Condensed milk during breastfeeding: time and rate of use

Probably, there is not a single person in our country who would not know what condensed milk is.This is a favorite delicacy of many. It is eaten with a spoon with coffee and cocoa, added to cakes, spread on bread. Its sweet and delicate taste, pleasant texture and useful properties provide great popularity of the product. Many young mothers are interested in how much condensed milk can be eaten during breastfeeding. We will understand this issue.

Condensed milk was invented in France, when it became necessary to preserve milk for its delivery to the soldiers on the battlefield. It was necessary to achieve the possibility of long-term storage of the product and its transportation over any distance. Therefore, it was decided to mix it with sugar, thicken and pack in cans. The product quickly restored the strength of the fighters, replenished the missing energy and raised the mood.

Today, condensed milk (or condensed milk, as it is often called) has not lost its popularity. He is loved by adults and children. It is considered a natural and useful dessert.

The composition of condensed milk is very simple. It includes only milk and sugar. These components are mixed and at a temperature of 60-70 degrees they torment or thicken. It is well known that milk loses its properties when heated to 80 degrees Celsius and above. In this case, all the vitamins (A, B, C, D, PP), milk sugar and protein are preserved intact. Hence the use of condensed milk.

The prepared product is packaged in cans. Sugar is an excellent preservative, and a tightly closed jar prevents air from entering. Today, plastic bottles with condensed milk are also on sale. They are sealed and also keep the product in excellent condition for a long time.

Speaking of condensed milk, they mean only the product manufactured using the above technology. On the packaging of such a product should be written: "Condensed whole milk with sugar." According to GOST, no other additives or changes in production technology are allowed.

In fact, unscrupulous manufacturers often make condensed milk from powdered milk, add stabilizers and preservatives, concentrated sweeteners instead of sugar. They indicate the word "GOST" in the title, because of which the buyer is misled. In fact, at the bottom of a high-quality condensed milk label it is usually written that the product is manufactured according to specifications (specifications), and not according to GOST.

Manufacturers produce several types of condensed milk.

• Whole condensed milk. This type is most often sold in the store, if we talk about high-quality natural product. It is made from whole milk, is very fat and high-calorie.
• Skimmed condensed milk. It is made with the addition of powdered milk. It is designed for those who control their weight, but can not give up taste from childhood. This option is less calorie, but nutritionally inferior to natural whole milk.
• Condensed milk with the addition of coffee. This type is suitable because it can not completely abandon coffee. Its unobtrusive aroma in a sweet dessert helps to struggle with coffee addiction while enjoying tea or drinking hot cocoa.
• Boiled condensed milk. It is more caloric than whole condensed milk. But there is almost no benefit from it, only gastronomic pleasure. Milk is boiled, so vitamins and milk protein are destroyed. It remains only a pleasant caramel flavor. By the way, if you buy natural condensed milk and cook it at home on low heat for 2.5-3 hours, then after opening it will be uniform in color and texture. With a fake, everything will be different.

If we lived in Soviet times, then in any clinic, newspaper, magazine or maternity hospital you would be advised to drink tea or cocoa with condensed milk. Even now, if you suddenly come to see an elderly doctor, you will surely hear the same thing. Many believe in the benefits of this product and the need for its use during breastfeeding. Until now, there is an opinion that condensed milk favorably affects the increase in the amount of milk of a nursing mother, its fat content, nutritional value and beneficial properties. To understand whether this is in fact, it is worthwhile to sort out this issue in detail.

To understand the benefits of condensed milk when breastfeeding is worth considering its useful properties in general.

1. As already mentioned, in the production of milk is not heated above 70 degrees. This means that it contains a lot of nutrients, vitamins, milk fat. And this is exactly what the young mother wants to give her baby - natural and useful elements.
2. The product is very high in calories, and therefore nutritious. Accordingly, the saturation of the baby with such milk will occur faster.
3. Real condensed milk contains more than 30% protein, which is necessary for the development and growth of a small person.

Thus, the benefits of this natural product are obvious to both the young mother and her baby.

Despite the fact that the product contains all-natural ingredients, yet there are contraindications for its use.

1. When talking about the benefits, they mean natural condensed milk. But in most cases, such a product is very difficult to find. And the use is not clear from what the cooked fake certainly will not bring health to the nursing mother. As for the baby with a still weak immunity and immature organs of digestion, the ingestion of such substances into his body can be not only harmful, but very dangerous.
2. Treats are made by thickening milk with sugar. The excess liquid is evaporated, the product becomes very fat. The caloric content of the standard condensed milk is 321 kcal per 100 g. Not every kid can easily digest such food, because its digestive system is not yet sufficiently developed. This is worth considering, because the child gets during GW exactly what his mother eats.
3. This product contains a large amount of sugar. This component can play for the baby is not the best role. Swelling, itching, and rashes can be the easiest consequences of excess sugar in the children's body.
4. Condensed milk contains milk sugar - lactose. Today, more and more people suffer from intolerance to this element. If the baby has such a feature, then the lactose concentrate obtained from the mother can be fatal to the fragile organism. At best, a serious allergy with its urgent medical treatment provided to the baby.

Given all the beneficial properties and harmful factors, only the mother and an experienced pediatrician can decide whether to use condensed milk. Perhaps the doctor will advise you to refrain from enjoying a sweet treat for a while.

When breastfeeding a newborn for a nursing mother must act a certain diet. In the first month of a baby’s life, one should strictly adhere to these nutritional rules; Mother is a conductor of useful substances for the newborn, therefore failure to follow the instructions of the doctor is dangerous for the child.

During breastfeeding, you can begin to enter the condensed milk in the diet of the mother, but not earlier than the second month of life of the baby. Although in most cases, pediatricians are advised to start using this product only from the third month after the birth of the child.

If everything went well, the next day you can try to eat half a teaspoon of treat. In the daytime, you should also carefully monitor your baby’s well-being. The maximum allowable dosage per day - two tablespoons, and then not at one time. It is worth remembering that condensed milk is very high-calorie, oily and sweet. A large dosage will affect not only the health of the baby, but also the health and weight of the mother. After all, sugar - is not the best friend in the control of body weight.

Previously, condensed milk was attributed to the properties of a product that increases lactation, and was advised to use it with warm tea. However, recent studies have confirmed that warm fluid in itself contributes to an increase in milk in a nursing mother.

The pediatrician Evgeny Komarovsky, well-known in our time, once expressed his opinion on the use of condensed milk. He believes that if the product is natural, then its moderate use from the third month will not bring harm to the mother and baby. However, due to the increasing number of children with lactose intolerance, there is still the risk of serious complications in the baby. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the child is able to absorb this element.

Judging by the reviews, many mothers indulge themselves with condensed milk during HB. The dependence of the amount of breast milk on the consumption of condensed milk, few people notice. But the negative reaction in children is extremely rare.

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