What cabbage is good for breastfeeding?

A variety of vegetables must be present in the diet of a nursing mother.However, it is sometimes quite difficult to figure out which ones are safe. This article will help you to understand what cabbage is useful for breastfeeding.

Scientists in all countries agree that breastfeeding (HB) ensures good development of the child. Through breast milk, the baby receives all the nutrients necessary for its growth. In this nutrient fluid contains vitamins that ensure the growth of cells of a small organism.

Nutrition nursing mom - quite a serious problem. Responsible mothers who breastfeed their babies understand that it depends on their nutrition and what substances the baby will receive. From the diet, all harmful dishes that can harm the crumbs are necessarily excluded.

Vegetables in the diet of nursing mothers must be present necessarily. Cabbage is not excluded. However, the cabbage variety and the way it is cooked are important when making the menu. Also, when drawing up a proper diet, a nursing mother should take into account the presence of any chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in both her and her baby.

Banned and pickled vegetables. This vegetable snack contains a lot of vinegar, which irritates the cells of the gastrointestinal tract. Also in pickled vegetables contain a lot of salt and spices. Spicy spices can lead to the appearance of adverse symptoms, and salt contributes to fluid retention in the body. Consumption of pickled tomatoes and other vegetables is better to leave for a while after HB.

Eating a nursing mother in the first month of a baby’s life is important. At this time, as a rule, the diet is the most rigid. Such nutritional restrictions are necessary, since the digestive system of a newborn child is still “not ready” to meet with new foods. The diet of the nursing mother should gradually expand. So, by the third month, a woman's stew or boiled white cabbage may already be included in the menu of a woman with HB.

Many nursing mothers wonder if they can eat fresh cabbage salad. Doctors say that after eating such a vegetable snack, adverse symptoms may appear. So, vegetable salad can provoke the appearance of pain in the stomach, a feeling of a strong overflow in the stomach, and in some cases even a strong gas formation and flatulence. A child may develop colic. In order to minimize the risk of such adverse symptoms, a salad of fresh white cabbage in the first months of HB is best not to use.

Menu nursing mom includes a variety of dishes. So, it should contain both vegetable snacks and soups and side dishes made from vegetables. One of the variants of the soup, which can be prepared for 5-6 months from the moment of the beginning of lactation, is soup.

One of the permitted types of cruciferous vegetables that can be used by nursing mothers is broccoli. Quite a lot is already known about the benefits of this cabbage for the female body. So, these green vegetables contain a lot of protein. The protein content in broccoli significantly exceeds their content in white cabbage.

The undoubted advantage of this vegetable is that it is hypoallergenic. Cases of allergy after eating broccoli are found, but this is extremely rare. This vegetable and babies are well tolerated. It is no coincidence that pediatricians around the world note that broccoli can be included in the nutrition menu of a child of the first year of life. This vegetable is great for feeding newborn babies.

At first glance, it may seem that quite a few dishes can be made from this vegetable. However, this is not the case. You can make delicious soups, casseroles, and various vegetable snacks from broccoli. Broccoli puree is an excellent vegetable garnish to any meat or fish dish.

Many lactating mothers are familiar with the problem of excess weight. Usually, those extra pounds are “recruited” before birth, and they remain after birth. Normalize your weight during HB in some cases is extremely difficult. Doctors recommend to include vegetables in the diet, as their caloric content is low. For example, 100 grams of broccoli contains only 35 kilocalories. Steamed vegetables are a great side dish for nursing mothers who want to regain their weight after childbirth.

During HB, nursing mom is allowed to eat cauliflower. This vegetable also perfectly nourishes, while it does not leave the feeling of overflow in the stomach. Cauliflower is really a storehouse of vitamins.

So, it contains:

• vitamin C;
• potassium;
• sodium;
• vitamins of group B and A;
• phosphorus;
• iron.

Cauliflower is an affordable product. It can be bought both in the market and in a store or supermarket. There are also frozen cauliflowers on sale.

Many nursing mothers ask doctors about whether it is possible to use frozen vegetables during lactation for the preparation of various dishes. Of course, these vegetables can be used. However, when choosing frozen or fresh cauliflower, the season of the year should be taken into account.

So, in summer and early autumn, when the cauliflower ripens and you can easily buy it at the market or in the store, you should buy fresh vegetables. In winter, finding quality vegetables is extremely difficult. In this case, your preference is better to give frozen. Of these, you can cook a huge variety of healthy dishes.

