Eating While Breastfeeding

1. When you breastfeed you simply eat healthy and varied according to the Wheel of Five. Your body needs more energy and nutrients than normal to produce breast milk. So you need a little more food.

1. Approximately how much should you eat? And what about the return of your old figure and weight? There are also a number of points for attention, for example around coffee and alcohol.

2. Approximately how much should you eat? And what about the return of your old figure and weight? In addition, there are a number of points for attention, for example around coffee and alcohol.

Even if you are breastfeeding you eat according to the Wheel of Five

1. If you eat a varied diet according to the Wheel of Five, you will get enough good nutrients. Nutrients are proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. Vary plenty of fruit and vegetables to get all the nutrients they contain. Choose different varieties spread over the week. It is also good to alternate between fish, legumes, meat and egg.

2. If you eat a varied diet according to the Wheel of Five, you will get enough good nutrients. Nutrients are proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. Vary plenty of fruit and vegetables to get all the nutrients they contain. Choose different varieties throughout the week. It is also good to alternate between fish, legumes, meat and egg.

Eat more while breastfeeding

1. Breastfeeding requires energy and moisture. To get enough intake during breastfeeding, you eat a little more of some products from the Wheel of Five. For example, you take more nuts or vegetarian choices, fat (low-fat margarine or margarine) and wholemeal bread. Also make sure you drink enough. Many mothers notice that they are more thirsty, especially at the beginning of the breastfeeding period. Tip: as standard, have a glass of water ready to drink something each time the baby drinks. How much do you eat? Check out what you need every day below. Keep in mind that they are averages and that not every woman needs the same amount. Make sure you don't gain weight.

1. Sample day menus Eating more than you are used to, and that without snacking or snacking because you also feel more hungry. That can be quite difficult! The sample daily menus show how you can implement your daily menu.

Breastfeeding and your weight

1. It is normal for you to gradually lose weight while breastfeeding. Lining is not good now, because then you are not getting enough nutrients. If you eat healthy, you will automatically return to your old weight. During the period that you are breastfeeding, you pay extra attention that you ... … Don't take too much caffeine Preferably have decaffeinated coffee and tea. Caffeine can make your child restless. If you like to drink coffee, don't drink more than one cup of coffee a day. You can drink about 2 cups of black tea or one glass of cola in addition to a cup of coffee. Do you ever drink energy drinks? Be careful with this, because a can of energy drink contains just as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. … Be careful with alcohol It is safest not to drink alcohol while you are breastfeeding, because the harmful substances from alcohol end up with your baby through breastfeeding. Do you still fancy a glass of alcohol? Then go for 1 standard glass. Then take this glass just after you have given nutrition. After drinking 1 standard glass of alcohol, always wait 3 hours before feeding. After those three hours, the alcohol will have disappeared from your milk. If you drink more than 1 standard glass, it takes much longer than three hours for the alcohol to leave your blood. … Eat no more than 2 servings of fatty fish per week Fish is healthy. Our advice is to eat fish once a week. Preferably fatty fish, such as herring, Atlantic salmon , bloating and sardines. But don't eat these fatty fish more than twice a week and vary. Due to small amounts of harmful dioxins that can occur in fatty fish. In addition, some types of fish contain an increased content of heavy metals such as mercury. Too much of this can be harmful. Therefore, it is preferable not to eat predatory fish, such as swordfish, tuna, shark, mackerel, pike, zander and eel. … Watch out for certain herbs, anise and fennel Normal use of kitchen herbs and spices (even sharp varieties) is harmless. But don't use aloe, senna, and kava kava. Harmful substances in these herbs can pass into breast milk and possibly be harmful to your baby. Be careful with fennel and anise. Small babies can ingest more of certain plant toxins from fennel and anise quite quickly than is good for them. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers are advised not to take fennel and anise tea. Also do not give fennel tea and anise tea to babies, for example against colic. A rusk with mice or regular fennel does no harm, it contains much less plant toxins than tea.

