Healthy diet for breastfeeding...

[lozzi]

...my appetite STILL isnt back but im gonna force myslef to eat a regular healthy diet...

are there any fodos which are good for my milk supply...?


im sure someone said porridge? is this right? i dont have dairy products, so my porridge is with water.. is it the oats? or the milk that is good?

thanks in advance! xx

 

[skatty]

Its the oats that are good whatever you eat them with

 

[budge]

i eat a bowl of porridge every morning
i drink more than i eat really.
Just make sure you have three good meals a day and a couple of snacks a day.

 

[Daggers]

If you don't eat dairy you could always go for a bowl of granola (get mine from Tesco's) with some goats yogart ....hmmmmmm!!!

 

[skatty]

I'm not eating dairy because Leorah is intolerant and I have mine with rice milk

 

[Tasha20]

I eat porrige every morning, I have a tuna and lettuce sarny for lucnh ( or sum other filling) and always have a big dinner ie spag bowl, roast or something with veg and pasta.



I tend to snack on pears, bannanas and apples.

 

[Tasha20]

the main reason I eat like that, is so I can loose weight too and not risk lowering my supply

 

[mermaid]

Is it right that you shouldnt eat nuts when b/feeding? I put pecans in my porridge this morning then realised!

 

[Minxy]

I've heard Fenugreek is galactologue (sp?)

Would this be worth introducing into your diet in some way?

 

[Lyndsey]

I am worried that I am not eating enough! Is it true that this can reduce your supply???

Logan is such a demanding fussy baby that I hardly have time to prepare a drink let alone food so I am managing porridge in the morning (the 3 min microwave type!) then nothing until 4 when hubby comes home ( sandwhich or cheese on toast) and then a proper meal about 8 ish sometimes we don't get the proper meal though as Logan gets colic and we go for walks etc to calm him down.

Writing this I am asking myself why don't we have the time... but it seems like we aren't very organised!

 

[Minxy]

Could you or you OH make up some sandwiches on the evening so you've got a packed lunch in the fridge the next day?

I found this helped in the early weeks.

 

[Lyndsey]

Good idea!! I will suggest it to hubby now!