Breastfeeding Nutrition Checklist for An Optimal Nursing Diet



We suggest eating cutting out sugar and sugary snacks. Your baby will develop a taste for "gourmet foods" since you share the ethnic flavor combinations via your breast milk.

Your breastfeeding nutrition checklist:
1.      Drink plenty of fluids, so you stay hydrated. If your urine turns a dark yellow, drink a little more water. If it runs clear, you may be drinking too much water.
2.      Have five "meals" a day. Each meal gives you an opportunity to drink water, eat a protein food like lean meat and a complex carbohydrate like fresh fruit.
3.      Get your nutrients from healthy foods, not supplements. Talk with a nutritionist if you're uncertain, if your diet limits your food choices.
4.      Limit your daily intake of coffee and caffeinated beverages to two cups. Caffeine can affect your supply and also affect the nutritional makeup of breast milk. Women who drink three cups of coffee daily during pregnancy and the early postpartum period have 1/3 less iron in their milk compared to moms who don't drink coffee. Your baby may object if you drink much coffee. Other babies might be unaffected.
5.      Schedule your alcoholic drinks. As the alcohol leaves your bloodstream, it also leaves your breast milk. Allow two hours per drink before you nurse your baby.



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