2. It is normal for you to gradually lose weight while breastfeeding. Lining is not good now, because you are not getting enough nutrients. If you eat healthy, you will automatically return to your old weight. During the period that you are breastfeeding, you pay extra attention that you ... … Don't take too much caffeine Preferably have decaffeinated coffee and tea. Caffeine can make your child restless. If you like to drink coffee, don't drink more than one cup of coffee a day. You can drink about 2 cups of black tea or one glass of cola in addition to a cup of coffee. Do you ever drink energy drinks? Be careful with this, because a can of energy drink contains just as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. … Be careful with alcohol It is safest not to drink alcohol while you are breastfeeding, because the harmful substances from alcohol end up with your baby through breastfeeding. Do you still feel like a glass of alcohol? Then go for 1 standard glass. Then take this glass just after you have given nutrition. Always wait 3 hours after drinking 1 standard glass of alcohol before feeding. After those three hours, the alcohol will have disappeared from your milk. If you drink more than 1 standard glass, it takes much longer than three hours for the alcohol to leave your blood. … Eat no more than 2 servings of fatty fish per week Fish is healthy. Our advice is to eat fish once a week. Preferably fatty fish, such as herring, Atlantic salmon , bloating and sardines. But don't eat these fatty fish more than twice a week and vary. Due to small amounts of harmful dioxins that can be found in fatty fish. In addition, some types of fish contain an increased content of heavy metals such as mercury. Too much of this can be harmful. It is therefore preferable not to eat predatory fish, such as swordfish, tuna, shark, mackerel, pike, zander and eel. … Watch out for certain herbs, anise and fennel Normal use of kitchen herbs and spices (even sharp varieties) is harmless. But don't use aloe, senna, and kava kava. Harmful substances in these herbs can pass into breast milk and possibly be harmful to your baby. Be careful with fennel and anise. Small babies can ingest more of certain plant toxins from fennel and anise quite quickly than is good for them. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers are advised not to take fennel and anise tea. Also do not give fennel tea and anise tea to babies, for example against colic. A rusk with mice or regular fennel does no harm, it contains much less plant toxins than tea.

1. Question and answer

1. Types of cabbage, onions, spicy herbs ... Colon colic is not caused by what you eat as a mother, but by the development of the intestines. Does your baby cry a lot and do you think his stomach is bothering him? Find out what you can do against colic. After 3 months the colic generally disappears. If you still feel that your child is reacting to what you eat, then it is a matter of trying it out and checking it off. Note: if you are breastfeeding, it is better not to drink fennel tea and anise tea. Also, do not give this to your baby against colic. It does not help. In addition, small babies can ingest more of certain plant toxins from fennel and anise quite quickly than is good for them.

1. This year it is 100 years ago that the feed law was introduced in the Netherlands, making it for women became easier to combine breastfeeding and work. Yet this shows still a challenge for many women. To working women who breastfeeding, the Nutrition Center has launched the campaign Breastfeeding works

Why this campaign

1. Many women would like to continue breastfeeding when they go to work. But they sometimes lack facilities and support at work. Such as a suitable expressing room and support from colleagues and supervisors. Employers can do a lot to help with this. With the campaign it gives Nutrition center employers guides how they run their organization breastfeeding more friendly. The campaign is an initiative of the Nutrition Center and the National Breastfeeding Council (LBR).

Positive effects for employers

1. A good breastfeeding policy delivers an organization very much. Employers thus contribute to health of employees and their babies. This ensures, among other things, less absenteeism. Children who have been breastfed are less often in the first years sick. It can also support employees who (want to) breastfeed strengthen the image of organizations: internally, but also externally.

Breastfeeding and work on the agenda

1. The Nutrition Center gives in the campaign tips for employers to design a good breastfeeding policy. Good Providing facilities is important, but so is support from the employer and colleagues among themselves. It happens that breastfeeding is a tricky one negotiable subject within organizations. By the topic on the agenda breastfeeding women feel better supported. Chance that they continue to breastfeed longer is therefore greater. With all the benefits that belong to.

New materials

1. The Nutrition Center has decided on the campaign developed new materials that employers can order for free. Such as a checklist, with which employers can easily see which points they must legally comply. Also the door hanger, can be ordered free of charge with it Nutrition Center is part of the campaign. Employers can use them to make the conversation with employees about breastfeeding easier. in addition there is a campaign on social media to draw attention to the topic with #feedingworks. Lake information? Check out www.voedingscentrum.nl/rekenvoedingwerkt

1. Not smoking is best, as nicotine and other harmful substances pass into breast milk. But if you really can't stop, you better breastfeed. Precisely because you expose your child to the harmful substances in cigarettes, he needs the antibodies from your breast milk extra badly. Even if you smoke, breastfeeding remains the healthiest way to feed your child. Just never smoke while feeding or in front of your child. More information can be found at www.rokeninfo.nl.

1. Have you eaten something that is no longer good, such as a piece of moldy bread or milk that was out of date? Then that is not bad in principle. Even if you get a food infection it is usually only annoying for yourself. You can continue to breastfeed as usual.