buy a quality bitter chocolate.

Ice cream

We hasten to please - ice cream in general does not apply to prohibited foods when breastfeeding. If the baby is not allergic to milk protein. But you need to choose it carefully:

1. Choose ice cream without additives. It's better to put raisins or jam at home if desired.

2. See that it contains the minimum content of chocolate and milk fat. Most of the latter will be in a seal, and less - in milk ice cream.

3. Pay attention to the expiration date, as well as the condition of the briquette. Do not take uneven or deformed.

4. Choose varieties, where the sugar is contained in a minimum amount. For example, fruit.

All the sweet must be introduced into the diet gradually, starting with small pieces. If there is no reaction for the baby, then next time you can try to eat more.

Do not deprive yourself of a hormone of happiness, easily obtained by eating sweet. Each mother during breastfeeding by trial and error will find something useful and tasty for herself. And the more so the young mother will come in handy with the energy given by sugar.

The site of Voskromi.ru will tell you more about breastfeeding, lactation and feeding of a nursing mother.

Listen to your child and everything will be all right!