Some women may experience problems with daily stool during lactation. A new diet and changes in the female body after childbirth can lead to the fact that the intestinal contractile function is disturbed. Such changes contribute to the fact that the nursing mother begins to disturb constipation. The chair becomes irregular. The danger of this condition is that it can lead not only to pronounced problems with digestion, but also provoke the development of chronic diseases of the colon.

In order to improve intestinal function and normalize its functions, fresh vegetables should be included in the diet of a nursing mother. An excellent option is a salad made from Chinese cabbage and carrots.

Beijing cabbage (salad) is one of the vegetables that can be used by women during lactation. However, when it is used, it is imperative to remember the measure. So, initially you need only a couple of tablespoons of such vegetable salad. At the same time it is necessary to track the health of the baby. If the crumbs do not appear bloating in the stomach or colic, then the amount of vegetable salad can be gradually increased.

It is not excluded during lactation and kelp (sea kale). However, doctors advise nursing mothers not to rush in order to introduce this product into their diet. Of course, it is rich in useful minerals, including iodine and phosphorus.However, the inclusion of seaweed in the menu at the very beginning of lactation can lead to the appearance of allergy symptoms.

Before including this seaweed in the diet, a nursing mother should always consult a doctor. You should also discuss with the specialist the terms when you can add seaweed salads to the menu.

Breastfeeding should be started carefully. In the first months since the beginning of lactation, the nutritional menu of the nursing mother remains rather limited. However, in the diet you can include vegetable soup, cooked with the addition of cauliflower. This dish is not only nutritious, but also quite healthy.

Nursing mom menus should not include dishes that include a variety of ingredients. The more products are consumed in one meal, the more difficult it is to track which one of them has adverse symptoms.

An extremely dangerous symptom that can manifest in a baby is an allergic rash. It can appear within a couple of hours after the allergens enter the children's body. That is why pediatricians strongly recommend dads and mothers to monitor the condition of the skin of their child during breastfeeding. So, if red itchy rashes suddenly appeared on the crumbs of the crumbs, then in that case you should immediately show it to the pediatrician. In this situation, the doctor will help to understand what kind of food could trigger such a symptom.

In order to minimize the risk of developing undesirable manifestations, it is important to remember the rule of moderation during lactation. To do this, the originally nursing mom uses only a couple of spoons of a dish containing cauliflower or broccoli, and assesses the well-being of the child. If the baby feels good, his skin is clean, and the chair is not broken, then in that case gradually the amount of vegetables can be increased. If the child has a strong liquid stool or even increased body temperature, and he became very capricious, then in such a situation, the use of cabbage should be abandoned for a while and you should consult with your doctor.

During HB, nursing moms should also be aware of how to prepare meals. So, there are better boiled and stewed dishes. Also, vegetables can be baked. Cauliflower with chicken casserole is a great option for a hearty lunch. You should not fry cauliflower or broccoli, as this may worsen lactation.

Cauliflower can be cooked delicious and healthy soup. It is perfect for lunch, but if you want such a dish can be eaten for dinner. For cooking vegetable soup will need:

• potatoes - 2 pcs .;
• cauliflower inflorescences (medium size) - 4-6 pcs .;
• carrot - ½ pcs .;
• water - 1.5 liters;
• salt - to taste.

Vegetables should be well washed and dried. Potatoes and cauliflowers should be cut into cubes of medium size. Grate carrots. Water must be poured into a saucepan and put on the stove.

After boiling, you should put chopped potatoes and carrots in water and boil for 10-15 minutes. After that, chopped cauliflower should be put in the vegetable broth and cook for another 6-8 minutes. The finished dish must be salted to taste and can be served. You can serve this soup with whole grain crackers or, if desired, add a little boiled chicken meat in advance.

You can diversify the menu and dishes made from broccoli. So, this vegetable is perfect for making delicious salad. To cook this dish, take:

• broccoli - ½ head medium size;
• turkey meat - 100-150 gr .;
• potatoes - 1 pc .;
• salt - to taste;
• some vegetable oil (for refueling).

Broccoli, turkey meat and potatoes should be boiled in advance. This is done in the usual way. Next, the cooked ingredients must be cooled and cut.

Dr. Komarovsky will tell you about the proper nutrition of the nursing mother in the next video.