After the birth of a baby, all mothers, while breastfeeding, think about their nutrition so as not to harm their baby. But life without sweets for most girls is simply unrealistic. The mood, the mood for feeding itself, and even depression may begin to spoil. How to be?
Take your time to give up what pleases you. Of course, especially in postpartum conditions, you need to limit sugar 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 functioning of any organism, all of this is necessary. So, lactose protects children from dysbiosis, due to the sufficient presence in breast milk.
But sugar helps to be absorbed by other substances - indispensable calcium, iron, as well as B-group vitamins. A derivative of lactose - galactose - is important for the development of brain tissue in the baby.
But sugar has its drawbacks. So, crystalline must go through several stages of processing, as a result of losing important carbohydrates. And for its processing, the body will have to spend a lot of effort. This can disrupt your immunity and endocrine system.
But, nevertheless, when breastfeeding, you should beware of many sweets, for example, bananas, grapes, any buns, as well as cakes, cakes and even curd cheeses. Their ability to cause unnecessary fermentation in your intestines will unpleasantly affect the baby.
Nevertheless, all this is individual, not every child will even react to chocolate. Of course, if not his kilograms. Do not despair, you can make a cake yourself and allow yourself one banana per week. Homemade sweets are much better than store sweets.
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 that contain glucose and fructose. You can afford pastille, marshmallows, drying and savory cookies. An alternative can also be brown (cane) sugar. It contains many minerals and vitamins.
Sugar substitutes
Women who are breast-feeding can use sweeteners. In moderation, they cannot harm your health. But you need to buy only natural, not chemical. For instance:
• Aspartame can be converted to a toxic substance and increase the chance of developing even cancer in the bladder.
• Acesulfame can cause problems with the heart or blood vessels.
• Drinking large amounts of xylitol will bring you digestive upsets.
• Saccharin is harmful to the digestive tract, it can accumulate in the baby’s body, and therefore has been banned in some countries.
• Sorbitol can cause diarrhea.
• Fructose, like sugar, leads to changes in blood glucose levels. The possibility of gaining excess weight also remains.
• Cyclamate is dangerous for the kidneys, and therefore prohibited during pregnancy. Not sold in almost all European countries.
Favorite sweets
When breastfeeding, abandoning your favorite familiar sweets is very difficult. But sugar is contained in large quantities. Keep in mind that food products often use artificial sweeteners that are harmful to both the mother and the baby who is breastfed. Do you really have to endure a whole year, or even two?
Cookies
Most varieties are made from white flour and sugar. In addition, it includes aromatic seasonings, glazes, marmalades and other additives. Moreover, flour products during breastfeeding can cause constipation in the baby.
Do not worry, you can buy oatmeal or rye cookies. They contain a large number of useful substances and less often contribute to the appearance of negative reactions in babies.
Halva
The existing opinion that halva improves lactation is not unreasonable. This can happen due to the content of seeds and nuts in it. At the same time, they can cause severe allergic reactions.
Chocolate
Unfortunately, this is a well-known strong allergen. Usually, after its use in babies, diathesis and other reactions appear. It contains many artificial substitutes, preservatives and flavorings.
It is necessary to exclude it from food for at least a few months. If you can’t resist, buy high-quality bitter chocolate.
Ice cream
We hasten to please - ice cream, in general, does not apply to prohibited products during breastfeeding. If the baby is not allergic to milk protein. But you need to choose it carefully:
1. Choose ice cream without additives. Better yourself put in it at home if you want raisins or jam.
2. See that it has a minimum content of chocolate and milk fat. Most of the latter will be in ice cream, 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 sugar is minimized. For example, fruit.
All sweets should be introduced into the diet gradually, starting with small pieces. If the baby does not have a reaction, then the next time you can try to eat more.
Do not deprive yourself of the hormone of happiness, easily obtained by eating sweets. Each mother during breastfeeding by trial and error will be able to find something useful and tasty for herself. And even more so for a young mother, the energy given by sugar comes in handy.
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Listen to your child and everything will be alright!