Hetti -

When a mom asks me about diet during breastfeeding, I tell her to eat a wide 
variety of food in as close to its natural state as possible.

If she has a wide variety, she is likely have avoid a deficiency and an 
excess of any foodstuff.

Mothers have been breastfeeding for millennia in many different places and 
cultures, eating all sorts of foods.  Restrictions can only be shown to be 
necessary if a particular baby is definitely sensitive to a particular 
foodstuff.  Most babies tolerate most foods most of the time, so it's 
unnecessary to place lots of restrictions on the diet.  As in pregnancy, the 
focus should be on eating a healthy diet, not on avoiding specific foods.  I 
would suggest avoiding an excess of anything.

Nan Jolly MB BCh. IBCLC. LLLL
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

>  One of my  moms ask for a diet while breastfeeding in her words 
> "Regarding breast > feeding, I would like to know where I could go to get 
> a list of food I can eat and not just be told a few things I can't eat." I 
> gave her the normal > info about healthy diet and the 300 kal more a day 
> but she is asking for a > specific list and diet can anyone or does anyone 
> have something like this .> Hettie Grove> 

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