Nutritional Recipes, Foods for Breastfeeding Mothers

Breast milk is nature's way of providing a newborn baby with all the nutrition he needs. And breastfeeding is a great way to build a bond with your child. Since your infant is totally dependent on you for his nutritional requirements, you, as a breastfeeding mother, need to pay special attention to your diet. While there is no need to go overboard with eating, you can continue with the healthy diet that pregnancy demanded.

What to Include In My Meals While Breastfeeding?

These nutrition tips might seem overwhelming when you read them at once, but including them in your diet is easier than you think. Here are some tips-

1. Eat small, well-spaced meals, around six to seven times a day, rather than three big meals. This ensures you get variety, and digestion becomes easier, too
2. Have nourishing fluids such as soup, milk, eggnog/lentil soup, before breastfeeding
3. In between meals, snack on nuts, dried fruits, paneer/cheese, and sprouts, instead of reaching for that namkeen

What Foods Help Increase Milk Production ?

It has been seen that certain foods help in increasing milk production, and can be included in the diet of breastfeeding mother. They are-

• Ajwain (carrom seeds), zeera (cumin), methi seeds (fenugreek), saunf (fennel seeds)
• Saunth (dried ginger) and garlic
• Seeds like til (sesame seeds), pumpkin seeds, melon seeds
• Nuts, lik